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Texas Lawyer

Settlement Means $1.4 Million in Attorney Fees

Trammell S. Crow Jr., the son of the late, famed Dallas real estate entrepreneur, contributed $500,000 in 2013 to a legal defense fund that Farmers Branch established to pay for its defense in Villas, said Charles Cox, managing director of finance and administration for Farmers Branch.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Honors Night 2014: A Lifeline For People With Mental Illness

The Connecticut Legal Rights Project has been operating under the radar since 1990. The group provides legal services to low-income adults with psychiatric disabilities living in Connecticut, primarily on matters related to their health care treatment and civil rights.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

East Haven Settlement Includes Restrictions On Police

Marcia Chacon, et al. v. East Haven Police Department, et al.: Lawyers for nine East Haven Latinos who settled their lawsuit with the town for $450,000 called it a groundbreaking agreement that should serve as a model for other towns' immigration policies.
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New York Law Journal

Injured Restaurant Worker Settles Termination Suit

BR Guest Holdings, which owns restaurants in New York City and elsewhere, has agreed to pay $950,000 to a former employee who was fired after being hit by a bus and temporarily disabled.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cash v. New York City Police Dept

Complaint Dismissed Entirely Against NYPD, City; Dismissal Against Officers Denied
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Teacher's Claim of Job Sabotage Can Proceed, Judge Says

A teacher may proceed with his claim that state education staffers sabotaged his efforts to find a new job by alerting prospective employers that he had sexual relations with two former students more than 20 years ago, a federal judge has ruled.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Stresing v. Agostinoni

Guard Fired During Disciplinary Period Waived Procedures Giving Rise to Property Interest in Job
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New York Law Journal

Bryant v. Steele

Rights, Malpractice Claims Arising From Involuntary Commitment Partly Dismissed
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Lawyers Win $2.3M For Family Of Man Killed By Cops

The family of a man killed by Marion County deputies was awarded $2.3 million in a civil rights case.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Declines to Withhold Records in NYPD Abuse Case

Both parties in a case where a Queens Supreme Court Justice is suing New York City over a police officer's alleged attack have lost their bid to keep a report and certain court papers under seal.
3 minute read

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