Brian Steele

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Gas Co., Fired CFO Settle $5.6M Conn. Distribution Claims

2 days ago | law360.com | Brian Steele

By Brian Steele ( June 4, 2025, 7:03 PM EDT) -- A family-owned propane supplier has settled its former chief financial officer's claims over allegedly unpaid distributions arising from his termination and a planned sale of the business.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence.
Conn. Attorney Failed To Split $165K Fee, Watchdog Says

3 days ago | law360.com | Brian Steele

By Brian Steele ( June 4, 2025, 3:25 PM EDT) -- Connecticut attorney J. Xavier Pryor breached four rules of professional conduct when he failed to split a $165,000 fee from a personal injury settlement with the lawyer who referred the case to him, the state's attorney ethics watchdog said in a disciplinary complaint.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too.
Conn. Attorney Failed To Split $165K Fee, Watchdog Says

3 days ago | law360.co.uk | Brian Steele

ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Brian Steele ( June 4, 2025, 3:25 PM EDT) -- Connecticut attorney J. Xavier Pryor breached four rules of professional conduct when he failed to split a $165,000 fee from a personal injury settlement with the lawyer who referred the case to him, the state's attorney ethics watchdog said in a disciplinary complaint....
Calif. Startup's Lender Gets Prison For Investor Fraud

3 days ago | law360.com | Brian Steele

By Brian Steele ( June 3, 2025, 7:21 PM EDT) -- A Greenwich, Connecticut, hard-money lender was sentenced to nearly three and a half years in prison and must pay $9.4 million in restitution to investors in loans he made to the failed California tech startup Bitwise Industries, which operated as a $115 million Ponzi scheme, federal prosecutors said.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too.
Calif. Startup Lender Gets Prison For Investor Fraud

3 days ago | law360.com | Brian Steele

By Brian Steele ( June 3, 2025, 7:21 PM EDT) -- A Greenwich, Connecticut, hard-money lender was sentenced to nearly three and a half years in prison and must pay $9.4 million in restitution to investors in loans he made to the failed California tech startup Bitwise Industries, which operated as a $115 million Ponzi scheme, federal prosecutors said.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too.
Fired CFO Can't Sue To Collect Bonuses, Conn. Court Told

4 days ago | law360.com | Brian Steele

By Brian Steele ( June 3, 2025, 4:12 PM EDT) -- The ex-vice president and chief financial officer of an adhesive and fastener company is not entitled to collect nearly $300,000 in bonuses because he was not employed on the date they became payable and nothing prevented him from being terminated, according to a motion to dismiss his federal lawsuit with prejudice.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too.
Fired CFO Can't Sue To Collect Bonuses, Conn. Court Told

4 days ago | law360.co.uk | Brian Steele

By Brian Steele ( June 3, 2025, 4:12 PM EDT) -- The ex-vice president and chief financial officer of an adhesive and fastener company is not entitled to collect nearly $300,000 in bonuses because he was not employed on the date they became payable and nothing prevented him from being terminated, according to a motion to dismiss his federal lawsuit with prejudice....
Conn. Hospital's $8.3M Bonus Claims Fail, State Says

5 days ago | law360.com | Brian Steele

By Brian Steele ( June 2, 2025, 4:22 PM EDT) -- Connecticut Children's Medical Center Inc. has not provided a sufficient legal basis to pursue two of three claims in a lawsuit alleging that it should have received an $8.3 million performance-based bonus for 2022, the state Department of Social Services said in a motion seeking to nix the counts.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too.
Conn. Hospital's $8.3M Bonus Claims Fail, State Says

5 days ago | law360.co.uk | Brian Steele

By Brian Steele ( June 2, 2025, 4:22 PM EDT) -- Connecticut Children's Medical Center Inc. has not provided a sufficient legal basis to pursue two of three claims in a lawsuit alleging that it should have received an $8.3 million performance-based bonus for 2022, the state Department of Social Services said in a motion seeking to nix the counts....
Sikorsky Aircraft Workers Can't Back Bias Claims, Court Told - Law360

1 week ago | law360.com | Brian Steele

By Brian Steele ( May 30, 2025, 5:54 PM EDT) -- Two Black ex-employees should lose their federal racial discrimination lawsuit against Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. because one was fired for stealing time, and the other has shown "no evidence of any adverse employment action," the company said in seeking summary judgment Thursday.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too.