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December 20, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Carter Mario Achieves $225,000 Settlement in Motor Vehicle Case

The defendant, CSAA Affinity Insurance Co., needed to provide underinsured motorist coverage to the plaintiff, but the complaint said "the defendant has failed to make any reasonable offers or to pay any compensation to the plaintiff for injuries and losses."
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December 20, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Legal Departments Gripe About Outside Counsel but Rarely Talk to Them

“It’s dangerous for law departments to manage their firms solely through invoices or compliance guidelines. You need a more holistic view," said Brad Blickstein, CEO of the Blickstein Group consultancy.
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December 20, 2024 | New York Law Journal

CFPB Takes on BoA, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase Over Zelle Fraud

The agency said they will seek cash damages to repay consumer losses over fraudulent activity. It claims that customers at the banks lost more than $870 million to fraud since Zelle's inception.
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December 20, 2024 | The American Lawyer

As Profits Rise, Law Firms Likely to Make More AI Investments in 2025

So far, law firms have spent "very little" of their revenue on gen AI-related technology, consulting and staffing, but that’s expected to change, according to a recent report.
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December 19, 2024 | Law.com

Insurance Company Sues Over 180 Health Care Providers for Fraud Under RICO

The case is purportedly one of the largest insurance fraud actions under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act filed in New York.
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December 19, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ozempic MDL Expands to Include New Drugs, but Not New Injuries

"An MDL that encompassed any potential injury relating to use of these exceedingly popular weight loss drugs might quickly become procedurally and substantively unwieldy,” the Judicial Panel of Multidistrict Litigation ruled.
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December 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Luigi Mangione Charged in Federal Court for Stalking, Murder and Firearms Offenses

There is a general understanding between jurisdictions that the feds proceed with their case first, said a former veteran prosecutor. “But,” he clarified, “There is no formula." Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg said his office was in conversation with the Southern District of New York.
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December 19, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Is Updating its Environmental Justice Regulations

We applaud and encourage updating of the state’s environmental justice regulations and recommend the working group engage with communities.
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December 18, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Watch Your Pronouns

At a recent oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, lawyers weren’t able to answer a simple hypothetical question—whether an attorney using the wrong pronoun when referring to a transgender person would be exposed to a disciplinary prosecution.
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December 18, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Wrongful-Death Case Against Adult Day Care Sparks Call for State Regulation

Currently, the only body that brings uniformity to adult day care centers is the Connecticut Association of Adult Day Care Centers, which is a private trade group. The organization helps "certify" members and nonmembers, but it is not required for adult day care centers that only take private payments.
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