The Crime Report

DECEMBER 30, 2021

1, 2022, protecting the company and the Sacklers from litigation while also ordering Purdue, the Sacklers, the states and other parties to negotiate a new settlement, reports the Associated Press. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain has granted Purdue’s request to extend an injunction until Feb.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 25, 2023

CNN ] * Forget government and academia, former Supreme Court clerks are making bank in litigation finance. Bloomberg Law News ] * Former Connecticut senate attorney heads to prison. [ Because Harlan Crow should have to buy vacations for other people too. CT Insider ] The post Morning Docket: 10.25.23

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Law 360

MARCH 8, 2024

A former Connecticut mayor, current and ex-partners at Halloran & Sage LLP, and the lieutenant governor's general counsel are among those who promised lawmakers Friday that they would not come down with a case of "robe-itis" — a term used to describe an unprofessional temperament toward litigants and courthouse staff — if confirmed to the state bench, (..)

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LegalReader

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Humiliation can be linked to the feeling of losing your job, clearing out your desk, and being told that you’re no longer welcome at the company.

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Litigation Litigating Lawyer Lawyers 105

The Crime Report

AUGUST 17, 2021

The Connecticut-based business faces a lengthy confirmation hearing to secure approval from the federal bankruptcy court of its restructuring plan and settlement with individuals, states, municipalities, hospitals and others.

Court Reporting 98

Court Reporting Court Reporter Litigation Litigating 98

LegalReader

JUNE 23, 2022

Hefty bags are not actually recyclable, according to Connecticut's AG.

Litigation 59

Litigation Litigating 59

CourtTechBulletin

DECEMBER 16, 2021

We were curious as to the status of online court help to the self-represented litigants as a good 2021 year-end wrapup article for the CTB? One can register as a self-represented party for the Connecticut Judicial Branch E-Services at: [link] Connecticut also provides "Court Services Centers" in all their Superior Courthouses.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Agreeing that the company made "express misrepresentations" to a competitor, Connecticut's highest court upheld a $1 million unfair trade practices judgment Friday against a home health care organization that joined an industry lawsuit against a new state billing system, only to implement it and siphon clients away from its litigation ally.

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Hoban Law Group

MAY 10, 2021

This was the day New Leaf Data Services, LLC filed a federal complaint in the District of Connecticut against PanXchange, Inc. markets and has not developed a substantial body of litigation. That brings us back to New Leaf Data Services vs. PanXchange, a litigation perfect storm. Remember this date: February 12th, 2020.

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Litigating Litigation Court Legal 137

Law 360

MAY 17, 2024

Pointing to a 2004 arbitration agreement and criticizing its ex-CEO's compensation, Frontier Communications has asked a Connecticut state court judge to hang up on a call by Leonard Tow to litigate a $17 million demand for reimbursements on life insurance policies.

Litigation 52

Litigation Litigating Court 52

Law 360

JANUARY 29, 2025

A Connecticut businessman accused of raiding a mortgage servicer's business accounts to start a competing firm says the company defamed him in a counterclaim in state court lodged on the same day the company sought a default judgment in the litigation over a soured partnership.

Litigation 52

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Law 360

OCTOBER 1, 2024

A former Connecticut utility CEO has dropped some attorney fee claims against his onetime employer following a jury conviction for stealing public funds, telling a federal judge on Tuesday to focus on a bid for fees should prosecutors choose to litigate a second indictment.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 4, 2022

Several states, including Connecticut, California, District of Columbia , Massachusetts , and Nevada, have adopted or incorporated the Code in their statutes or regulations. (We blogged about the Alert here ). Another reason drug manufacturers may want to update their marketing policies are the numerous state requirements tied to the Code.

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Law 360

AUGUST 3, 2023

National civil litigation firm Goldberg Segalla LLP has continued its recent growth in its Hartford, Connecticut, office with a third hire in the last month.

Litigation 52

Litigation Litigating 52

Law 360

AUGUST 2, 2023

A federal judge has officially dismissed a Connecticut-based lawsuit against a General Electric financing arm after the company agreed to accept service in the Republic of Angola and to waive several defenses that might have otherwise blocked claims against its alleged conduct in a power project there.

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Law 360

APRIL 9, 2024

million litigation placeholder to ensure money is available to pay any future judgment in favor of its former CEO Leonard Tow in a feud over company-funded life insurance payments, a Connecticut Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday. Frontier Communications must pay a $21.8

Litigation 52

Litigation Litigating Court 52

Law 360

JULY 13, 2023

A cosmetics company has dropped a Connecticut malpractice lawsuit that questioned White & Case LLP's moves during a corporate control matter, ending a dispute that drew another firm, Latham & Watkins LLP, into the fray as privilege matters arose during the long-running litigation.

Litigation 52

Litigation Litigating 52

Law 360

JANUARY 8, 2024

Teva and a group of institutional investors told a Connecticut federal court on Monday that they've agreed to end the shareholders' litigation seeking damages over the pharmaceutical giant's role in America's opioid epidemic, which resulted in a $4.25 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits against the company.

