News

Bridgeport Hospital Loses Discrimination Suit as Jury Awards Former Employee $345,000

Robert Storace | May 25, 2018

A Superior Court jury has awarded $345,000 to a woman who said Bridgeport Hospital retaliated against her because she had a mental health illness that required her to take time off from work.

Expert Opinion

Privilege Maintenance: Protecting Law Firm In-House Counsel Communications

Alanna G. Clair and Shari L. Klevens| May 25, 2018

Although the majority of courts who have reviewed this issue have recognized and enforced a privilege shared between law firm attorneys and their in-house counsel, there is some uncertainty nationwide.

Commentary

Excelsior: Fondly Remembering the Late Tom Ullmann

Connecticut Editorial Board| May 25, 2018

The members of the editorial board were shocked and deeply saddened to hear that a beloved member, Thomas J. Ullmann, died in a hiking accident on April 13, 2018, in the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York.

News

Plaintiffs Plot 'Way Around' Supreme Court's Ruling Against Worker Class Actions

Marcia Coyle | May 25, 2018

There may be another way: "non-mutual offensive collateral estoppel." The concept is fairly established in the law, but it has not been used much. And judges and arbitrators have broad discretion whether to apply it in any given case.

News

Harvey Weinstein Arraigned on Rape Charges

Colby Hamilton | May 25, 2018

The former Hollywood producer is facing multiple sexual assault charges connected to two separate incidents.

News

Mitchell & Sheahan Expands, Opens Third Office

Michael Marciano | May 24, 2018

A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. Friday, led by Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe. The new office is located at 246 Post Rd. East, on the second floor.

News

Parkland Families Seek Clearance to Sue Gun Maker, Seller

Catherine Wilson | May 24, 2018

Two families file a lawsuit to clarify they can sue the maker and seller of the AR-15 rifle used in the Parkland school shooting for damages without risking financial ruin.

News

'You Have to Eat': How Working During Law School Hurts Bar Exam Performance

Robert Storace | May 23, 2018

"Preparing for the bar exam needs to be a full-time job," said Justin Dion, director of the Bar Success Program at Western New England University School of Law.

News

DOJ Apologizes for 'Oversight' on Trump Hotel Records Fight

Ellis Kim | May 23, 2018

That “oversight” came after the government attempted to withhold the names and email addresses of various members on President Donald Trump's transition team that were already available online.

News

Manafort Takes Supreme Court's Car-Rental Privacy Ruling for Test Drive

C. Ryan Barber | May 23, 2018

It didn't take long for a U.S. Supreme Court decision this term on privacy rights to emerge in perhaps an unlikely spot: the special counsel’s prosecution of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

News

Connecticut Lawyers Sue Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones for Sandy Hook Families, FBI Agent

Robert Storace | May 23, 2018

The suit names defendants in Texas, Florida, Connecticut and Minnesota. It cites a yearslong campaign of inflammatory statements by Jones, who claims the shooting was a government conspiracy.

News

This Dispute Over a Tweeting Judge Shouldn't Invite the Justices, DOJ Says

Marcia Coyle | May 23, 2018

Noel Francisco, the U.S. solicitor general, told the justices that questions surrounding judges’ use of social media “would benefit from further development in the lower courts” before the Supreme Court takes up a case raising these issues.

News

Trump Cannot Block Twitter Users From His Account, Court Rules

Colby Hamilton | May 23, 2018

U.S. District Judge Naomi Buchwald ruled Wednesday that the @realDonaldTrump Twitter account falls under the U.S. Supreme Court's public forum doctrine.

Introducing Lean Adviser Legal from Law.com

Lean Adviser Legal| May 23, 2018

There's a gap between the way lawyers are trained and the skills required to practice in today's competitive environment. That's where Lean Adviser comes in.

News

DC Circuit Will Soon Livestream Audio of All Oral Arguments

Tony Mauro | May 23, 2018

“This is an important additional step in bringing transparency to our proceedings,” Chief Judge Merrick Garland said in the announcement. The appeals court for the first time since 2001 last year permitted a live audio broadcast.

News

Several States Weigh ABA's Anti-Discrimination Rule

Scott Flaherty | May 22, 2018

With the public's eye trained on harassment and discrimination issues, Arizona and several other states are considering an anti-bias rule for lawyers that predates #MeToo.

News

Only 38 Percent Pass Connecticut Bar Exam as Success Rate Hits 18-Year Low

Robert Storace | May 22, 2018

That's a decline of 12 percentage points from February 2017, when 82 of 163 students, or roughly 50 percent, passed the exam.

