Law 360

JULY 27, 2023

An insurance broker pled guilty in Connecticut federal court to wire fraud and tax evasion after being accused of swindling his clients out of nearly $1.2 million through an annuity contracts scam that lasted nearly six years.

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Law 360

MAY 24, 2024

A cannabis company has opposed a sanctions request in a dispute surrounding its merger with Connecticut marijuana business Theraplant LLC, saying it met document production deadlines despite an opposing attorney's claim that he couldn't open a link emailed at 11:53 p.m. via a password that followed at 11:59 p.m.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 4, 2021

Prisons and jails contract with companies to buy phone equipment and set call rates. In addition, many states and localities rake in millions each year from commissions built into contracts with the industry. Nationally, the average cost of a 15-minute call from jail was $5.74 in 2018, according to the Prison Policy Initiative.

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Law 360

JANUARY 6, 2025

million attorney fee request for beating a Connecticut real estate investment firm's breach of contract suit, rejecting the losing side's call for offsets covering fees that Verizon said were never incurred. Verizon's real estate unit asked a Delaware vice chancellor to approve a $1.15

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Law 360

DECEMBER 5, 2023

wants out of a federal lawsuit filed by a group of electricians over the display of eight nooses at a Connecticut job site, arguing that the Black and Latino plaintiffs are suing under an anti-discrimination law that only applies when parties are under contract. Amazon.com Inc.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 30, 2023

In this role, she designs and manages processes related to budgets, grants, contracts and other business operations. Isabel has joined the Sabin Center as its Assistant Director of Operations.

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Carrubba, a Connecticut producer of botanical fragrances, has defeated allegations that it breached a 2006 contract and failed to pay a Native American-owned company $8 million for helping it secure a lucrative deal with Procter & Gamble.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Holding that a manager of a flavoring and aromas biotech company cannot tortiously interfere with a contract between the company and its former CEO, a Connecticut state court has clipped a counterclaim from a lawsuit that Oamic Ingredients LLC is pursuing against its ex-chief executive.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A Connecticut real estate investment firm that sued Verizon for backing out on promises to develop a 70-acre parcel in Irving, Texas, had its entire case thrown out Tuesday after Delaware's Court of Chancery found none of the alleged promises were included in the parties' contracts.

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Law 360

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

A Connecticut portfolio manager who resigned after 17 years with Rowayton-based Graham Capital Management LP has filed a state court lawsuit in a bid to escape a two-year noncompete agreement that spans the globe, saying the contract's duration and geographical scope are extraordinary in his industry and therefore unenforceable.

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Law 360

JANUARY 4, 2024

A Connecticut-based botanical fragrance producer slammed a shampoo fragrance supplier's bid to toss a jury verdict that let the producer escape its $8 million suit over a contract dispute, saying the supplier has no reason to think the jury was confused and that the basis for its request "hinges on a fallacy."

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MAY 14, 2024

Petitioners Neal Bissonnette and Tyler Wojnarowski owned the rights to distribute Flowers products in certain parts of Connecticut. To purchase those rights, they entered into contracts with Flowers that require any disputes to be arbitrated under the FAA.

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LawSites

JANUARY 25, 2023

Connecticut. A lawyer would use this to create a summary of legal language, such as in a contract, perhaps to send to a client. In the example you see above of using Copilot for legal research, the lawyer asks for the leading U.S. case on privacy. ”, or, “Who were the justices in the majority? Simple summary.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Until recently, world-class magnet schools in Hartford, Connecticut, operated under the racial quota that reserved a quarter of the seats for white and Asian students in the name of diversity. Elite universities are hardly the only institutions that tinker with their admissions programs to reach their preferred racial outcomes.

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Vanguard

MAY 20, 2020

This reminds me of other things I had to dance around on a regional scale almost 20 years ago ,” she says, recalling when she was the deputy director and general counsel at the r egional p lanning a gency in Connecticut. . A possibility that fascinates her is how contract tracing for COVID-19 exposure will be carried out. .

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LegalTalkNetwork

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This figure is approximately $138,000 more than the average salary of a lawyer in Wyoming, which is currently the lowest-paying state for lawyers.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 10, 2023

There is an interesting controversy brewing at Central Connecticut State University where faculty are being offered funding to assist them in securing tenure. The federal and state governments have long used “set asides” or minority preferences in contracting or benefits. Yet, in 1989, in City of Richmond v.

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Broadcast Law Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and is a significant victory for the FTC and its co-plaintiff, the State of Connecticut. The decision in this case, FTC v. LeadClick Media, LLC , comes from the U.S.

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Pierucci was indicted for approving bribes paid to Indonesian officials to secure a contract for Alstrom from his office in Windsor, Connecticut (p. First, and perhaps most significantly, application of the FCPA in this case was not extraterritorial. 67) and that he “received no personal gain whatsoever” (p.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 6, 2017

Second Circuit Rejected Challenges to Connecticut Renewable Energy Programs. The Second Circuit said the Connecticut statutes authorizing the solicitations did not compel utilities to enter into contracts with specific bidders. The California Supreme Court denied three petitions for review. California Chamber of Commerce v.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 20, 2022

After the five seconds, the individual “flatboards” — the following shock when a target’s muscles contract and fall rigid, leading the individual to fall to the ground without being able to use their arms and hands to cushion their fall. Of those, 37 were minors aged 7-17 years.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 28, 2021

In a Connecticut juvenile facility, families can spend extended time with detainees, and staff are on hand to answer questions. The spreading use of fees by private firms contracted by corrections facilities undermines the expanded access offered by communications technology such as video calls or email, both organizations said.

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Chugh LLP

APRIL 8, 2022

These states include Alabama, Alaska, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Washington. Termination of contract. . Termination of contract. Filing fees are normally due with the statement and can be more than $300. Due dates and fees vary based on your local government bodies. .

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The Crime Report

JUNE 16, 2022

A number of states including New York and Connecticut have already passed new laws or expanded existing red-flag laws to include reports from family members and medical professionals, respectively. Texas ranks 29th in overall dependency on the gun industry, according to the Wallethub study.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Prisoners are more than five times more likely to contract the virus and three times more likely to die from it than people outside, some of whom are subject to vaccine mandates, but only corrections officers are required to be vaccinated as a condition of their jobs, writes Chandra Bozelko in a column for BizNews Post.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The Montana Supreme Court agreed with the district court that the solar project developer was entitled to an agreed-upon rate for energy, a carbon adder, and a 25-year contract term. Connecticut Filed Lawsuit Alleging Exxon Engaged in “Campaign of Deception” Regarding Climate Change. DA-19-0363 (Mont. NEW CASES, MOTIONS, AND NOTICES.

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Above The Law

MARCH 17, 2025

Trumps new order seeks to suspend the security clearances of attorneys with the firm and limit their access to government buildings, ability to get federal jobs and receive money from federal contracts. Read more here. #4 4 Judges Become Targets in Combative Political Environment Including Calls for Impeachment. Source: George W.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2018

Connecticut ; Requested “Tutorial” on Climate Change. Connecticut ) and Ninth Circuit ( Native Village of Kivalina v. Jacobson’s lawsuit asserted defamation, breach of contract, and promissory estoppel claims. ExxonMobil Corp. applied federal common law.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 29, 2025

For example, the USDA released $20 million in frozen awards made through the conservation programs funded by the IRA, stating that it will honor contracts that were already made directly to farmers. More detail on actions taken under the new administration can be found in the IRA Tracker.

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