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Connecticut Law Tribune

Hospital Sued After Man Dies for Lack of Medical Care

The family of a Woodbury man who died after he was allegedly left in the hallway of Waterbury Hospital for three hours without proper medical attention for an aortic dissection has sued the hospital.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Hartford Police Officer Sues Over Age Discrimination

A 63-year-old former police officer has filed an age discrimination lawsuit against the Hartford Police Department claiming she was assigned to the patrol division despite her advanced age and should have been allowed to "bump" less senior officers for a less strenuous position.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Nexus Real Estate, LLC v. Erickson, PICS Case No. 17-0983 (Pa. Super. June 12, 2017) Bowes, J. (13 pages).

Trial court properly awarded triple damages to tenant in his action against landlord under the UTPCPL because landlord's conduct in refusing to repair a hole in the bathroom ceiling and taking nine months to repair the nonfunctioning heat and air conditioning was the type of intentional or reckless wrongful conduct that warranted treble damages. Affirmed.
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National Law Journal

Med Mal Noneconomic Damage Cap Advances, to Dismay of Some Lawyer Groups

The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed a tort reform bill that practitioners said would limit noneconomic damages to cases across the nation at $250,000 and possibly "eviscerate" certain cases against medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Second Circuit Scolds Attorney in Car Dealership Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that an arbitrator who awarded nearly $50,000 to a woman who claimed a car dealership violated the Truth in Lending Act did not close the door to new evidence in the case. The Second Circuit was also highly critical of an attorney for the dealership.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Wolcott Man to Get $600,000 From Workers' Comp

Attorneys for former electrician Ronald Manka of Wolcott and several insurance companies have agreed to settle workers' compensation claims totaling more than $600,000.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Dallas Lawyer Preserves $12.2M Trade Secrets Verdict at the 5th Circuit

Scott McDonald represented Quantlab in a case that involved a former employee and an attorney.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Bayer v. Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.

9th Cir.; 15-15287 The court of appeals reversed a judgment of dismissal. The court held that courts have the power to award equitable damages in civil…
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Fujifilm Faces Patent Suit Over Mammogram Technology

In its federal lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut Monday, Hologic Inc. claims Fujifilm infringed five of its mammogram technology patents.
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Takata Faces Conn. Wrongful Death Suit Over Defective Air Bag

The lawsuit claims a Connecticut woman was seriously injured and killed when her air bag "exploded" during an accident.
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