Following a lengthy approval process, John W. Knuff recently obtained land use approvals for an approximately 100,000 square foot Amazon e-commerce delivery station in Branford on behalf of FSI Acquisitions LLC. Located in close proximity to Interstate 95, the...
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Today’s Business: Be Forewarned – No Poach Agreements Are Illegal
State and federal antitrust laws are in place to foster healthy and free competition among businesses — and to protect consumers and workers. When enforced by the government, or private citizens through civil actions, antitrust laws help eliminate illegal restraints...
HSSK, Along With ACLU, File Suit Challenging the Constitutionality of Connecticut’s Oppressive Prison Debt Law
Partnering with the ACLU Foundation of Connecticut (“ACLU”), Hurwitz, Sagarin, Slossberg, & Knuff LLC (“HSSK”), filed a federal class-action lawsuit today on behalf of more than 30,000 people, seeking to have Governor Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong...
HSSK Appointed to Represent Class as Part of Leadership Team in No-poaching Antitrust Case Against Aerospace Companies
The lawsuit, Granata v. Pratt & Whitney et al., claims the aerospace defendants entered into unlawful agreements “to restrain competition in the labor markets in which they compete for employees—principally engineers and other skilled employees in the aerospace...
HSSK Obtains Reversal of Class Action Dismissal
HSSK attorneys David Slossberg and Sara Sharp successfully obtained reversal of the trial court's dismissal of a class action in O'Donnell vs. AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company. The Appellate Court's ruling allows the case to proceed on the merits of the claim...
Today’s Business: Private arbitration – a tool for businesses during the pandemic
As we near the end of 2021 and consider the possibilities for 2022, all of us had hoped that the COVID-19 pandemic would be in the rearview mirror. While the delta and omicron variants have dampened those hopes, we have come to learn how amazingly resilient and...
Class Action Alleges Leaders at Pratt & Whitney, Others Conspired in Decadelong Nonpoaching Agreement
Details of an alleged nonpoaching agreement became public Dec. 9 when the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed a criminal complaint against Mahesh Patel of Glastonbury, a former manager for Pratt & Whitney who was arrested Dec. 7 as part of a federal antitrust...
HSSK Files No Poaching Anti-Trust Class Action Against Aerospace Firms
Class action alleges aerospace firms tried to prevent employee “poaching” Pratt & Whitney, along with several aerospace engineering firms, conspired to prevent employee “poaching,” a class action lawsuit claims. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of David Granata, of...
David A. Slossberg Appointed to the American Arbitration Association’s Roster of Arbitrators
We are pleased to announce that David A. Slossberg, who leads the firm’s litigation practice, has been appointed to the National Roster of Arbitrators for the American Arbitration Association (AAA). In this role as a member of the Commercial Panel, David will hear and...
HSSK Attorneys Selected For 2021 Super Lawyers Magazine – New England Edition
November 17, 2021 - We are pleased to announce that four of our attorneys have been named to the 2021 Edition of Super Lawyers, New England, which recognizes the top attorneys in our region. Partner David Slossberg has been selected in the area of Business Litigation...