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NY Judge Rejects Delay in Implementation of New Asbestos Docket Rules

A state judge in Manhattan denied a motion on Tuesday by attorneys from the asbestos defense bar to block implementation of a new case management order for the New York City Asbestos Litigation docket set to take effect on Thursday.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Man Sues Police Officer After Collision

A New Haven man injured after a North Haven police officer struck his motor scooter while in high pursuit of another vehicle has filed a lawsuit against the officer and the town.
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New York Law Journal

145 W. 21st Realty LLC v. First West 21st Street LLC

Newly Constructed Building Owner Granted Dismissal of Trespass Claims by Adjacent Owner
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New York Law Journal

Northern Leasing Systems, Inc. v. Kollars

Panel Finds no Basis to Disturb Jury's Supported Findings of Fraud, Forgery
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Hartford Man Gets $425,000 in Freak Car Accident

A 54-year-old Hartford man who was the victim of a freak accident in which a van tumbled onto his car has settled his lawsuit for $425,000.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Colon v. Conchetta, Inc., et al, PICS Case No. 17-1000 (E.D. Pa. June 14, 2017) Kelly, J. (16 pages).

Plaintiff was obligated to arbitrate arbitrability where her employment agreement contained a delegation provision which she did not challenge specifically and all the defendants, including non-signatories to the agreement, were covered under the arbitration agreement under agency theory. The court granted defendants' motion to compel arbitration.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth of Pa., Dept. of Labor v. Blaine Forbes, LLC, PICS Case No. 17-0996 (C.P. Lawrence June 16, 2017) Cox, J. (10 pages).

Summary judgment as to the amount of damages due was appropriate where the checks for payments made by defendant were submitted with the motion and correctly tabulated in a ledger provided by an affiant with personal knowledge of the case.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Circuit OKs Punitive Damages Claim Against Bucks County Over Ex-Offender Database

The class suing Bucks County over its searchable database of former inmates won't be able to recover compensatory damages, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be able to seek punitive damages, a federal appeals court has ruled in a case that appeared to address an issue of first impression for the circuit.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Student Bullied at Conn. Private School Files Lawsuit

A lawsuit against Avon Old Farms School has been drawn up, claiming the private boarding facility failed to prevent 20 months of constant bullying against one of its students, who eventually became suicidal.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Man Seriously Injured in Crash Gets $425,000

Attorneys for a 48-year-old Wethersfield man who suffered injuries that required surgery following a November 2013 car crash have agreed on a $425,000 settlement. The injured driver has also received $240,000 in workers' compensation because he had been driving a company vehicle. The workers' compensation claim remains open.
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