If you're being dragged into a civil or criminal court over a case you thought was already done and dealt with, you may have more defenses than you realize. Being sued once is stressful enough. But going to court over a case you thought had ended can feel like the first case never ended. And when the same dispute keeps resurfacing in new cases with different labels, legal theories, or punishments, it can become difficult to know when (or if) the litigation is finally supposed

Connecticut has strong laws designed to protect people and businesses from unfair lending practices. For small business owners,...