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November 30, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Judge Rejects Hotel Owners' Damages Claim

Heyman Associates No. 5 L.P., et al. v. Felcor TRS Guarantor, L.P.: A lengthy, high-stakes legal battle between two hotel ownership groups is closer to resolution after a judge upheld a deed provision barring the opening of an upscale hotel in downtown Stamford.
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November 30, 2009 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A Furor In The Federal Courts

Lee Sims sure had it nailed. Part of his role as the University of Connecticut School of Law's head reference librarian is to track trends in court decisions. He writes about such things in his "Librarian At Law" blog. Over the summer, he noted a case that, on the surface was about a civil rights lawsuit brought by a terrorist suspect. But language in the U.S. Supreme Court decision seemed to change the pleading standards for civil cases in federal court, making it easier for defendants to get lawsuits dismissed before discovery.
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November 13, 2006 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Defense Bar Rubbed The Wrong Way

It's no secret that the Norwalk G.A. is one of the state's most arduous courts in which to work, for both judges and attorneys. Traffic nightmares are constant, and relations between prosecutors and the defense bar can be strained.
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November 27, 2006 | Connecticut Law Tribune

JRC Members: Proceedings Painful

When they were first appointed to the state Judicial Review Council, the 12 men and women who heard the misconduct case against former Supreme Court Chief Justice William J. Sullivan could hardly have predicted the momentous role they would be asked to play.
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July 06, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Defense Can Contact Members Of Proposed Class

The Connecticut Bar Association Professional Ethics Committee recently released an important opinion clarifying the strategic options available to class action defense counsel. For the first time in Connecticut history, the committee stated that defense counsel can directly contact members of a putative class without fearing ethical violations. (CBA Informal Op. 2011-09). Until now, Connecticut offered no clear guidance on this important issue.
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August 30, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Indian Court Takes an Alternative Look at Suits

When Louise Kizis had a trip-and-fall case against the Mohegan Sun casino resort, lawyers for the tribe fought all the way to the state Supreme Court to keep the case from going off the reservation.
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June 28, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A Whole New Pool Of Pro Bono Providers

When a cash-strapped, non-profit agency needs help renewing its lease, an army of corporate attorneys with experience in high-stakes real estate transactions will now be able to help.
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April 12, 2010 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Reshaping The Way Towns Do Business

Connecticut's municipal lawyers are feeling the pressure of the recession. It comes in the form of shrinking town budgets, pressure from residents to lower assessed property values, and less financial help from the state. The president of the Connecticut Association of Municipal Attorneys, John "Jack" Bradley of Rome McGuigan in Hartford, said members of his group are under pressure to "do more with less, and do it faster."
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September 03, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Woman Awarded $500,000 After Parking Lot Mishap

Colleen Bradley v. Long Wharf Drive Ownership LLC, 1-3, et al.: A woman who injured her back when she stumbled in a pothole in her employer's parking lot was awarded $520,000 by a Meriden jury recently.
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August 26, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Venture Money Nosedived in Q2

Venture-backed companies in Connecticut raised less money in the second quarter of 2002 than in the first quarter of 2002, resuming levels reached in the third quarter of 1997. According to the PricewaterhouseCoopers/Venture Economics/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTreeTM Survey, nine Connecticut companies received .8 million in venture capital funds during the second quarter of 2002, comparable to the .4 million invested in the third quarter of 1997. Second quarter 2002 results were down from .
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