LegalReader

JUNE 23, 2022

Hefty bags are not actually recyclable, according to Connecticut's AG.

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LegalReader

JULY 2, 2021

UConn students and families are threatening litigation if school officials don't rescind a recent decision to require the COVID-19 vaccine for the fall semester.

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Law 360

APRIL 9, 2024

million litigation placeholder to ensure money is available to pay any future judgment in favor of its former CEO Leonard Tow in a feud over company-funded life insurance payments, a Connecticut Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday. Frontier Communications must pay a $21.8

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Law 360

MARCH 29, 2024

Epiq Corporate Restructuring LLC has sued Chubb-affiliated insurers in Connecticut federal court seeking to be reimbursed for $2.5 million for its defense of litigation over Epiq's disclosure of sex abuse survivors' names in a Chapter 11 case. million in settlement costs and roughly $1.8

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Law 360

MARCH 28, 2024

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, which owns and operates the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut, did not meet a key burden when suing its insurer for more than $76 million in losses tied to the COVID-19 pandemic, the state's intermediate-level appeals court ruled Thursday in declining to revive the litigation.

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ABA Journal

JANUARY 31, 2022

A lawyer in Hamden, Connecticut, has been disbarred by a judge who said she made “empty and malicious claims” that another judge favored Jewish litigants…

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Law 360

JANUARY 24, 2024

A Connecticut state court judge has awarded five law firms nearly $3.2 million in legal fees and close to $215,000 in costs after attorneys spent nearly a decade litigating a $6.75 million securities fraud case across several federal and state trial and appellate court dockets on behalf of an investment banking firm.

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Law 360

JANUARY 8, 2024

Teva and a group of institutional investors told a Connecticut federal court on Monday that they've agreed to end the shareholders' litigation seeking damages over the pharmaceutical giant's role in America's opioid epidemic, which resulted in a $4.25 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits against the company.

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Law 360

AUGUST 2, 2023

A federal judge has officially dismissed a Connecticut-based lawsuit against a General Electric financing arm after the company agreed to accept service in the Republic of Angola and to waive several defenses that might have otherwise blocked claims against its alleged conduct in a power project there.

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

State enforcers accusing several generic drugmakers of price-fixing asked the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to move their case back to Connecticut federal court, saying legislation signed by President Joe Biden last year spares state enforcers from the MDL process.

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Law 360

AUGUST 3, 2023

National civil litigation firm Goldberg Segalla LLP has continued its recent growth in its Hartford, Connecticut, office with a third hire in the last month.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Humiliation can be linked to the feeling of losing your job, clearing out your desk, and being told that you’re no longer welcome at the company.

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Law 360

JULY 13, 2023

A cosmetics company has dropped a Connecticut malpractice lawsuit that questioned White & Case LLP's moves during a corporate control matter, ending a dispute that drew another firm, Latham & Watkins LLP, into the fray as privilege matters arose during the long-running litigation.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 25, 2023

CNN ] * Forget government and academia, former Supreme Court clerks are making bank in litigation finance. Bloomberg Law News ] * Former Connecticut senate attorney heads to prison. [ Because Harlan Crow should have to buy vacations for other people too. CT Insider ] The post Morning Docket: 10.25.23

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LegalReader

AUGUST 19, 2022

The victim's mother claims that Yale-New Haven Hospital staff ignored her 23-year-old-son, who'd been transported to the facility after accidentally ingesting a substance he believed may have been fentanyl.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 30, 2021

1, 2022, protecting the company and the Sacklers from litigation while also ordering Purdue, the Sacklers, the states and other parties to negotiate a new settlement, reports the Associated Press. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain has granted Purdue’s request to extend an injunction until Feb.

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Let your harassers know that you find their actions offensive so there will be no talk you encouraged such behavior. .

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 17, 2021

The Connecticut-based business faces a lengthy confirmation hearing to secure approval from the federal bankruptcy court of its restructuring plan and settlement with individuals, states, municipalities, hospitals and others.

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LegalReader

MAY 19, 2021

A federal judge said that the settlement terms were not fair to prisoners who may have other grievances.

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Gravel2Gavel

MARCH 31, 2021

On March 22, 2021, the Supreme Court rejected a petition to review a Presidential decision to invoke the Antiquities Act of 1906 to designate as a monument “an area of submerged land about the size of Connecticut” in the Atlantic Ocean.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Kevin Kelly and his girlfriend Regina Jones went to a Halloween party at the Rustic Café in Old Lyme, Connecticut into 2018. That is the allegation of Waterbury, Connecticut police who say that Jason A. Rando is a case that shows that the greatest danger of costumes can be matter of interpretation.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 4, 2022

Several states, including Connecticut, California, District of Columbia , Massachusetts , and Nevada, have adopted or incorporated the Code in their statutes or regulations. (We blogged about the Alert here ). Another reason drug manufacturers may want to update their marketing policies are the numerous state requirements tied to the Code.

