Joshua R Goodbaum

March 30, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Must race merely be a "motivating factor," or does it need to be a "determinative factor"?

By Joshua R. Goodbaum

6 minute read

October 28, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The new chief of critical care at a small, cash-strapped Connecticut hospital discovers that some of her intensive-care unit's mechanical ventilators (basically, the machines that help patients breathe) are in danger of malfunctioning. With lives at risk, the chief immediately calls her boss, the hospital's chief medical officer. "We need to fix these machines," she says. "Stat! If you don't get them fixed now, I'll have to start transferring patients to other hospitals."

By Joshua R. Goodbaum

6 minute read

October 28, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The new chief of critical care at a small, cash-strapped Connecticut hospital discovers that some of her intensive-care unit's mechanical ventilators (basically, the machines that help patients breathe) are in danger of malfunctioning. With lives at risk, the chief immediately calls her boss, the hospital's chief medical officer. "We need to fix these machines," she says. "Stat! If you don't get them fixed now, I'll have to start transferring patients to other hospitals."

By Joshua R. Goodbaum

6 minute read

July 27, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The U.S. Supreme Court's most recent term was one for the history books. With Obamacare, lethal injection, air pollution, gerrymandering, the Confederate battle flag, and (of course) same-sex marriage all on its docket, the court seemed to take a swing at many of the most divisive social and political issues of our day.

By Joshua R. Goodbaum

7 minute read

July 27, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The U.S. Supreme Court's most recent term was one for the history books. With Obamacare, lethal injection, air pollution, gerrymandering, the Confederate battle flag, and (of course) same-sex marriage all on its docket, the court seemed to take a swing at many of the most divisive social and political issues of our day.

By Joshua R. Goodbaum

7 minute read

April 27, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Employers that have "the goods" on employees who have committed workplace theft may think they are in the driver's seat. That may very well be, but we would admonish them not to drive that car too fast.

By Nina T. Pirrotti and Joshua R. Goodbaum

6 minute read

April 27, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Employers that have "the goods" on employees who have committed workplace theft may think they are in the driver's seat. That may very well be, but we would admonish them not to drive that car too fast.

By Nina T. Pirrotti and Joshua R. Goodbaum

6 minute read

December 22, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune

According to a 2012 survey by CareerBuilder, roughly one in three employees report being bullied at work. And this isn't just a problem for employees; it's a problem for their employers too.

By Nina T. Pirrotti and Joshua R. Goodbaum

6 minute read

February 28, 2014 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The U.S. Supreme Court's past term (officially "October Term 2012," for those in the know) was groundbreaking in many respects. On issues of equality alone, the court mandated federal recognition for same-sex marriages, invalidated a significant enforcement mechanism of the Voting Rights Act, and flirted with outlawing affirmative action in public universities, to name just a few.

By JOSHUA R. GOODBAUM

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