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July 23, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Employment & Immigration Special Section

Employment & Immigration Law
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August 13, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Contract Muddies City's Position

Running a city like Waterbury clearly keeps a mayor busy. In his nearly six years at the helm, Philip Giordano claims he accumulated 13 weeks of unused vacation time, 99 sick days and 27 personal days. In the past, he has calculated that the city owes him $61,000, and on Aug. 3, he filed suit to collect it.
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March 27, 2006 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Judge's Reappointment Clears Hurdle

For Sylvia Reid, it was the judge's violin that convinced her. The former Connecticut attorney came to the Judiciary Committee's March 21 public hearing on Superior Court Judge Howard Scheinblum unsure about whether she wanted to speak out on the controversial judge's reappointment to a third eight-year term.
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February 15, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Plant Awarded $39.7 Million

Back in 1996, the Connecticut Yankee nuclear power plant in Haddam Neck was shut down because it was too costly to keep operating. Dangerous radiation had leaked from the plant in 1978 and again in 1989, which contributed to the decision.
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October 09, 2006 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Juvenile Bar Rejuvenated

Veteran child protection attorneys Douglas Monaghan and Sue Cousineau are among those working for the state once again.
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June 11, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A Lesson In Tort Reform Politics

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February 20, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Putting The Brakes On Bicycle Philanthropy

Reading in the press the other day that a fellow employed by the state got into trouble and had to pay a fine for misuse of state facilities brought back memories. They guy was some sort of purchasing agent for the military folks and brought his kid and some of his pals to work where they used the gymnasium to play basketball. This allegedly violated the state prohibition on private use of state resources.
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April 11, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Weapons Charge To Jury Reversed

Assistant Public Defender Richard Condon Jr. and Superior Court Judge Lawrence Hauser have crossed paths many different times in their professional lives.
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September 06, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Giant Loophole In FOI Law

The state Freedom of Information Act has a loophole so big you can drive truckloads of shredders right through it, then take a victory lap as you thumb your nose at open government.
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June 26, 2006 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Legal Research: Bridging The Generation Gap

Every few years someone pens a piece praising the panorama of electronic resources available and concludes that law libraries and their bun-adorned librarians are no longer needed. What world these folks are traveling through is open to question, except for the fact that it's not the real world. The wild glut of information now available still must be tamed.
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