By Scott Hall and Meaghan Henderson
Connecticut amended its comprehensive privacy law in 2026, lowering the Connecticut Data Privacy Act’s (CTDPA) applicability thresholds and expanding requirements for sensitive data, artificial intelligence, profiling, automated decision-making, facial recognition, precise geolocation, and consumer
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Not On The Papers: Connecticut Federal Court Denies Cross-Motions For Summary Judgment In EEOC Challenge To Hospital’s Age-Based Physician Screening Policy
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, Karla Mardueno, and Denis I. Yavorskiy Duane Morris Takeaways: On October 23, 2026, in EEOC v. Yale New Haven Hosp., Inc., No. 3:20-CV-00187 (D. Conn. Oct. 23, 2026), Judge Kari A. Dooley
From Disclosures to Prohibitions: The New Legal Landscape on the Use of Consumer Data for Personalized Pricing
Three states—Maryland, Connecticut, and New Jersey—have enacted laws banning or restricting companies from using personal data for personalized pricing, with the FTC signaling potential enforcement and other states likely to follow. While these laws share the goal of regulating surveillance
Brick by Brick: Federal Court Reviews LEGO’s Arguments Over a Piece of the ‘Queer Eye’ Set
On September 27, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut ruled on summary judgment in Concannon v. LEGO Systems, Inc., No. 3:21-cv-01678 (D. Conn.). At the heart of the case are a jacket worn by Antoni Porowski
Why Hire an Appellate Attorney?
Hiring an appellate attorney to handle an appeal can provide meaningful benefits to both the client and trial counsel. Trial counsel already knows the case, the record, the client, and the history of the litigation. Clients may understandably ask what
FDA Warns Not to Eat Haifa Smoked Fish Cold Smoked Sprats: Made Without Botulism Controls, and the Company Refused to Recall Them. Sold in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, Possibly Beyond. Check Your Freezer.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers, retailers, wholesalers, restaurants and food service customers not to eat, sell or serve any cold smoked sprats sold by D&M Smoked Fish Inc., doing business as Haifa Smoked Fish, Inc., of
State AG News: Data Privacy, Antitrust, AI, Consumer Protection (October 15–21, 2026)
Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from October 15-21, 2026:
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Connecticut Court Torpedoes Multi-Plaintiff Joinder
Sometimes we get a little tired of plaintiffs’ antics in bringing multi-plaintiff complaints to defeat diversity jurisdiction or tilt the scales in their favor at trial. Federal courts are generally wise to this maneuver (see our prior posts here,
CAS Legal Mailbag – 10/22/26
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
I am an assistant principal at a middle school, and over the summer, I participated on an interview committee to hire a new seventh grade math teacher. Surprisingly, we had a
All or Nothing? Second Circuit Clarifies Scope of Sexual Harassment Arbitration Law (US)
A recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit clarified the reach of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (“EFAA”), with significant implications for employers in New York, Connecticut, and