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Ban Guns at Connecticut Voting Sites? Absolutely!
Polling places are historically protected sensitive places where laws forbidding guns remain presumptively lawful.
Barclay Damon Picks Up 5-Member Team From Murtha Cullina, led by Tony Gangemi
Strategic Growth for Barclay Damon includes this IP team's lateral move into its New Haven offices.
Already Under Scrutiny, Goals Plastic Surgery Faces New Suit
"Goals has done a really good job of playing to body conscious issues for minority women," Eric Chaffin said. "They're offering what they claim to be a cost effective way to achieve a [Brazilian butt lift], but it's really unsafe."
A Shake-Up Among Top Schools: US News Releases Best Law Schools Rankings
The University of Virginia School of Law rose four spots while the New York University School of Law dropped four places.
$14.4 Million Award: Silver Golub & Teitell Secures Victory
"We're pleased that the jury rejected the attacks on Mr. and Mrs. Griswold during the trial and recognized the defendants' responsibility for causing Mr. Griswold's terrible injuries," Silver Golub & Teitell partner Joaquin Madry said. "This is yet another example of a jury sorting through a lot of misdirection and finding a just result."
As 'Social Inflation' Helps Fuel 'Nuclear' Verdicts, Insurers Address 'Legal System Abuse'
In this week's Legal Speak episode, James Whittle with the American Property Casualty Insurance Association dives into the impact of what the organization has dubbed "legal system abuse" as social inflation—the belief that large corporations are "bad actors with deep pockets"—helps fuel "nuclear" verdicts.
$17 Million Danbury Verdict Survives Motion to Set Aside
"We're very grateful to both of the jury and the judge for the extensive analysis of what the facts were in the case and what the law is," counsel for the plaintiffs, Barclay Damon partner Brian Donnell, said. "We're very appreciative of the efforts they both made bringing, what we hope, is a measure of justice for what's been going on here for more than a decade."
Democratic States, Cities Disagree in Support of Constitutional Challenge to Anti-Camping Law
The U.S. Supreme Court will confront America's homelessness epidemic this month in an Eighth Amendment case.
Connecticut is Proudly at the Forefront of Transgender Rights
The APA's dedication to promoting inclusivity, dignity and access to quality health care for all individuals, regardless of their gender identity or expression is to be applauded.
7th Circuit Judge Calls Out Smith & Wesson Lawyers for Mass Shooting Description
"I'm tempted to take up some of your argument time listing the names of seven people who were killed and 48 who were wounded," Judge David Hamilton said regarding the gun maker's statement in a brief that "several" individuals were killed or wounded during a July 4, 2022, parade.Trending Stories
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