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Daily Business Review

Remember the One About the Lawyer and Naked Dance Contest? 6 Strange Stories from 2017

A "Cranky Lawyer," a litigator who saved a nightclub after three women got naked on the dance floor, six arrested personal injury attorneys and a bankruptcy…
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Connecticut Law Tribune

2017 in Review: The Biggest Legal Developments in Connecticut

This year saw many legal twists and turns. The Connecticut Law Tribune looks back at the top five news stories ranging from a law firm allegedly destroying evidence to the state's high court hearing oral arguments in the Sandy Hook case.
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Daily Business Review

MiamiCentral Steel Contractor Sues All Aboard Florida, Station Architect Amid Service Delays

ADF International says it's owed about $25.8 million for work it did on the Brightline station in downtown Miami.
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Daily Business Review

'Treatment Worse Than the Disease': Lawsuits Mounting Against Miami Lakes Medical Company

Cordis is one of at least three major manufacturers facing widespread litigation.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Judge Throws Out Bulk of $610M Tribal Claim Against State

Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukawsher ruled the state didn't have to pay for the land since the nation never owned it.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

German Company Sues Greenwich Attorney for Malpractice Over Insurance Claim

Attorney J. Michael Lewis, a Greenwich solo practitioner, has been sued for legal malpractice over his role in an insurance case.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

2017 Patent Applications Can Predict Innovations of the Future

As companies develop new ideas, they often file patent applications with various patent offices in order to protect their investments. Here are a few patents (and patent applications) that were published in 2017 and that may predict how innovation will influence the future.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

SDNY Bankruptcy Court Chimes in on Bankruptcy Court's Jurisdiction to Consider Third-Party Releases

Distress Mergers and Acquisitions columnist Corinne Ball writes: On Nov. 8, 2017, the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, in In re SunEdison, considered whether the court had subject matter jurisdiction to approve non-consensual non-debtor releases proposed by SunEdison as part of their plan of reorganization.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Supreme Court, Stocked For All of '17, Tackled Bail Reform, Revisited Old Rulings

For the first time since before newly elected Gov. Chris Christie made the unconventional decision not to renominate a justice up for tenure, the New Jersey Supreme Court in 2017 had a full roster of seven justices for the entire calendar year.
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The Legal Intelligencer

NAIC Adopts Model Law on Cybersecurity: Will States Adopt It?

On Oct. 24, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) formally approved the Insurance Data Security Model Law (model law). The NAIC is a standard setting and regulatory support organization consisting of the top insurance regulators from the 50 states, District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories. T
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