In July 2009 the Connecticut case was handed to a division of the state court that handles more serious matters.

He also concluded, on the basis of a 1951 Connecticut case, that Xerox would have had the same notice obligations in either state.

He has since been charged in the Connecticut case.

In the Connecticut case, the $80 million was the amount estimated by both sides to resolve the workers' compensation claims.

The Connecticut case is full of legal twists and turns.

A recent Connecticut case illustrates the special complexities of the issue for public institutions.

And when a delinquent parent has left a state - as in 30 percent of Connecticut cases - the problem is particularly difficult to solve.

But New York also has a policy that was apparently lacking in the Connecticut case.

But the Connecticut case is apparently only the second to reach the level of a high state court.

A ruling in the Connecticut case could establish an important precedent for the 36 other states waging cases against tobacco companies.