Belt, David L.

Lawyer Overview

David L. Belt graduated from Yale University,  magna cum laude, in 1965, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Epsilon, the international honor society for economics.

Between 1965 and 1967, he served in the United States Army as a military intelligence officer, including a tour of duty in Vietnam between 1966 and 1967, where he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Meritorious Achievement.

After David's Army service, he attended the Yale Law School, graduating in 1970. In 1970, David joined the firm, Jacobs Grudberg Belt and Dow, where he handled a wide variety of civil litigation matters including antitrust, unfair trade practices, contract, employment, securities and other complex civil disputes as well as personal injury lawsuits. He has tried cases in both the state and federal courts and has argued appeals before the Connecticut Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

David has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the area of commercial litigation (since 2003) and antitrust (since 2006), in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in Band 1 of the leading lawyers in Connecticut in general commercial litigation (since 2007) and in Benchmark: Litigation as a "Local Litigation Star" (since 2008).

David is a member of the Executive Committee of the Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section of the Connecticut Bar Association, of which he has served as Chair. He is the co-author of  Unfair Trade Practices , Vol. 12 of the Connecticut Practice Series (Thompson Reuters/West 2003); and the author of  Unresolved Issues Under the Unfair Trade Practices Act , published by the  Connecticut Bar Journal  in 2008;  The Standard for Determining "Unfair Acts or Practice" Under State Unfair Trade Practices Acts , published in the  Connecticut Bar Journal  in 2006; Unfair Trade Practices included in the  Connecticut Lawyers Deskbook (Conn. Bar Ass'n, 3d ed, 2008);  Private Actions Under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act , published in the  Connecticut Bar Journal  in 1990; and  The Connecticut Anti-Trust Act: A Guide to Interpretation , published in the  Connecticut Bar Journal  in October 1980. He is also a contributing author to ABA Section of Antitrust Law,  Consumer Protection Law Developments  (2009).

David is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Quinnipiac University School of Law, where he teaches antitrust law, and has taught antitrust and trade regulation at the University of Connecticut School of Law. He has lectured to other lawyers on antitrust law, unfair trade practices, franchise litigation, and trial and appellate technique. David has been appointed by the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut to serve as a Special Master to hear discovery disputes in complex cases and has served as Counsel to the Grievance Committee of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.  

Representative Clients

• RSI Home Products, Inc.
• Taymil Partners, LLC
• Big Y Foods, Inc.
• United Aluminum Corp.
• Memry Corp.

Representative Cases

• SCM Corp. v. Xerox Corp., 463 F. Supp. 983 (D. Conn. 1978)
• SCM Corp. v. Xerox Corp., 599 F.2d 32 (2d Cir. 1979)
• SCM Corp. v. Xerox Corp. on Remand, 474 F.Supp. 589 (D. Conn. 1979)
• SCM Corp. v. Xerox Corp. Aff'd, 645 F.2d 1195 (2d Cir. 1981)
• SCM Corp. v. Xerox Corp. Cert. Denied, 455 U.S. 1016 (1982)
• Madrigal Audio Laboratories, Inc. v. Cello, Ltd., 799 F.2d 814 (2d Cir. 1986)
• Heller v. Champion Int'l Corp., 891 F.2d 432 (2d Cir. 1989)
• Automated Salvage Transport, Inc. v. Wheelabrator Environmental Systems, Inc., 155 F.3d 59 (2d Cir. 1989)
• North American Energy Systems, LLC v. New England Energy Management, Inc., 269 F. Supp. 2d 12 (D. Conn. 2002)
• Wilson v. Midway Games, Inc., 198 F. Supp. 2d 167, 106 ALR 5th 759 (D. Conn. 2002)
• Connecticut Pipe Trades Health Fund v. Philip Morris, Inc., 153 F. Supp. 2d 101 (D. Conn. 2001)
• Venterina v. Cummings & Lockwood, 117 F. Supp. 2d 114 (D. Conn. 1999)
• Federal Paper Board Company v. Amata, 693 F. Supp. 1376 (D. Conn. 1988)
• Plessey Precision Metals, Inc. v. Metal Center, Inc., 31 B.R. 458 (Bankr. D. Conn. 1983)
• Plastic and Metal Fabricators, Inc. v. Roy, 163 Conn. 257, 303 A. 2d 725 (1972)
• Feen v. Benefit Plan Administrators, Inc., 1999 WL 33972 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1999)
• Feen v. Benefit Plan Administrators, Inc., 2000 WL 1398898 (Conn. Super. Ct. 2000)
• Sabanosh v. Durant, 1997 WL 804871 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1997)
• Alexander & Alexander of Connecticut, Inc. v. Cronin, 1996 WL 409227 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1996)
• Conning Corp. v. Davenport Group, 1992 WL 98135 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1992)
• Conning Corp. v. Davenport Group, 1992 WL 329298 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1992)
• Whitfield v. Cooper, 30 Conn. Supp. 47, 298 A.2d 50 (Super. Ct. 1972)
• Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Konover, 2009 WL 585429 (D. Conn. 2009)
• Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Konover, 2009 WL 585430 (D. Conn. 2009)
• Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Konover, 2009 WL 585433 (D. Conn. 2009)
• Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Konover, 2009 WL 585434 (D. Conn. 2009)
• Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Konover, 2009 WL 982635 (D. Conn. 2009)
• Packer v. SN Servicing Corp., 243 F.R.D. 39 (D. Conn. 2007)

