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FOIA Complaint Dismissed Against ZS Client
April 12th, 2024
On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission dismissed a complaint brought against the Westport Library Association. In dismissing the complaint, the Commission agreed with the Library’s position that it was n…
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Categories: Civil Litigation
Attorney Owen Weaver Presents On Retail Valuation
April 8th, 2024
Contributor: Owen T. Weaver
On April 4, 2024, Attorney Owen Weaver participated in the Annual New Jersey Seminar of the Society of Professional Assessors. Joining Attorney Weaver on the panel were real estate professionals John Gillooly of Integra Realty Resources and Peter Vim…
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ZS Secures Federal Jury Verdict
March 20th, 2024
Contributor: David B. Zabel
On March 3, 2024, the team of Attorney David Zabel and co-counsel secured a federal jury verdict in favor of their clients in The NF&W Cooke L.P. et al. v. Shapiro et al. In this matter, the Plaintiffs were a party to an option contract with Cost…
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ZS has had a recent run of successful litigations this November!
November 30th, 2023
First, on November 7, 2023, the Connecticut Supreme Court issued its decision in Barash v. Lembo and ruled in ZS’s clients’ favor. This appeal arose out of a contentious litigation concerning the administration of a decedent’s residuary estate.…
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ZS’s Barbara Schellenberg Quoted In NY Times
October 24th, 2023
On October 23, 2023, The New Times published an article discussing the recent lawsuit Mark Kordick v. Town of Greenwich and the current political atmosphere in Greenwich. ZS defended the Town of Greenwich and former First Selectman Peter Tesei in thi…
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Litigation Update
August 4th, 2023
On August 1, 2023, the court, after trial, ruled in favor of ZS’s client, Town of Greenwich, in the tax appeal matter entitled Greenwich Retail, LLC v. Town of Greenwich. The decision can be found here. This tax appeal involved a taxpayer’s chall…
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ZS Secures Decision Upholding Approval of Apartment Complex Development in the Town of Groton
May 25th, 2023
Contributor: Timothy M. Herbst
On May 22, 2023, the Connecticut Superior Court dismissed an appeal challenging the Town of Groton Planning and Zoning Commission’s approval of a major residential development project. The appeal, brought by a neighboring property owner, contested…
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ZS Files and Settles Lawsuit Against the Town of Bethel Over the Illegal Swearing in of its New First Selectman
October 10th, 2022
Attorneys Timothy Herbst and Owen Weaver successfully filed and secured a settlement in a litigation against the Town of Bethel, the Town of Bethel Board of Selectman, and Richard Straiton, who was illegally sworn in as the Town’s First Selectman f…
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Categories: Civil Litigation
ZS Successfully Secures Dismissal of Untimely Tax Appeal
September 19th, 2022
Contributor: Owen T. Weaver
Attorney Owen Weaver successfully secured the dismissal of an untimely claim of overvaluation in the matter SG Pequot 200 LLC v. Town of Fairfield. In this commercial tax appeal, the owner attempted to file a Petition of Appeal with the Town of Fairf…
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ZS Successfully Defends Tax Appeal
July 29th, 2022
Attorney Dennis Kokenos successfully defended the Town of Greenwich in the matter Hilibrand v. Town of Greenwich. This residential tax appeal involved the homeowner’s challenge to the valuation of her mansion estate of over $12,000,000. The homeown…
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