Litigation 52

Litigation Litigating Court 52

Law 360

MARCH 28, 2024

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, which owns and operates the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut, did not meet a key burden when suing its insurer for more than $76 million in losses tied to the COVID-19 pandemic, the state's intermediate-level appeals court ruled Thursday in declining to revive the litigation.

Court Rules 52

Court Rules Litigation Litigating Court 52

Law 360

JANUARY 24, 2024

A Connecticut state court judge has awarded five law firms nearly $3.2 million in legal fees and close to $215,000 in costs after attorneys spent nearly a decade litigating a $6.75 million securities fraud case across several federal and state trial and appellate court dockets on behalf of an investment banking firm.

Law Firm 52

Law Firm Law Firms Litigation Litigating 52

LegalReader

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Let your harassers know that you find their actions offensive so there will be no talk you encouraged such behavior. .

Lawyers 59

Lawyers Lawyer Litigation Litigating 59

Gravel2Gavel

MARCH 31, 2021

On March 22, 2021, the Supreme Court rejected a petition to review a Presidential decision to invoke the Antiquities Act of 1906 to designate as a monument “an area of submerged land about the size of Connecticut” in the Atlantic Ocean.

Court 59

Court Litigation Litigating Legal 59

LegalReader

MAY 19, 2021

A federal judge said that the settlement terms were not fair to prisoners who may have other grievances.

Litigation 59

Litigation Litigating Court 59

Connor Reporting

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Whether your complex case is in the area of bankruptcy, intellectual property, antitrust, construction defect, class action, international trade, business litigation or any other area of complex litigation — there are key tools that can set your case up for success. View the Full Course Calendar of Our Award-Winning CLEs!

Calendaring 52

Calendaring Litigation Litigating Construction 52

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 23, 2018

Climate change nuisance litigation is entering a new and dynamic phase. The decisions on these motions could influence pending and future litigation in the same vein – lawsuits seeking damages, compensation or abatement funds to alleviate the costs borne by local governments to adapt to climate change impacts. By Michael Burger.

Litigation 52

Litigation Litigating Tort Cause of Action 52

LawSites

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Connecticut . Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut will use a $150,593 grant to create a cloud-based pro bono portal. It is a free service that allows self-represented litigants, lawyers and self-help programs to create, e-file and share via email high-quality online forms.

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Legal Services Legal Legal Technology 124

Constitutional Law Reporter

MAY 14, 2024

Petitioners Neal Bissonnette and Tyler Wojnarowski owned the rights to distribute Flowers products in certain parts of Connecticut. All this “complexity and uncertainty” would “‘breed[] litigation from a statute that seeks to avoid it.’” Facts of the Case Respondent Flowers Foods, Inc.

Contract 52

Contract Court Construction Constitutional Law 52

Trademark & Copyright Law

APRIL 24, 2020

For decades, a trademark owner’s chances of recovering an infringer’s profits in litigation varied depending on where the case was pending. Since Fossil did not act willfully, the District Court for the District of Connecticut refused to award Romag the profits that Fossil had earned as a result of the trademark infringement.

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Statute Manufacturing Court Litigating 52

Conflict of Laws

MAY 17, 2023

A clause may be deemed unreasonable when enforcement would result in duplicative litigation, when the plaintiff cannot obtain relief in the chosen forum, when the plaintiff was never provided with notice of the clause, or when the chosen forum lacks any relationship to the parties. Between 2010 and 2020, they enforced them in 79% of cases.

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LexBlog

AUGUST 9, 2019

Connecticut. “Still Revolutionary, Full of Surprises” For such a small state, Connecticut has the highest average salary across the United States. The average salary for a paralegal in Connecticut is $62,760.00. Paralegal salaries for all states are presented at the end of this article. California.

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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. One challenge in litigation could be based on standing. However, CCSU is limiting access to such support to “members of minority and other protected groups.”

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 25, 2021

Among other things, CAIR explained, it litigates challenges to the constitutionality of the federal terrorist watchlist system – which, CAIR contended, “relies heavily on associations and affiliations in its operations” and therefore “imposes a severe burden on protected First Amendment activity.” Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Rep.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. On November 23, GM announced that it was withdrawing from the litigation. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati.

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Court Government Litigation Litigating 59

LegalReader

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

AG sues Juul, alleging it could be marketing to children.

Litigation 98

Litigation Litigating Attorney 98

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 6, 2017

Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. Second Circuit Rejected Challenges to Connecticut Renewable Energy Programs. CLIMATE LITIGATION CHART.

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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. All other defendants except one settled with the FTC long ago.). LeadClick’s Defense Under the FTC Act.

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Statute Contract Litigation Litigating 40

LawSites

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Connecticut . Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut will use a $150,593 grant to create a cloud-based pro bono portal. It is a free service that allows self-represented litigants, lawyers and self-help programs to create, e-file and share via email high-quality online forms.

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