Legal Opinion
McCarter & English, LLP v. Jarrow Formulas, Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 4, 2025No. SC21013PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP v. JARROW FORMULAS, INC. (SC 21013) McDonald, D’Auria, Mullins, Ecker, Alexander and Dannehy, Js.* Syllabus The plaintiff law firm sought to recover from the defendant, a former client, for, inter alia, breach of contract in federal court. The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut certified to this court a question of law concerning whether a law firm can recover common-law punitive dam- ages from a former client for his or her wilful and malicious breach of an agreement to compensate the law firm for legal services. Held: * The listing of…
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