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Connecticut Law Tribune

Disabled Paraprofessional Allegedly Fired After Experiencing Seizures

The next day, the plaintiff was terminated, despite no "concerns about her performance," the complaint said. "Defendant terminated Plaintiff's employment based on a medical diagnosis, disability, and/or perceived disability."
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Company Argues Disability Discrimination Claims Barred

The defendant contended that the plaintiff's claims are prohibited because the accommodation requested was not reasonable as a matter of law or it would have been an undo hardship for the company.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Stone Academy Plaintiffs Awarded $5 Million Prejudgment Remedy

Judge Barbara Bellis "rejected the testimony" of Joseph Bierbaum, former CEO and president of Stone Academy, and stated his testimony about the closure of the school was "false" and "in large part ... not credible."
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Harvard's Top Lawyer to Retire After Three Decades With University

Diane Lopez has helped guide the university through a broad range of matters, from its ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to its ultimately unsuccessful fight to preserve affirmative action in college admissions.
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Corporate Counsel

Massachusetts High Court Justice Resigns to Become GC of Alma Mater

David Lowy will succeed Gerry Leone as general counsel of the 74,000-student UMass system. He will succeed Gerry Leone, who is stepping down after six years to return to private practice.
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Law.com

Maryland Court Blocks Non-Dependent's Wrongful Death Suit Against Late Father's Employer

"Although neither this Court nor the Supreme Court of Maryland has considered the exact issue presented here, i.e., whether the Workers' Compensation Act's exclusivity provision applies to a non-dependent, our Courts have considered whether a wrongful death plaintiff is permitted to bring a wrongful death claim when a covered employee is killed in the course of his or her employment," said Senior Judge Alexander Wright Jr., who was specially assigned to the case.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Social Media Worker Files Workplace Bias Lawsuit Under US, Conn. and Calif. Law

The plaintiff--who worked in Connecticut as well remotely in his California home office--claimed he was discriminated against due to his race and national origin and exposed to a hostile work environment.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Attorney Secures Full Insurance Policy, Plus Additional Coverage for Client

"It was one of those situations where it was very clear once you had all the medical records and you could see the history that this is something that wasn't going to go away," Alexander Sarris said.
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Law.com

Split Maryland High Court Approves Lewis Brisbois Associate for Admission to State Bar Following Cheating Scandal

"Mr. Howie incurred honor code violations while attending law school for plagiarism and failing to disclose the honor code violation of another student who facilitated his plagiarism. Although he was previously admitted to the Bars of New Jersey and New York, he failed to disclose the violations to two of his four employers," Justice Michele D. Hotten wrote in a dissenting opinion, though the record did not reveal which employers knew or did not know.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Shareholder Lawsuit Faults Biotech Company's Clinical Trials

The plaintiffs accuse the defendants of breach of fiduciary duty, issuing false and misleading proxy statements, wasting corporate assets and unjust enrichment since December 2021.
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