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January 24, 2025 | Connecticut Law Tribune

'They Are Never Going to Learn': Geico Not Protected by Litigation Privilege

A Connecticut appellate court is allowing a plaintiff to proceed with claims that Geico acted in bad faith.
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January 24, 2025 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Pardons and Acceptance: Take It or Leave It?

Whether the acceptance of a pardon constitutes an admission of guilt by the recipient is not entirely clear.
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January 24, 2025 | Connecticut Law Tribune

35 Years After CT's Affordable Housing Act, Progress Remains a Struggle

Amid continued NIMBY-ism, more people have fewer housing choices in the state.
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January 23, 2025 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Eleven Attorneys General Say No to 'Unconstitutional' Hijacking of State, Local Law Enforcement

Attorneys general from California, New York, Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Rhode Island and Vermont issued a joint statement, claiming the "commandeering" of state and local police is unconstitutional.
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January 23, 2025 | National Law Journal

‘Undermines the Rule of Law’: Retired US Judges Condemn Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons

"He pardoned people because they were doing his bidding, which was to break the law," said former federal appeals court Judge Thomas Vanaskie. "That's an abuse of the pardon power in my judgment. I think it really undermines the rule of law.”
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January 23, 2025 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Day Pitney Announces Partner Elevations

The firm has promoted eight new partners, including five in Connecticut: Patricia J. Durelli, Michael Hanna, Matthew J. Letten, Alan Ruiz and Joanna M. Targonski.
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January 23, 2025 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The Gold Standard: Remembering Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer

More than anything, Judge Meyer was dedicated to Connecticut.
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January 23, 2025 | Law.com

K&L Gates Files String of Suits Against Electronics Manufacturer's Competitors, Brightness Misrepresentations

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be among the first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
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January 22, 2025 | Connecticut Law Tribune

'Battle of the Experts': Bridgeport Jury Awards Defense Verdict to Stamford Hospital

"The plaintiff's attorneys did a great job at trial," attorney Eric Stockman said. "It was very hard-fought, but it was done in a very professional manner. … At the end of the day, everybody could shake hands and walk out of the courtroom, head held high."
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January 22, 2025 | National Law Journal

Trump Administration Faces Legal Challenge Over EO Impacting Federal Workers

"This Executive Order, which generally reinstates the one issued in 2020, is intended to cover as many as 50,000 employees, leaving them vulnerable to being fired for any reason, including political agenda," counsel for the National Treasury Employees Union alleged in a complaint challenging President Donald Trump's workforce policy.
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