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August 15, 2024 | Law.com

Kamala Harris Would Only Be the Second Lawyer-President With a Non-T-14 Law Degree

UC Law SF Dean David Faigman said legal education is "a hallmark of American presidents," noting that 27 of the nation's 45 past presidents were previously lawyers.
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August 15, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Carter Mario Secures $300,000 Settlement Despite 'Slew of Prior Injuries'

"The biggest challenge was proving that the accident made her back injuries worse," Melissa Brescia said. "We were able to get the prior imaging reports and had those reviewed with the post-ones. Her doctor was able to find that there were some changes to her spine afterwards, and he related those changes to the accident."
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August 14, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Lamont Asked to Nominate Woman of Color to State Supreme Court

"It is a must that Gov. Lamont actually appoint somebody who can be historic in terms of the diversity that they add to the state Supreme Court," Alliance for Justice's Vasu Abhiraman said.
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August 14, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Enzo BioChem Settles With NJ, Other States for $4.5M Over Health Data Breach

"It is stunning that as recently as last year, this health care company apparently did not abide by basic security precautions for online accounts, such as instructing its employees not to share passwords," New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said in a statement on the settlement.
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August 14, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Lawyers Who Spread The Big Lie Deserve to Face Consequences

While a visionary restatement of democratic values is always welcome, we are most encouraged by the ABA Task Force's prioritization of concrete action steps, including rapid response teams.
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August 14, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Fixing the System: A New Vision for Handling Discovery

Discovery reform is overdue. With it, litigation can conclude faster.
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August 13, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Siding With Second Circuit, Appeals Court Finds SPAC Investors Can't Sue Over Pre-Merger Misstatements

"At the time of [Lucid's] alleged misrepresentations, CCIV and Lucid were two entirely separate companies," the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held. "Lucid's alleged misrepresentations made about itself cannot be imputed to another company that later acquired it."
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August 13, 2024 | National Law Journal

Supreme Court Term Limits Are Doable By Statute, Retired Federal Judge Says

"I'm not saying it wouldn't be a difficult political slog if somebody thought that there was some disadvantage to their side," Judge Diane Wood said. "But I frankly see no constitutional barrier."
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August 13, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Plaintiff Seeks Sanctions Against WWE Doctor

The plaintiff filed a motion to strike, and claimed the doctor's bill of discovery was "a desperate and brazen attempt to silence a former patient investigating wrongdoing to her medical care."
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August 12, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Sara O'Brien Rises to Connecticut Bar Leadership Role

"Being younger in the profession, it's nice to have people you're comfortable with to call for referrals or for unique questions in a different practice area," Sara O'Brien said.
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