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Connecticut State employees that are placed in harm's way on an almost daily basis have always been given special status under Connecticut Worker's Compensation Law. One such group is Corrections Officers who are often exposed to the danger of physical harm on a daily basis. In a right thing to ...

I love dogs, I really do. I have a 125 pound Newfoundland and an 11 pound miniature dachshund to prove it. But when it comes to dog bites, I tend to agree with the rule in Connecticut that it's one bite and you're out. Connecticut has what is called strict liability when it comes to dog bite...

We stop and take some time to be with those who are nearest and dearest to us. From all of us at the Law Offices of James F. Aspell, P.C., we wish you a safe and merry Christmas. You my clients and friends are the best present anyone could ever wish for. Thank you for being in my life.

Recently, a $700,000 settlement was disclosed concerning an alleged kick back scheme between a prominent Farmington law firm, a realtor and a mortgage company. As a consumer, the take away message for you, is that your closing is a commodity like so many other things, and it behooves you to p...

On those days when your ceremonial office happens to go up in smoke, even the slightest appearance of foul play may be grounds for a criminal investigation. When in doubt, remain silent and by all means call me. Well...Dick???...I'm waiting?....

I represent a fair number of landlords in Hartford County and a recurring problem I hear is that the tenants fail to maintain the apartment in a clean and habitable condition. The high degree of squalor that my clients recount to me frequently comes to light only on the post move out inspection...

I find myself more than skeptical of the Rocket's recent protests that he has been ridden roughshod over by the Mitchell Report. When the Sox released Roger, he had worn out his welcome in Boston, winning only 11 games in his last season at the Fens, and thought by most to be in the twilight o...

If the thought of your child becoming a lawyer doesn't send chills down your spine, then you may agree with me that this is actually a pretty good idea.

In her Fall newsletter, the presiding Judge of Hartford's Community Court leaves no doubt as to her views on underage drinking: "it's a crime." As we head in to the last few weeks of the holiday season in earnest, many temptations will arise to let your kids have a drink under certain social ...

Howard Belkin, a fairly recent appointee to the Connecticut Worker's Compensation Commission, lost his battle with stomach cancer this month and went on to that place where all of us lawyers eventually go. Commissioner Belkin was one of the funniest men I have ever met. He was never at a loss fo...

Here it is, December 15th and I now hold in my hot little hands the Nintendo Wii, a device I swore I would never own. I was worn down, I tell ya. Worn down. I was worn down by my three kids, all of who listed this ubiquitous piece of white plastic as item number one on their Christmas lists to...

I have decided to heed the advice of many of my friends in the legal world and begin the "great blawg experiment." Things may be a bit rough and tumble in the early going, but by and large I am fairly computer literate and hope to get with the flow fairly quickly. I plan to blog on all manner of ...