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September 13, 2010 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Plaintiff Loses Claim After Collapse Of Bar Stool

Archie Campbell v. PEH I et al.: A Hartford Superior Court jury recently ruled against a North Carolina man who filed a lawsuit after injuring his back when a bar stool at an East Hartford hotel collapsed.
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April 12, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Opinion: Discovery Is A Legitimate Use Of FOIA

A recent letter regarding the purported abuse of the Freedom of Information Act authored by the Deputy Corporate Counsel for Danbury asserts that FOIA was not "intended" to be used by attorneys to research potential lawsuits or as a form of discovery and suggests that the legislature limit the act to those requests "originally intended and appropriate for the citizen public."
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August 02, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Lawyer Turns Son's Tragedy Into Safe-Driving Book

Attorney Timothy Hollister's life forever changed when his 17-year-old son Reid died in a car crash along Interstate 84 East in Plainville on December 2, 2006.
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March 08, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Woman Awarded $976,000 After Collision That Caused Herniated Disc And Revealed Tumor

A woman who was injured in a rear-end collision in Windsor in 2008 and ended up needing two major back surgeries was recently awarded more than $976,000 by a Hartford judge.
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December 15, 2008 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A Little Less Gravy This Holiday Season

When the budget's tight, the first things to go are the frills. No wonder then that in this economic environment law firms are taking a serious look at the year-end bonuses they're paying and the holiday parties they're hosting.
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May 29, 2006 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Court: Evict Woman From Hospital Bed

Fifteen years ago, East Hampton resident Laura Keeley's prospects were glowing. She was a lyric spinto soprano studying opera at the Boston Conservatory, performing in <i>A Midsummer Night's Dream </i>and <i>Tristan and Isolde</i>.
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January 18, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Vita Needle — Vita Lawyers

I understand that a proposal is on its way to the Rules Committee to allow folks who have invoked the Practice Book procedure which allows lawyers to designate themselves as retired (and, thus avoid the client security fund payment) to still do pro bono activity.
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December 14, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Civil Libertarians Sound Off About Mics On Buses

Privacy lawyers were up in arms last week when it was widely reported that Hartford-based CT Transit was among several bus services across the country that are adding cameras equipped with sophisticated audio recording devices on its public buses.
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December 01, 2008 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Words From The Wisest

I just returned from Washington, D.C., nourished and re-energized by words from the wisest at the annual convention of the Federalist Society. When it comes to speechmaking, my attention span is so short that I am apt to skip a lecture or debate (or bolt half-way through one), and run over to a museum. This time, it was so cold in D.C. that I stayed close to the hotel and listened more.
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February 15, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Fire Survivor Receives $825,000 After Family Perishes

Rinh Thach, et al. v. City of Bridgeport, et al.: A Vietnamese immigrant who lost his wife and three children in a 2005 apartment fire has settled a lawsuit with the city of Bridgeport for $825,000.
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