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Potential Class Action Targets Dental Practice
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Friday, November 2, 2012 | by JAY STAPLETON
A Greenwich lawyer who started his own practice almost two years ago has filed a possible class action lawsuit against a company that operates 350 dental offices across the country.
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Pattern Of Latino Arrests Leads To Settlement
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012 | by CHRISTIAN NOLAN
Federal authorities claim that police officers in East Haven engaged in a pattern of discrimination and abuse toward Latinos. Now, a settlement agreement looks to put an end to the claim before a lawsuit is filed.
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Health Care Unions Accused Of RICO Violations
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Friday, October 19, 2012 | by JAY STAPLETON
For most of the summer, a strike involving 600 union workers at five Connecticut nursing homes grew increasingly nasty, as accusations of retaliatory firings were met with claims of workers intentionally putting patient safety at risk.
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Man's Death In Romania Prompts Federal Lawsuit
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Friday, October 12, 2012 | by CHRISTIAN NOLAN
The day started out promising for Chauncey Hardy, a former Sacred Heart University basketball star who was playing professionally in Romania.
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The Great DOMA Debate: Members Were Divided On Whether CBA Should Join Amicus In Benefits Case
Friday, August 31, 2012 | by JAY STAPLETON
To some members, a vote by the Connecticut Bar Association's Board of Governors last week to join the legal fight for federal benefits for same-sex couples was a not-to-be-missed opportunity to weigh in. To others, it was an unwelcome step into activism.
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CBA Votes To Join DOMA Brief
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 | by JAY STAPLETON
Connecticut Bar Association leaders have voted in favor of joining an amicus brief in support of federal benefits for same-sex couples, a decision that has drawn mixed reactions from CBA members.
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Class Action Defendants Divide And Conquer
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Friday, June 29, 2012 | by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY
In what judges described as an "unprecedented" case centering on who has a constitutional right to sue, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that a Branford resident, in a potential class action, can bring claims against only the title insurance company that allegedly overcharged her and not its two sister companies.
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Brain-Injured Pastor Collects $2.5M After Crash
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