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August 02, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Ethics Prosecutor in Pivotal Role

Low-profile Hartford lawyer Jill Hartley was interviewed by the state Ethics Commission for a special counsel role in 1999, and she says she secretly hoped the staff wouldn`t remember her.
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April 05, 2010 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Search Engines Can Be Imprecise Instruments

My search engine needs a tune-up. Possibly, it requires a valve job, battery replacement and oil change, to say nothing of the transmission. Or maybe it's the shocks. As a medical malpractice defense attorney, practically my entire professional life depends on plugging the right words into a rectangular space on a screen, arranging them in precise order, in relationship to one another, imposing various limitations on how they are used, sighing heavily, and hitting "enter."
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April 16, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

America Invents Act: Key Elements Of Reform Law

When President Barack Obama signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) last fall, it marked the culmination of a years-long reform process. The act includes some of the most sweeping changes to U.S. patent law since 1836. In particular, several key components will significantly affect the patent prosecution and review processes.
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April 25, 2011 | Connecticut Law Tribune

An Innocent Client In An Imperfect System

I am suffering a crisis of faith and the source of my consternation is, at first glance, an incongruous one: I think I am going to win an appeal. But, to quote that wonderful movie lawyer voice of conscience, Sam Weinberg, here's the thing and there's really just no way around it: It is an appeal that I ought to lose.
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March 27, 2006 | Connecticut Law Tribune

History Is Not On GM's Side

It's fitting that the state Supreme Court's historic March 28 decision in <em Evans v. General Motors</em  &mdash; the first ruling in the United States specifically holding that trade secrets cases are entitled to a jury trial &mdash; arises from historic Anglo-American precedents.
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October 22, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Trial Technology: When An Upgrade Is A Downgrade

From computers, to Internet access, to cellphones, newer versions usually do come with big improvements. But with software, newer is not always better.
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August 20, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Downey Has Good Share Of Critics

That Stamford Superior Court Judge John Redmond Downey sang praise for U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond may not be the only subject of lawmakers' grilling this coming week when his nomination to the state Appellate Court goes before the legislature's Judiciary Committee.
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April 05, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Improper Sodium Treatment Leads To $6.5 Million Verdict Against Danbury Hospital

Jeffrey Pattison, 44, died after his sodium levels were raised too quickly over a period of two weeks while at Danbury Hospital. A Danbury Superior Court jury awarded $6.5 million to his estate.
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December 21, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A Little Bounce In Their Step

There's a court in Hartford where lawyers throw elbows, shove each other around and talk a little trash.
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June 02, 2008 | Connecticut Law Tribune

More Farewells At Federal Court

Many are used to workplaces where people come and go. Law firm environments are especially known for revolving door associates and legal support staff circulating among firms, sometimes for reasons of higher pay or better conditions, sometimes because they got the boot. In my career I was lucky once. I had a legal assistant who was perfect and I had her for seven years until she finally earned her bachelor's degree at night school and moved on to become an elementary school teacher, something she always wanted. After that, I was like Murphy Brown.
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