Article: LAND-ATTACHMENT LAW FOUND UNCONSTITUTIONAL 7TH GREYHOUND BUS FIRED UPON NABISCO CUTS AD CAMPAIGN PITNEY BOWES RETIREES SUE BRAZIL BANKS HALT FOR WEEK TOP OFFICERS LITIGIOUS?(Business)

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A federal appeals court has ruled that a Connecticut law allowing judges to tie up the real estate of people who are targets of lawsuits is unconstitutional - a decision that could void thousands of real estate attachments in the state. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York ruled Friday that the law is not fair because it does not provide for both parties to be heard. The state law allows a plaintiff to prevent the person he is suing from disposing of real estate that could used to pay an award. The real estate attachments are routinely obtained before a defendant knows he is being sued or has an opportunity ...

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