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CourtTechBulletin

DECEMBER 16, 2021

We were curious as to the status of online court help to the self-represented litigants as a good 2021 year-end wrapup article for the CTB? One can register as a self-represented party for the Connecticut Judicial Branch E-Services at: [link] Connecticut also provides "Court Services Centers" in all their Superior Courthouses.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MAY 14, 2024

Petitioners Neal Bissonnette and Tyler Wojnarowski owned the rights to distribute Flowers products in certain parts of Connecticut. All this “complexity and uncertainty” would “‘breed[] litigation from a statute that seeks to avoid it.’” Facts of the Case Respondent Flowers Foods, Inc.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 4, 2022

Several states, including Connecticut, California, District of Columbia , Massachusetts , and Nevada, have adopted or incorporated the Code in their statutes or regulations. (We blogged about the Alert here ). Another reason drug manufacturers may want to update their marketing policies are the numerous state requirements tied to the Code.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2022

That is the allegation of Waterbury, Connecticut police who say that Jason A. I previously have written how the fear of razor blades in apples appears an urban legend. Well, give it enough time and someone will prove you wrong. Racz, 37, put razor blades in candy bags of at least two trick-or-treaters.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 20, 2022

This number is almost certainly an undercount, since the Huffington Post relied solely upon incidents reported in the media or that were the subject of litigation. In November 2019, the Huffington Post published an article revealing that there have been at least 143 incidents of children being tased by school police since September 2011.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 31, 2021

That is the allegation of Waterbury, Connecticut police who say that Jason A. I previously have written how the fear of razor blades in apples appears an urban legend. Well, give it enough time and someone will prove you wrong. Racz, 37, put razor blades in candy bags of at least two trick-or-treaters.

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Hoban Law Group

MAY 10, 2021

This was the day New Leaf Data Services, LLC filed a federal complaint in the District of Connecticut against PanXchange, Inc. markets and has not developed a substantial body of litigation. That brings us back to New Leaf Data Services vs. PanXchange, a litigation perfect storm. Remember this date: February 12th, 2020.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 17, 2023

A clause may be deemed unreasonable when enforcement would result in duplicative litigation, when the plaintiff cannot obtain relief in the chosen forum, when the plaintiff was never provided with notice of the clause, or when the chosen forum lacks any relationship to the parties. Between 2010 and 2020, they enforced them in 79% of cases.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Below is an expanded version of my column in the New York Post on the return of Halloween and joy of little litigators in anticipation of the return of the festival of Samhain. Here is the column: With the arrival of Halloween, little children and litigators will again celebrate their favorite holiday.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 23, 2018

Climate change nuisance litigation is entering a new and dynamic phase. The decisions on these motions could influence pending and future litigation in the same vein – lawsuits seeking damages, compensation or abatement funds to alleviate the costs borne by local governments to adapt to climate change impacts. By Michael Burger.

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Trademark & Copyright Law

APRIL 24, 2020

For decades, a trademark owner’s chances of recovering an infringer’s profits in litigation varied depending on where the case was pending. Since Fossil did not act willfully, the District Court for the District of Connecticut refused to award Romag the profits that Fossil had earned as a result of the trademark infringement.

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LexBlog

AUGUST 9, 2019

Connecticut. “Still Revolutionary, Full of Surprises” For such a small state, Connecticut has the highest average salary across the United States. The average salary for a paralegal in Connecticut is $62,760.00. Paralegal salaries for all states are presented at the end of this article. California.

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Chugh LLP

APRIL 8, 2022

These states include Alabama, Alaska, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Washington. Prevent and minimize potential workplace litigation. . Filing fees are normally due with the statement and can be more than $300. Ensuring reasonable accommodations are provided to employees, if required.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 30, 2022

The Dobbs dissent rightly predicted that discovering what kind of abortion regulation is “legitimate” will lead to even more abortion litigation. Other states, like Connecticut, made “safe havens” for people who travel to seek care. Texas held criminal “deviant intercourse” laws violated the 14th Amendment under rational basis review.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 10, 2023

There is an interesting controversy brewing at Central Connecticut State University where faculty are being offered funding to assist them in securing tenure. One challenge in litigation could be based on standing. However, CCSU is limiting access to such support to “members of minority and other protected groups.”

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