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Connecticut Law Tribune

Conn. Supreme Court to Hear Dismissal of Complaint Against Koskoff, Day Pitney

The dismissed complaint accused the two firms of taking millions of dollars out of a family's medical malpractice settlement.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Heuchan Scraps Nursing Home Residents' Rights Measure

Saying he didn't want to make changes necessary to get it passed, Florida Constitution Revision Commission member Brecht Heuchan withdrew a proposal that would have guaranteed certain rights to nursing home residents and allowed them to sue facilities if those rights were violated.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Second Lawsuit Targets New 'Bump Stock' Ban as Unconstitutional

Gun owners have filed a second lawsuit against the state over gun-related provisions in a new school-safety law, this time alleging that a ban on “bump stocks” is an unconstitutional taking of property.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

IRS Virtual Currency Amnesty? Not So Fast!

Many taxpayers jumped into virtual currency investing during 2017. They might now be asking themselves: Will the IRS know if I made money with Bitcoin (or other virtual currencies)? Do I have to report my gains or losses? Are virtual currency transactions reportable? Yes, Yes and Yes.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Is Stockholder Litigation in Trouble in Delaware? An Update

A series of recent Delaware court decisions have caused some plaintiffs law firms to decide stockholder litigation should no longer be filed in the Delaware courts.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

New Initiative Looks to Have NYC Bring More Impact Litigation

Two new positions and a new committee inside the Law Department will look to target areas of litigation to promote social policies.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Facebook's Paul Grewal No Stranger to Data Privacy Fights

Paul Grewal, the Facebook in-house lawyer who has had the unenviable task of being the company's public voice addressing the Cambridge Analytica scandal, has a history of engaging with thorny privacy issues going back to his days on the federal bench in San Jose.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Middlesex Prosecutor Again Loses on OPRA Fees Issue

For the second time in less than a month, a New Jersey appeals court has ruled that the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office is on the hook for counsel fees in an Open Public Records Act case in connection with the fatal police shooting of a suicidal elderly man.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Duke Energy Customers Not Lovin' Deputy GC's McDonald's Metaphor

Lawrence “Bo” Somers, deputy general counsel at the North Carolina-based power company giant Duke Energy, is facing public criticism after he compared a rate hike to the price of a McDonald's Extra Value Meal during a regulatory board hearing Monday.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Key Justices Frown on California Abortion Speech Law

California's law that requires "pro-life" pregnancy centers to inform clients about abortion appeared to be in jeopardy Tuesday after arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court.
3 minute read

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