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Class Actions, Litigation & Appeals, Whistleblower-Qui Tam

Bar Admissions

• Connecticut, 1970
• U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1971
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1975
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1975
• U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1971
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1975

Professional Associations and Memberships

• New Haven County Bar Association (Member)
• Connecticut Bar Association, 1970 - Present (Member)
• Connecticut Bar Association, Antitrust Section, 1976 - Present (Member, Executive Committee)
• Connecticut Bar Association, 1980 - 1982 (Chair)
• Connecticut Bar Association, Federal Practice Section, 1985 - Present (Member)
• Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• American Bar Association, Litigation and Antitrust Law Sections (Member)
• Federal Bar Council (Member)
• American Association for Justice (Member)
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation, 2003 - Present
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Antitrust, 2006 - Present
• Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in Band 1 of the Leading Lawyers in General Commercial Litigation in Connecticut, 2007 - Present
• Listed in Benchmark: Litigation as a "Local Litigation Star", 2008 - Present
• Life Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation, 1996 - Present

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor of Law: Antitrust, Quinnipiac University School of Law, 2004 - Present
• Adjunct Faculty: Antitrust and Trade Regulation, University of Connecticut School of Law, 2002
• Lecturer, "How to Try the CUTPA Case", CBA, 2000
• Lecturer, "Elements of a CUTPA Violation and Private Remedies Under CUTPA", CBA, 2000
• Lecturer, "Private Actions, Remedies and Jury Instructions Under CUTPA", CBA, 1998
• Lecturer, "Common Law Fraud and Misrepresentation in Connecticut", CBA, 1997
• Lecturer, "Private Actions and Remedies Under CUTPA", CBA, 1995
• Lecturer, "Procedural Attacks on CUTPA Complaint", and "Discovery in a CUTPA Action", CBA, 1994
• Lecturer, "Limiting Remedies in a CUTPA Action", CBA, 1994
• Lecturer, "Jury Trial of CUTPA Claims", CBA, 1994
• Lecturer, "The Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act: Developments - 1993", CBA, 1993
• Lecturer, "Current Issues Concerning the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act", CBA, 1992
• Lecturer, "Initial Considerations in Case Evaluation", CBA, 1990
• Lecturer, "Private Actions Under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act", CBA, 1990
• Lecturer, "Federal Appellate Overview", CBA, 1989
• Lecturer, "Creative Uses of CUTPA by Business Plaintiffs", CBA, 1988
• Lecturer, "Defending CUTPA Actions", CBA, 1988
• Lecturer, "Recognizing and Analyzing the Antitrust Problem in Distribution", CBA, 1985
• Lecturer, "Recognizing and Analyzing the Antitrust Problem", CBA, 1982
• Lecturer, "The Connecticut Anti-Trust Act: A Guide to Interpretation", CBA, 1980

Past Employment Positions

• United States Army Reserve, Captain, Military Intelligence, 1965 - 1974

Education

• Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut, 1970
  LL.B.
• Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1965
  B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
  Honors: Omicron Delta Epsilon
  Major: Economics

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• Consumer Protection Law Developments, (Co-Author), American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law, 2009
• Promising Use of an "Extraordinary Tool": Some State Statues Seen to Pave Path for Temporary Injunctions, (Co-Author), Connecticut Law Trib., Vol 35, No. 13, 2009
• Unresolved Issues Under the Unfair Trade Practices Act, Connecticut Bar Journal, December, Vol. 82, No. 4, 2008
• Unfair Trade Practices, Connecticut Lawyers' Deskbook, Connecticut Bar Association, 3rd ed., 2008
• The Standard for Determining "Unfair Acts or Practices" Under State Unfair Trade Practice Acts, Connecticut Bar Journal, September, Vol. 80, No. 3, 2006
• Unfair Trade Practices, (Co-Author), Conn. Practice Series (Thomson Reuters/West), Vol. 12, 2003 and annual supp.
• The Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act, (Co-Author), 1994 Supp., 1996
• Private Actions Under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act, Connecticut Bar Journal, May, Vol. 64, 1990
• The Connecticut Anti-Trust Act: A Guide to Interpretation, Connecticut Bar Journal, October, Vol. 54, No. 5, 1980
• Should the FTC's Current Criteria for Determining Unfair Acts or Practices Be Applied to State Little FTC Acts?, The Antitrust Source, Feb, - 2010, available at http://www.aba

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