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Connecticut veterans’ advocacy groups file suit against US Department of Defense

JURIST

Two Connecticut veterans’ advocacy groups Monday filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Defense (DoD) in a federal court in Connecticut. As a result, veterans were exposed to the toxic chemicals and later contracted illnesses caused by the exposure, including nausea, loss of consciousness and headaches.

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Switzerland firm to pay over $1.1 billion in bribery and price manipulation guilty plea

JURIST

Between January 2011 and August 2019, Glencore employees manipulated fuel prices through increasing profits and reducing costs of contracts to buy and sell fuel oil at the Port of Houston and the Port of Los Angeles.

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FCC approves plan to lower interstate and international jail and prison phone call rates

JURIST

Combined, they have contracts with 5,400 correctional facilities in North America. A bill that would allow incarcerated individuals to make free phone calls is pending in the Connecticut state legislature. Incarcerated individuals must use the telephone service providers offered by their prison or jail.

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Ex-Data Privacy CEO Gets 3.5 Years For $10.4M Frauds

Law 360

The former CEO of Connecticut-based Protegrity USA Inc. million, including a scam in which he posed as an outside vendor and "negotiated" bogus contracts with the company for tax-related work. was sentenced to 3½ years in prison over a series of fraud schemes that cost the data privacy firm more than $10.4

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Jury 'Confused' In Shampoo Contract Case, Conn. Judge Told

Law 360

A shampoo fragrances supplier urged a Connecticut state judge to overturn a trial verdict in favor of a botanical scent producer in a contract dispute, arguing Monday that the jury's likely bafflement over the agreement's terms should invalidate its finding.

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Fragrance Co. In Contract Row Wants Conn. Jury Loss Tossed

Law 360

million bid for damages in a commercial contract feud now wants a Connecticut state court judge to undo last month's verdict in favor of its opponent, arguing that the jury was confused about the law. A formerly Native American-controlled shampoo fragrance supplier that lost an $8.4

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Connecticut Invests Millions in Youth Offender Mental Health Programs

The Crime Report

Connecticut is investing millions of dollars into mental health programs for teenagers and young adults in juvenile detention with the hope that they will keep these young people out of the criminal justice system long-term, Emilia Otte reports for the Connecticut Examiner. In 2023, the state paid $3.2 percent in 2019 to 15.6