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Connecticut Law Tribune

Injured Postal Carrier Collects $138,000 Verdict

Gustavo Gomez v. Alberto Stefanacci: A postal carrier who injured his back when his mail truck was rear-ended was awarded $138,000 by a jury in Bridgeport recently.
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Law.com

First District Upholds $400 Million Verdict Against Swiss Drugmaker

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Connecticut Law Tribune

Jury Awards $28.6 Million To Wife Of Former White House Lawyer

The ex-wife of former Bush administration lawyer John Michael Farren has been awarded $28.6 million in damages by a Connecticut jury who found him liable for beating her nearly to death at their New Canaan mansion in 2010.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Kalpoe v. Superior Court (McGraw)

By | December 18, 2013
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Bill Would Allow Defense Attorneys to Tell Court if Accident Victims Used Seat Belts

A state House subcommittee will discuss two bills on Wednesday that would allow defense attorneys to point out at trial that plaintiffs in auto wreck cases were not wearing seat belts. House Bill 504 and House Bill 532 essentially are identical in intent with slight differences in wording.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Litigator of the Week: Future Damages Fight

Forklifts present dangers. James Trujillo, a partner in The Law Office of Garcia, Dubove & Trujillo in Tyler, sent that message to a jury in Roman Montenegro v. John Soules Food Inc. He won a Dec. 11 final judgment of $189,000, which includes $167,000 for future damages for his client, Roman Montenegro.
2 minute read

Law.com

Parents Get $15 Million After Drunken Driver Killed Son

Miami-Dade jurors awarded $15 million to the parents of a 23-year-old University of Miami graduate who was killed by a drunken driver with four others.
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Auto Dealer Settles With Drowning Victims' Families

The plaintiffs could not sue Chrysler because the automaker had filed for bankruptcy in 2009 and was protected by federal law from damages lawsuits. However, state law permitted the plaintiffs to go after the dealership that initially sold the vehicle.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Claim Linking Management of Canals to Flooding During Hurricane is Rejected

Dozens of upstate residents failed to state the nature of their claim in a negligence lawsuit contending that mismanagement of the state's canal system contributed to severe flooding during Hurricane Irene in 2011.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyer Tries to Turn the Table on Glock

Six months after the Cobb County district attorney dropped racketeering, theft and other charges against a former federal prosecutor, an Atlanta attorney and a Marietta businessman, the three former defendants—all with ties to gun manufacturer Glock Inc.—have notified the city of Smyrna that they intend to sue the city for malicious prosecution.
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