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Connecticut Law Tribune

Court Divided: Connecticut Justices Clarify Meaning of Statute, as 2 Judges Dissent

"A narrower interpretation that requires a mutual understanding between an employer and employee would enable an employer to demand or request money from an employee, and discharge an employee who refused, so long as the employer did not explicitly inform the employee beforehand that he would be discharged for his refusal," the opinion said.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Produce the Witnesses: Lawyers Move to Compel Depositions After Athlete's Death

"What's tragic for his widow is not only did they make this terrible mistake, but now it appears that the method of defending this case that they're choosing to utilize is to delay," the plaintiffs attorney said.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Activist Gets $295,000 After Woman Spat in Her Face

"I am really happy with the precedent that we just put into case law that saying 'all lives matter' and inquiring about the nature of 'black on black crime' are racist inquiries," attorney Kenneth J. Krayeske said.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

$1.4 Million Hartford Verdict: Attorney Secures Result in Slip-and-Fall Trial

"It was a very contentious trial. Lots of objections, lots of fighting among the parties," plaintiffs attorney Sabrina Copp said. "Unfortunately, that kind of took away from my ability to get the picture to the jury of who Deborah [Oliver] was and how this fully affected her."
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Sandy Hook Plaintiffs File 4 New Bankruptcy Lawsuits Against Alex Jones

"The law cannot repair the harm that Jones has done to the Sandy Hook Families, but it can and must hold Jones fully accountable for the injury he has caused and the resulting judgment against him," the Connecticut plaintiffs' complaint said.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Jury Returns $20 Million Verdict in Landmark Asbestos Case

"Like many reckless corporate actors before them, they were confronted with a regulation that they didn't want to comply with, which was the 1972 OSHA Asbestos Regulation," counsel for the plaintiffs, Sam Iola, said. "Instead of trying to comply with it and put warnings on their products, they decided they were going to lie about it, and deny the very idea that there was asbestos in this product to begin with."
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Employee Sues Company Over Diversity Initiative, Saying DEI Is 'Detrimental to the Organization'

"If you're a plaintiffs lawyer, and you want to get the best possible legal position for your client, why aren't you asserting a claim under the Connecticut Constitution, which could provide you, arguably, more protection?" University of Connecticut law professor Sachin Pandya asked.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Riddled With Errors: Alex Jones to Face Sanctions If Bankruptcy Filing Is Inaccurate

"We have a client in this situation that just has very little knowledge of his financial background," Alex Jones attorney Vickie Driver said. "I am looking for ... support for every fact."
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Law.com

Higher Law: Recreational Marijuana Measure Loses Big In Oklahoma | New York Prepares for New Licenses | Cannabis Company 1906 Welcomes New Legal Officer | Pennsylvania Bill Eyes Adult-Use Sales

Oklahoma voters overwhelming rejected a measure to legalize adult-use marijuana. The election results may spell trouble for legalization efforts in other red states, an industry lawyer says.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

This Connecticut Lawyer Just Got a Major Gubernatorial Appointment

"I am overwhelmed with gratitude that Gov. Lamont and his team have asked me to serve in this very important role as the claims commissioner," Robert F. Shea Jr. said. "I will work very hard to do this important responsibility."
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