Jul 14, 2010
Discovery Dispute Becomes Focal Point of Courthouse Shooting Suit
Lawyers for the estate of a woman shot to death by her ex-husband in a Connecticut courthouse parking lot in 2005 are fighting to get a full picture of what two top judges knew — or didn’t know — about courthouse security practices and policies. But the judicial branch is digging in its heels on discovery, invoking the doctrine of sovereign immunity.