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The Legal Intelligencer

Following Treble Damages Award, Federal Judge Adds $359K in Attorney Fees and Costs in Consumer Suit

"The UTPCPL, unlike common law compensatory damages, is designed to make plaintiffs completely whole (without regard to legal expenses associated with litigation) and to provide incentives for attorneys to litigate these claims," U.S. District Judge Marilyn J. Horan of the Western District of Pennsylvania said.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

'In Everyone's Best Interest': Attorneys Reach $125K Settlement in Slip-and-Fall Suit

"The plaintiff would most likely take a moderate [to] substantial reduction with regards to comparative negligence," defense counsel said. "However, the nature and size of the condition likely would have worked against my client at trial. ... Double-edged sword sometimes."
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Produce the Witnesses: Lawyers Move to Compel Depositions After Athlete's Death

"What's tragic for his widow is not only did they make this terrible mistake, but now it appears that the method of defending this case that they're choosing to utilize is to delay," the plaintiffs attorney said.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Sandy Hook Plaintiffs File 4 New Bankruptcy Lawsuits Against Alex Jones

"The law cannot repair the harm that Jones has done to the Sandy Hook Families, but it can and must hold Jones fully accountable for the injury he has caused and the resulting judgment against him," the Connecticut plaintiffs' complaint said.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Jury Returns $20 Million Verdict in Landmark Asbestos Case

"Like many reckless corporate actors before them, they were confronted with a regulation that they didn't want to comply with, which was the 1972 OSHA Asbestos Regulation," counsel for the plaintiffs, Sam Iola, said. "Instead of trying to comply with it and put warnings on their products, they decided they were going to lie about it, and deny the very idea that there was asbestos in this product to begin with."
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Employee Sues Company Over Diversity Initiative, Saying DEI Is 'Detrimental to the Organization'

"If you're a plaintiffs lawyer, and you want to get the best possible legal position for your client, why aren't you asserting a claim under the Connecticut Constitution, which could provide you, arguably, more protection?" University of Connecticut law professor Sachin Pandya asked.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Riddled With Errors: Alex Jones to Face Sanctions If Bankruptcy Filing Is Inaccurate

"We have a client in this situation that just has very little knowledge of his financial background," Alex Jones attorney Vickie Driver said. "I am looking for ... support for every fact."
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New York Law Journal

Breaking With Own Precedent, First Department Rules 'Extreme and Outrageous Conduct' No Longer 'Essential' to Emotional Distress Claims

"There is no stated rationale as to why extreme and outrageous conduct would be a required element for both an intentional act as well as a negligent act," wrote appellate Justice Troy K. Webber. "As such, we now hold that extreme and outrageous conduct is not an essential element of a cause of action to recover damages for negligent infliction of emotional distress."
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The Legal Intelligencer

Attorneys Poised for High Court Appeal in Arguments Over State Damages Cap

Kline & Specter's Thomas Kline said his firm took on the case "to prove a point."
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyers From Shamp Silk Secure $10.5M Medical-Malpractice Verdict in Cobb County

Attorney Laura Shamp, who tried the case with Joshua Silk, said having few witnesses helped the trial go smoothly for the plaintiffs. However, trying the case wasn't without challenges.
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