October 23, 2025
A Connecticut federal judge on Thursday awarded $71,050 in attorney fees to a company that defeated a Second Circuit challenge questioning whether an oral ruling and a "minute entry" were real judicial decisions that triggered a 30-day appeal deadline, finding the charges reasonable.
April 23, 2025
A Second Circuit panel on Wednesday seemed skeptical of a plastic resin producer's claim that a Connecticut federal district judge's oral ruling and follow-up minute entry weren't formal orders triggering a deadline to appeal several contract dispute losses totaling $1.7 million.
July 06, 2023
An exasperated federal judge in Connecticut has told attorneys wrangling over fees in a contract dispute to refrain from filing more arguments regarding how much money the prevailing party should receive, saying the "endless briefing must stop."