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Connecticut Law Tribune

Attorney General, Governor Out as Defendants—But Suit Over $80K Tab Might Survive

"We think that prison debt laws across the board, particularly the amount Connecticut collects and the way in which it collects it, [are] unconstitutional," Elana Spungen Bildner of the ACLU Foundation of Connecticut said. "We're committed to sticking around for this fight for however long it takes."
4 minute read

The Recorder

'The Floodgates Are Opening': 19-Lawyer Group Heads to Gordon Rees in the Northeast

"We've found in 2023 the floodgates are opening and we're seeing many great opportunities, this being one of them," Gordon Rees managing partner Dion Cominos said of the 19-attorney group addition, which also includes 11 professional staff.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Are Fourth Amendment Rights Sufficiently Protected When CPS and DV Cases Are Held Virtually?

Many court hearings are now virtual. This means that some or all of the litigants and witnesses participate by video. Are virtual hearings compromising the Fourth Amendment rights of domestic violence victims/survivors and children involved with Child Protective Services?
16 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Attorneys Poised for High Court Appeal in Arguments Over State Damages Cap

Kline & Specter's Thomas Kline said his firm took on the case "to prove a point."
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Dog Bite Plaintiff Pursues Bad Faith Claim Against Defendant's Insurer to Collect $3M Verdict

"For a verdict to be 10 times the policy limits, that is just completely unacceptable," said Pansini Law Group managing partner Michael Pansini.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Cigna Hit With Class Action for Allegedly Overcharging Clients for Medical Services

"Cigna did not disclose to plaintiff Srednicki in its billing materials the fact that Lab Corp. had been paid in full, nor did it disclose that, in fact, there was no 'balance' to bill plaintiff Srednicki," the complaint said.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Peruto Considers Admitting Defeat in Claims Phila. Law Firm Wrongfully Sued Him

The trial court had dismissed Peruto's complaint with prejudice in July 2022 in response to a string of no-shows and unpaid sanctions.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Good Fences? Greenwich Neighbors Argue View-Easement Case to Appellate Court

"We are pleased with the decision of the Appellate Court and look forward to having the dispute resolved," Linda L. Morkan of Robinson & Cole, the plaintiff's attorney, said.
3 minute read

Law.com

Higher Law: New Jersey Weighs Cannabis Lounge Rules | Congressmen Launch Psychedelics Caucus | Shareholder Derivative Suit Targets Tilray | Washington Bill to Outlaw Cannabis Testing

Cannabis lounges in New Jersey would have a whole lot of rules, but no on-site sales of munchies, under rules proposed by Garden State regulators.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Asbestos Case Invigorates Duty of Care by an Employer to an Employee

Chapter 14 of the Restatement (Second) of Agency sets forth the rules that determine the liability of a master to a servant, or an employer to an employee. "In creating and maintaining the conditions of employment, the master has a duty to his servants to have precautions taken which reasonable care, intelligence and regard for the safety of his servants require."
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