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March 14, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Ex-Associate Sues Morgan & Morgan

The plaintiff alleges the firm withheld more than $60,000 in commissions earned on settlements.
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March 14, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Eliminate the Unconstitutional Waiver Provision in CT's Wrongful Incarceration Statute

The practical effects of the current law are to delay compensation for the majority of exonerees. To the extent language in the statute was intended to reduce the liability of municipalities or local police officers, in practice it is having the opposite effect.
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March 13, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Clarence, Take the Money and Drive

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should accept John Oliver's offer of $1 million a year and a new RV, which expires on March 19, the Law Journal's Bennett L. Gershman writes.
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March 12, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Facing Overcapacity, Law Firms Made Fewer Offers for 2024 Summer Associates

"The data looks a lot like what it was in the Great Recession," said Nikia Gray, executive director of the National Association for Law Placement. "We don't think it's because the legal market is going through a recession, but because the law firms are overleveraged."
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March 12, 2024 | National Law Journal

Justices Barrett, Sotomayor Project United Front After Trump Ruling

The justices appeared at a Washington event together to stress the importance of civil disagreement and civic engagement.
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March 12, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Cigna Class Action: Algorithm Allegedly Auto-Denies 300,000 Claims

"This action arises from Cigna's illegal scheme to systematically, wrongfully, and automatically deny its insureds the thorough, individualized physician review of claims guaranteed to them by law and, ultimately, the payments for necessary medical procedures owed to them under Cigna's health insurance policies," the complaint alleged.
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March 11, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Montgomery McCracken Report Finds New Jersey 'Remains Underprepared for Next Emergency'

"Despite the lessons of the last four years, New Jersey remains underprepared for the next emergency," the report said. "We owe it to those who lost their lives, and the families who suffered, as well as the heroic state workers and healthcare professionals."
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March 11, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Fox News: Smartmatic Financial History Doesn't Support $2.7B Defamation Claim

Kirkland & Ellis and Mintz & Gold are representing Fox News.
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March 11, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Being a Good Lawyer Includes Being a Good Businessperson

The majority of disciplinary matters involve failure to manage IOLTA accounts or noncompliance with requests for documentation related to overdrafts or audits.
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March 11, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

$4.5 Million Settlement: Meet the Connecticut Lawyer Behind the Case

"There's a reason, in a lot of jurisdictions, they have pursuit policies that say do not pursue juveniles in stolen cars," John Buckley Jr. said. "The balancing act between the need for immediate apprehension, particularly when the car has a GPS and is running low on gas versus potential harm immediately to the public. That balancing test is fairly easy to do in this case. There has to be an adult in the room, and the adult in the room has to be the police department. This pursuit should have never started in the first place, and it should have been shut down long before the time that this incident occurred."
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