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Robert Storace

Robert Storace

Robert Storace covers legal trends, lawsuits and analysis for the Connecticut Law Tribune. Follow him on Twitter @RobertSCTLaw or reach him at 203-437-5950.

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September 29, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Waterbury Attorney Juggles 'Awkward' Case to Clinch $100,000 Settlement

"I would have had to beat up on my client's best friend," plaintiffs counsel said.

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September 25, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Despite Sympathetic Client, New Britain Lawyer Strategically Chose Settlement Over Trial

Plaintiffs attorney Monique Foley has secured a $125,000 settlement for her client, a pedestrian injured on a crosswalk.

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September 25, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Lawyer Charged With Forging Attorney's Signature, Stealing From Connecticut Republicans

Already charged with theft of more than $260,000, the attorney has been arrested again. The charges this time include forgery and identity theft.

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September 25, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Meet Hartford's New State's Attorney, Who Was Just Sworn Into Office

Sharmese Walcott, 40, was sworn in Friday morning as the new state's attorney for the Hartford Judicial District.

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September 24, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

48 States Reach $60 Million Settlement With C.R. Bard Over Surgical Mesh Products

Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia announced they've reached a $60 million settlement with C.R. Bard over misleading marketing claims related to surgical mesh products.

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September 23, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

1 of These Lawyers Could Become Hartford's Next State's Attorney Thursday

The state's Criminal Justice Commission will meet Thursday and interview four candidates for the job. The commission is expected make its choice later that day.

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September 23, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Expert Witness for Opposition Bolstered Torrington Lawyer's Workers' Comp Settlement

Plaintiffs counsel J. Paul Vance Jr. helped secure a $145,000 workers' compensation claim for his client, a former corrections officer injured breaking up a prison fight with inmates.

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September 22, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

3 Cases to Watch Before the Connecticut Supreme Court

The Connecticut Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in 14 cases in October.

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September 21, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

'Sexual Chocolate Goddess': Connecticut Court Administrators Sued for Discrimination, Harassment

The plaintiff ran into questions about whether the window had closed to file suit.

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September 21, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

'Knock All the Barriers': Connecticut Remembers Ruth Bader Ginsburg

"We were in the presence of a person of gentle demeanor, yet fierce determination," said a former Ginsburg student, Timothy Fisher, the ex-dean of the University of Connecticut School of Law.

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