Law Talk

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  • Attorney John Matulis answers your legal questions on WTIC's Law Talk
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  • Law Talk 11-2-24

    Law Talk 11-2-24
    Nov 2 2024
    Today, we discussed the origins of class action lawsuits, the impact of smoking, and healthcare in the context of RISA (Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments Program). We also addressed a caller's specific copyright question related to their mother’s writings. Throughout the show, we welcomed questions and comments about copyright issues, including insights from a retired probate judge in Connecticut. Additionally, we answered another caller's inquiry about a vacation buyout.
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    38 mins
  • Law Talk 10-26-24

    Law Talk 10-26-24
    Oct 26 2024
    followed up on a listener inquiry from the previous week regarding class action lawsuits about the drug Suboxone. Expanded it to an explanation of Multi District Litigation in federal court and its advantages/disadvantages. We talked about a recent Connecticut Appellate Court decision impacting the enforcement of firearms laws here, and how this past summer's U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Bruen matter may cause uncertainty in the enforcement of Connecticut's statutory scheme to regulate assault rifles, high-capacity magazines, and silencers. The Legal Word of the Day was annulment: what it is, how it differs from a Dissolution of Marriage, and how the Court annulled the marriage of a wealthy but compromised 82-year old whose conservator claimed, and proved, he was incompetent at the time his sweetie took him to the Justice of the Peace to get them hitched before he died. Great facts! listener calls: a gentleman wanted to discuss the statute of limitations for medical malpractice cases (misdiagnosis of his son's multiple sclerosis); b. a regular caller wanted to weigh in on the piece about Connecticut's firearms laws and whether there might be issues of Double Jeopardy (he misunderstood the issue...)
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    38 mins
  • Law Talk 10-19-24

    Law Talk 10-19-24
    Oct 19 2024
    Today's legal terms are 'Remitter' and 'Additur.' Relevant cases concerning these terms, as well as firearm regulations in Connecticut and bereavement leave policies for inmates in state prisons, have been discussed. 1. Run-away Juries: when can the trial judge override the Jury's decision on monetary damages? 2. Legal Word of the Day number 1: Remittitur.(when the Jury has been unjustifiably over-generous) 3. Legal Word of he Day number 2: Additur (when the Jury has been too stingy...). We did this for the first quarter hour, and then the phones went crazy for some reason (even though it was a great day to be doing stuff outside instead...). Listener calls: a. caller's daughter had a swimming pool injury years ago. Can she do anything about it now? b. inquiry about any class action lawsuits pending regarding the side effects of Siboxin (a drug used to assist people in overcoming addiction); c. Whether to hire a lawyer for help in the client's probate matter; d. A commercial real estate broker wanted to know if it was permissible to "steer" his clients to a particular lawyer for their commercial closings; e. a discussion re: the statute of limitations for filing a medical malpractice claim; and f. whether a person who donates a car to a charity has any liability for defects in the car which lead to an accident.
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    40 mins

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