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intended for the information to be maintained as Plaintiff and defendant co-owned a company; a
confidential information was supported by the dispute arose when defendant discovered plain-
evidence. There was testimony at the commission tiff had misappropriated funds. Defendant as-
hearing indicating that nondisclosure agreements sumed sole management, did not distribute profit
were made, that bidders relied on the Depart- to plaintiff, and prevented plaintiff from inspect-
ment’s guarantee of confidentiality, and that cer- ing financial records of the company. There was
tain bidders even pursued protective orders with a bench trial, the trial judgment was appealed,
respect to the information. and the appellate court affirmed the trial decision
except for two issues and remanded to the trial
SUPERIOR COURT court. The first issue was that plaintiff moved
for dissolution of the company on the ground
of oppression. The second issue was whether the
three-year statute of limitations should apply to
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW defendant’s counterclaim to breach of fiduciary
duty. The court found that plaintiff had been de-
Police Officer Cannot Appeal prived of information that he had a right to, such
Administrative Decision Because as financial and tax records, and participation in
profit distribution. While the court found that de-
Hearing was Not a Contested Case fendant acted in an oppressive manner, the court
declined to dissolve the company, but instead in-
CASE: Cullen v. Police Officer Standards & Training Council
COURT: New Britain J.D. structed plaintiff to allow defendant to exercise
DOC. NO.: CV-21-6063378 the rights in the company that he has. Then, the
COURT OPINION BY: Klau court found that the three-year statute of limi-
DATE: May 21, 2021 • PAGES: 8 tations would not affect the judgment rendered
A police officer, who sought to appeal an admin- by trial court because plaintiff failed to prove
istrative decision, failed to show that the hearing any misappropriation that occurred prior to the
was a final decision. In June 2020, the plaintiff, three-year period.
Justin Cullen, a certified police officer for the
Manchester Police Department, resigned in lieu CIVIL PROCEDURE • CIVIL APPEALS
of being terminated following a sexual assault in-
vestigation. In August 2020, the Plainville Police Plaintiffs Fail to Get Motion Decided
Department offered to hire plaintiff, but defen-
dant, the Police Officer Standards and Training While Related Motion in Appellate Stay
Council, refused to issue plaintiff’s certification CASE: Doe v. Bemer
card to the Plainville Police Department. In Oc- COURT: Fairfield J.D. at Bridgeport
tober 2020, the Council held a hearing, at which DOC. NO.: CV-17-5032881
plaintiff was present, where it argued that Con- COURT OPINION BY: Welch
necticut statues forbade any Connecticut police DATE: May 28, 2021 • PAGES: 9
department to hire plaintiff. Plaintiff appealed A group of plaintiffs, who appealed a motion ver-
to the court, arguing that the Council lacked the dict while a similar motion was pending, failed to
statutory authority to enforce the statute, but the show that the similar motion should be decided
court ruled that because the hearing was not a during the automatic appellate stay period. In
contested case, and thus not a final decision, it 2017, the plaintiffs filed suited against the defen-
could not be appealed. dant, Bruce Demer, and, following a mediation,
were able to settle the matter and filed a motion
BUSINESS TORTS • to withdraw in November 2019. In April 2020,
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE the plaintiffs filed a motion for judgment and
motion to restore, asking that the case be placed
back on the docket, which the court rejected. In
Motion to Dissolve Corporation Denied January 2021, the plaintiffs filed three motions
CASE: Manere v. Collins requesting the case be restored to the docket and
COURT: Fairfield J.D. at Bridgeport to enforce the agreements. The court denied two
DOC. NO.: CV-17-6064320 of the motions, and stayed the final motion as the
COURT OPINION BY: Cordani plaintiffs had appealed the decision. The plain-
DATE: June 01, 2021 • PAGES: 15 tiffs then filed a motion to terminate the appellate
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