Virtual Expansion at Tort Law Museum; Hartford Firm Joins Antiracism Alliance
The American Museum of Tort Law enhances its online presence; Robinson & Cole joins the national Law Firm Antiracism Alliance.
July 24, 2020 at 05:31 AM
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Exhibit at the American Museum of Tort Law in Winsted, Connecticut.
Tort Law Museum Expanding Online
Ralph Nader's Winsted, Connecticut-based American Museum of Tort Law, the first museum of its kind in the nation, has turned the COVID-19 pandemic and associated social distancing into an opportunity to enhance its online presence with a new virtual tour and expanded video presentations.
Museum Director Richard Newman said this week that he has conducted a number of new interviews with legal experts discussing a range of topics related to tort law. Video recordings of the talks are being actively posted on the museum's website.
Among the featured thought leaders is Northeastern University's Deborah Ramirez, who proposes that an effective answer to police violence against citizens would be requiring officers to maintain individual liability insurance. Increased policy rates for officers who incur bad records would be a disincentive to mistreating civilians.
Additional programs in the works include a comparison between tort law and Sharia law and a presentation on the dangers of contaminated drinking water. "We can add infinite content," Newman said, "and we are getting permission to put some of the legal opinions online. There will be new cases in areas such as police violence, sexual assault, personal privacy and facial recognition."
Newman said a three-dimensional tour of the museum will soon be available, giving online visitors access to the tort law museum's actual exhibits covering dangerous products, the famous Nader vs. General Motors case and a range of other historic, precedent-setting rulings.
|Robinson & Cole Joins Antiracism Alliance
Robinson & Cole is one of more than 225 firms that have joined the recently established Law Firm Antiracism Alliance, (LFAA), an organization that is coordinating large-scale, pro bono projects to address systemic racism.
According to the organization's charter, "recent events have affirmed and highlighted the need and responsibility for law firms to do more in partnership with legal services organizations to identify and dismantle structural or systemic racism in the law."
Launched in June, the LFAA recognizes that the collaborative efforts have the potential to create deeper and more lasting change than do firms acting independently. The alliance's objective is to "leverage the resources of the private bar in partnership with legal services organizations to amplify the voices of communities and individuals oppressed by racism," and to use the law to assist communities of color and promote racial equity.
"Robinson & Cole is proud to participate in the LFAA," said Stephen E. Goldman, managing partner. "We look forward to participating in this coordinated effort to promote inclusion and challenge racial and social injustice."
Law firm Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom is keeping a running list of law firms participating in the alliance.
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