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September 05, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

AG Tong Reaches $425,000 Settlement With Ghost-Gun Dealer

"Ghost guns exist to evade law enforcement and registration, and they are a menace to public safety," Tong said. "That's why Connecticut banned the sale and receipt of ghost gun components in 2019. Hell Fire knew the law, and they sold illegally here in Connecticut anyway. We're going to continue going after any dealers we find selling these illegal crime guns in our state."
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September 05, 2024 | National Law Journal

In Ironic Twist, Watchdog EEOC Accused of Workplace Discrimination

A veteran staffer alleges the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission passed her over for promotion in favor of a male subordinate with substantially less experience.
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September 05, 2024 | National Law Journal

'Export Violations'?: RTX Settles Civil Charges With $200M Consent Agreement

Some of the alleged unauthorized exports consisted of "parts, components, and technical data related to sensitive U.S. and foreign government military platforms," such as the Tomahawk cruise missile, according to the proposed charging letter documenting alleged RTX violations.
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September 05, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Despite Hurdle, Hostile-Workplace Case Set to Move to Trial

"A complaint of discrimination may cause that employer to be responsible for the actions of one of its employees, even actions that the employer itself may not and probably does not endorse," Joshua Goodbaum said.
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September 04, 2024 | National Law Journal

Retired US Judge, Ethics Experts Ask 11th Circuit to Reassign Trump Classified Docs Case

"A reasonable member of the public could conclude, as many have, that the dismissal was the culmination of Judge [Aileen] Cannon's many efforts to undermine and derail the prosecution of this case" against former President Donald Trump, the amicus brief stated.
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September 04, 2024 | National Law Journal

2nd Circuit Tosses Securities Suit Against Ericsson Over Statements on Alleged Iraq Corruption

"Ericsson's Anti-Corruption Statements contained no such specificity that would transform any of those generalized statements from mere puffery to an actionable material misrepresentation," the appeals court wrote.
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September 04, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut High Court's Current Docket Brings Memories From the Bench

The Connecticut Supreme Court is quite capable of providing meaningful boundaries when recognizing a new cause of action.
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September 04, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Lawsuit Linking Zantac to Cancer Diagnoses Survives Fight Over Jurisdiction

Waterbury Superior Court Judge W. Glen Pierson ruled that defendants, having registered to do business in Connecticut, consented to the jurisdiction of the state's courts.
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September 03, 2024 | National Law Journal

A Harris Administration Would Likely Review Merger Effects on Workers, Consumers, Antitrust Experts Say

"Based on her enthusiasm about labor, she will continue the Biden administration's efforts to use antitrust to protect against anti-poaching agreements that suppress wages or noncompetes, or the use of merger law to go after mergers that harm labor," said University of Pennsylvania law professor Herbert Hovenkamp.
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September 03, 2024 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Denies Oklahoma's Emergency Bid for Withdrawn Family Planning Funds

"[T]he United States cannot impose on Oklahoma an obligation to provide abortion referrals when Title X itself does not address referrals at all," the state wrote in its unsuccessful request.
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