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January 31, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Lawyers Assert Hepatitis Spreading In Prisons

Attorneys representing a Connecticut inmate, who allege prison doctors ignored his deteriorating health conditions for years, claim their client is one of a growing number of local inmates contracting-and not being treated for-hepatitis C.
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January 25, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Court Upholds Lab Worker's $2.3 Million Award

Becky McClain v. Pfizer Inc.: The U.S. Court of Appeals of Second Circuit has affirmed a Connecticut federal court award of $2.3 million to a former Pfizer employee who blew the whistle on the company for allegedly unsafe working conditions.
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August 11, 2008 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Press Wins First Shield Law Challenge

In the first-ever challenge of Connecticut's 2006 media shield law, a Stamford prosecutor failed to force an Associated Press reporter to testify about his jailhouse interview with the so-called "Dinnertime Bandit" of Greenwich.
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April 29, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Working Kinks Out Of Working-It-Out

Can you explain what Circuit City and Waffle House are? Most people would describe them as business establishments that one would find in or near a shopping mall. On the other hand, to the individual experienced in the laws of the workplace these are the shorthand names of two U.S. Supreme Court decisions handed down in 2001 and 2002. They both deal with certain aspects of mandatory arbitration agreements covering employment disputes.
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April 23, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Employment: Reading The Writing On The Cyber-Wall

The chief lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) knows that guidance on how to craft a lawful social media policy is weak at best. He also knows guidelines for when to discipline employees for improper Internet comments is equally obscure. In January, the general counsel issued his second paper summarizing the NLRB's decisions on this point. Some general guidelines are emerging, but more questions than answers remain. Consider the following real cases and decide if discipline was proper.
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July 12, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

New Western New England University School of Law Dean Focused On Learning Clinics

Eric J. Gouvin spent his first five years out of law school with a general practice law firm, where he learned the art of lawyering in the supportive environment of more experienced mentors.
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March 12, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Led By Connecticut, AGs Win $7M Google Privacy Settlement

Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen announced Tuesday that Google, Inc., has agreed to a $7 million settlement with 38 states, for unauthorized collection of data using its "Street Views" vehicles.
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June 04, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Communication Ban's Impact Downplayed

For about three hours during a trial recess, attorney Jeremiah Donovan was not permitted to speak to a client about his testimony. Was the brief ban enough to hinder his defense of Benjamin Andrews, the former Connecticut NAACP leader and Republican activist?
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October 23, 2006 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Patent Bar Divided On Federal Circuit

In the often highly technical, cutting-edge world of inventions, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is the Mount Olympus of patent law. But are its 12 Olympians falling?
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September 21, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Stay Ahead Of Curve With 'Voluntary Cure'

A consumer class action lawsuit often presents a serious threat to a defendant business, exclusive of the substantive merits of the class claims. If a threatened nationwide class action proceeds to litigation, that business is exposed to the risk of a judgment that may include significant monetary and injunctive components.
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