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Emily Cousins

Emily Cousins

I'm a litigation reporter for Connecticut Law Tribune, covering litigation wins, verdict news, settlements, interesting cases, etc. Contact me with tips at [email protected].

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April 11, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Litigation Skyrockets Against CooperSurgical

More than 100 cases have been filed so far this year, according to ALM's Law.com Radar, which tracks new cases filed in state and federal courts.

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

April 10, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Amendment Did Not Change Underinsured Motorist Vehicle Definition, Appellate Court Says

The goal of the amendment was to "correct this inequity" found in the "Lenda" decision, the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association said in a letter to the Legislature's Insurance and Real Estate Committee.

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

April 09, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Already Under Scrutiny, Goals Plastic Surgery Faces New Suit

"Goals has done a really good job of playing to body conscious issues for minority women," Eric Chaffin said. "They're offering what they claim to be a cost effective way to achieve a [Brazilian butt lift], but it's really unsafe."

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

April 08, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

$14.4 Million Award: Silver Golub & Teitell Secures Victory

"We're pleased that the jury rejected the attacks on Mr. and Mrs. Griswold during the trial and recognized the defendants' responsibility for causing Mr. Griswold's terrible injuries," Silver Golub & Teitell partner Joaquin Madry said. "This is yet another example of a jury sorting through a lot of misdirection and finding a just result."

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4 minute read

April 05, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

$17 Million Danbury Verdict Survives Motion to Set Aside

"We're very grateful to both of the jury and the judge for the extensive analysis of what the facts were in the case and what the law is," counsel for the plaintiffs, Barclay Damon partner Brian Donnell, said. "We're very appreciative of the efforts they both made bringing, what we hope, is a measure of justice for what's been going on here for more than a decade."

By Emily Cousins

5 minute read

April 04, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Waterbury Jury Returns $10 Million Verdict in Wrongful-Death Case

Based on the number of docket entries and lack of an offer, one of the plaintiff's lawyers claimed the defense "seemed to think very little of the [plaintiff's] case."

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

April 03, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Lawyers Want Court Guidance on an 'Uncomfortable Question'

The Alabama Supreme Court's decision that frozen embryos are children raises concerns nationwide about the future of in-vitro fertilization, and how the conservative push for fetal personhood will affect these disputed storage agreements.

By Emily Cousins

6 minute read

April 01, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Suisman Shapiro Secures $1.15 Million Settlement

"Part of me wishes I could have tried it because I think we would have done very well, and it would have been a really interesting experience to see how the jury reacted to that defense," plaintiffs counsel Isabel Del Vecchio said.

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

March 29, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

2 Executives Seek Bill of Discovery in Feud With Bridgewater Associates

Bridgewater argues an arbitration is not a civil action, and a petition for bill of discovery is unavailable as a matter of law. It also filed motions in Connecticut District Court to compel the claims to arbitration.

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

March 28, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

'A Man of Integrity and Conviction': Connecticut Legal Giant Has Died

"This is a heartbreaking shock, and a loss to us all. I send peace and love to Hadassah and all of his kids, Matthew, Becca, Hani and Ethan," Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said.

By Emily Cousins

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