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Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Judge Awards Nearly $550K Following Bench Trial in Personal Injury Case

New London Superior Court Judge Cynthia Swienton awarded $544,806 to the victim in a two-vehicle crash.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

This Sentence From a Doctor Helped Clinch $80,000 Settlement in Slip-and-Fall Case

This "could have been viewed negatively for us," said plaintiffs counsel Jason Prueher.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

'I Guess Sleep Is Out of the Question': $100,000 Settlement With Exhausted Driver

Middlebury attorney Anthony Minchella notched a $100,000 settlement for his client, who was injured in a two-vehicle accident in 2019.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Windsor Housing Authority Faces Discrimination, Wrongful Termination Suit

Former Windsor Housing Authority Executive Director Urleen Naughton alleges in a more than 100-page lawsuit that she lost her job as a result of discrimination and harassment leveled against her.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

For Litigation-Heavy Robins Kaplan, the Pandemic Shifted Practice Focus and Future Plans

"Settlements on the courthouse steps weren't happening," firm chair Ronald Schutz said.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Abuse Survivors Fight for Legal Lookback Window in Final Weeks of Session

The bill, named the Adult Survivors Act, would open a one-year lookback window to allow survivors to bring civil lawsuits over sexual abuse that took place when they were 18 years old or older, even if the statute of limitations on a claim has expired.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

How to Prove a Claim Pursuant to the NJ Nursing Home Act

The Appellate Division recently provided a roadmap for proving a claim and obtaining an award of attorney fees pursuant to the New Jersey Nursing Home Responsibilities and Residents' Rights Act.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

How Data Analytics Can Drive Damages Calculations

This article reviews three real-world examples of data analytics in action, showing how mining structured or unstructured information can be essential in helping lawyers and experts build their damages calculations and in gathering critical evidence to support claims.
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Bad Luck for Casino: Massachusetts Man Settles Slip and Fall at Foxwoods for $1.3M

A Waterford attorney helped secure a $1,3 million settlement in a slip-and-fall case.
4 minute read

The Recorder

'Outer Limits' of Due Process: Monsanto Loses Appeal of Roundup Verdict in 9th Circuit Ruling

The first federal appeals court to review a Roundup case delivered a sharp rebuke to the pesticide maker, upholding a $25.3 million award, including $20 million in punitive damages. The panel, which ruled on a 2-1 vote, also said plaintiffs' state law claims were not preempted by federal law.
7 minute read

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