Connecticut Law Tribune

Plaintiffs Seek to Avoid Jurisdiction Fight in IVF Case, Challenge CooperSurgical in Connecticut

"The overall policy of protecting people from dangerous products like the culture media that CooperSurgical put on the market is very, very strong in Connecticut," Tracey Cowan of Clarkson Law Firm said. "We do think the law in general in Connecticut is very disposed to protecting people like our clients."
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Corporate Counsel

How GC-of-Year Sam Khichi Has Helped CVS Barrel Through Challenges

"Given the complexity and scale of our enterprise, we take a team-first mentality and focus," General Counsel Sam Khichi said.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Pike Fuels Agrees to Pay $2 Million Settlement to Resolve Alleged New Haven Environmental Violations

The alleged violations occurred at Pike Fuels' New Haven petroleum distribution facility, which were discovered during an investigation by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency in 2019.
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Law.com

Decisions Have 'Real-Life Consequences': Juvenile Court Judge Considered for Appellate Bench

"I will always remember that the appeals that I hear and the decisions that we make have real-life consequences—not just on the parties or the litigants—but also on the trial court judges and how the decisions affect them on the front lines," Middlesex County Juvenile Court Judge Gloria Tan said regarding her nomination to the Massachusetts Appeals Court.
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Law.com

State High Court Adopts Modern Standard for Who Keeps $70K Engagement Ring After Breakup

"We now join the modern trend adopted by the majority of jurisdictions that have considered the issue and retire the concept of fault in this context; where, as here, the planned wedding does not ensue and the engagement is ended, the engagement ring must be returned to the donor regardless of fault," Associate Justice Dalila Argaez Wendlandt wrote on behalf of the Massachusetts court.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Law Firms Join Abortion Legal Hotline

"After this election it is more important than ever that patients, medical providers, and the public know the law and their legal rights to access and to provide care that is legally protected in Connecticut," Jonathan Levine, a partner at Silver Golub & Teitell, said.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

'We're Off to the Races': Plaintiffs Win First Round Against CooperSurgical

"The main takeaway from the California state decision is that both CooperSurigcal and the Cooper Companies are going to have to answer and engage with these lawsuits in a real way," Tracey Cowan of Clarkson Law Firm said. "Judge Young is not going to allow them to essentially delay our plaintiffs' right to their day in court any longer. That's a really good thing, not just for these clients, but for everybody that has been effected by this enormous tragedy."
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Connecticut Law Tribune

9 New FTCA Complaints Filed Against New London Coast Guard Academy

"There's legal challenges here," Christine Dunn said. "I am not naive to that fact."
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Connecticut Law Tribune

ERISA Class Actions Surge Over Health Plans' Tobacco Surcharges

Three law firms are responsible for eight cases filed since Oct. 3: Siri & Glimstad, Stueve Siegel Hanson and the McClelland Law Firm, according to Law.com Radar.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

$39 Million Connecticut Verdict Could Be Road Map for Other States

Patrick Coughlin of Scott + Scott said this "groundbreaking" decision is going to help self-insured states struggling to keep insurance costs down.
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