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Connecticut Law Tribune

'I Feel Robbed': Clients Await Compensation From Santander's $550 Million Settlement With States

"The interest is more than the principal," one borrower said. "I want to get out of the contract."
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Connecticut Law Tribune

How Hartford Employment Attorney Won $173K Contract Dispute for His Client

A Superior Court judge has awarded nearly $173,000 to a former manager at an apartment complex in a contract dispute matter.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Defense Must Pay Woman's $171,000 Legal Bill on Top of $34,000 in Owed Back Wages

Former bartender Danelle Martin successfully sued for $34,000 in back wages last year. Her attorneys will collect more than five times that amount.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Jim Calhoun's Rebound: Court Dismisses Sex-Discrimination Lawsuit Involving Ex-UConn Basketball Coach

A federal judge dismissed a sex-discrimination suit against the University of Saint Joseph. Famed basketball coach Jim Calhoun was named in the suit.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Houston Attorney Kevin Dubose Tried 1 of 3 Cases That Used Zoom for the First Time to Argue Before the Texas Supreme Court

Houston attorney, Kevin Dubose of Alexander Dubose & Jefferson, spoke to Texas Lawyer about his recent victory in the case W&T Offshore v. Wesley Fredieu and what it was like to try a case remotely through Zoom.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYC Protesters Share Police Violence Stories at AG James' Virtual Public Hearing

Multiple protesters reported that officers violently went after peaceful protests by rushing at demonstrators.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

'We Weren't Going to Budge': How an East Hartford Lawyer Tripled a Settlement Offer After Client's Car Crash

Plaintiff's co-counsel William Wynne helped secure a $100,000 settlement for his client, a retired IBM executive injured in a 2017 car wreck.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

2nd Circuit Clips Sovereign Immunity in Copyright Lawsuit Against Government of Wales

The panel held that while the Welsh government's actions advanced the "legitimate" sovereign purpose of enhancing the country's image and the prosperity of its citizens, it did so in a way that was common to any number of private-sector businesses seeking profit from advertising.
4 minute read

Law.com

Fourth Circuit Ruling Limits Punitive Damages Awards for Sexual Harassment under Title VII

Punitive damages are an extraordinary remedy under Title VII, and in order to obtain them, the plaintiff must satisfy a higher standard. Nonetheless, the threat of substantial punitive damages under Title VII should put employers on alert.
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Lawyers Say Expect More Lawsuits Like This Connecticut Case About Woman's Firing Over Medical Marijuana

A Waterbury woman has filed a lawsuit against one of the state's largest health corporations, claiming she was denied a job because she tested positive for marijuana even though she is prescribed medical marijuana under state law.
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