News

Defense: Attorney Fee Award in Wage Case Could Mean 'Open Season' for Suits Against Restaurants

Robert Storace | May 21, 2018

Attorneys for Vito's By The Water restaurant said they are leaning toward appealing a Superior Court judge's ruling that states the eatery did not properly pay one of its workers under a law governing wages for employees earning tips.

News

Furniture Delivery Workers' Arbitration Agreement Held Unenforceable

Charles Toutant | May 21, 2018

A federal judge in Newark has rejected attempts by a discount furniture retailer and its delivery contractor to enforce arbitration agreements whose language was deemed ambiguous.

News

Federal Judge Dismisses Suit Claiming Poland Spring's Water Isn't From Spring; State Suits Coming

Robert Storace | May 21, 2018

Poland Spring got a victory of sorts from a Connecticut federal judge who dismissed a class action claiming breach of contract for saying the water comes from a spring. Suits are pending in state court.

News

ABA 'Furiously Working' to Craft Proposal on Lawyers' Mental Health

Ryan Lovelace | May 21, 2018

Ahead of the American Bar Association's annual meeting this summer, an ABA working group is debating a proposed resolution to help lawyers and law firms deal with problems of mental illness and impairment.

News

Justices, Divided, Say Employment Contracts Banning Class Actions Are Lawful

Marcia Coyle | Tony Mauro | May 21, 2018

"The policy may be debatable but the law is clear: Congress has instructed that arbitration agreements like those before us must be enforced as written," Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the majority. In dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg called the decision "egregiously wrong."

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2nd Circuit Judges Dismiss Meriden Police Appeal Claim in Civil Rights Lawsuit

Robert Storace | May 18, 2018

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled it lacks jurisdiction to hear an appeal by Meriden police in a civil rights lawsuit by a man who claimed he was stunned with a Taser during a drug sting.

Podcast

Big Law Leader Shares Struggles with Alcoholism, Challenges for Profession

Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum | May 18, 2018

Steven Wall, managing partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, says this was his turning point: "The cracks were getting bigger and everything else around me was beginning to fail."

News

Connecticut Movers: Celebrations and Awards to Lawyers and Firms

Michael Marciano | May 18, 2018

Attorneys Erin E. Boatman, Irve J. Goldman, and Barbara H. Katz received Commercial Law and Bankruptcy (CLABBY) awards recently from the Connecticut Bar Association, in recognition of their professional achievements.

News

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Expresses Support for New Law Clerk Hiring Plan

Marcia Coyle | May 18, 2018

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spoke favorably of the plan last week during a meeting of the Federal Judges Association in Washington. Justice Elena Kagan said she supports the two-year pilot plan and will "take into account" in her own hiring whether judges and law schools comply with it.

News

No Jane Doe: Attorney Can't Hide Identity in Suit Against Bausch & Lomb, Valeant Pharmaceuticals

Robert Storace | May 17, 2018

Greenberg Traurig New York shareholder Toby Soli and Atlanta shareholder Lori Cohen filed a successful motion to compel the lawyer to reveal her identity in a products liability lawsuit against Bausch & Lomb.

News

Law Grads Jobs Report '17: Connecticut Skewing Negative?

Karen Sloan | Michael Marciano | May 17, 2018

The law class of 2017 overall fared better in the entry-level job market, but national figures obscure the extreme stratification of employment success for grads from individual schools. Our 10 charts break down all the latest hiring data, showing the schools that excelled, and those that lagged behind.

Update

Acting AG Underwood Announces Intent to Sue Purdue Pharma Over Opioids

MP McQueen | May 17, 2018

The statement of intent to sue the Stamford, Connecticut-based maker of OxyContin comes after a September 2017 announcement by a bipartisan coalition of 41 state attorneys general of an investigation into the role of major pharmaceutical companies in the current opioid epidemic.

News

Hartford Lawyer Gets $5M for Bicyclist Whose Leg Was Amputated After Truck Collision

Robert Storace | May 17, 2018

Bloomfield resident Michael Galikas got a $5 million settlement from the insurance carrier of a truck that struck him while biking. Galikas was in an induced coma and had his left leg amputated after the crash.

News

Disclosure of Trump Reimbursement to Cohen May Raise More Legal Questions Than It Answers

Colby Hamilton | May 16, 2018

The payment appears to represent Trump's reimbursement of funds his attorney Michael Cohen paid an adult film actress to keep her from going public about an alleged affair.

News

Supreme Court Justices Don’t Like to Be Nudged Off the Bench

Tony Mauro | May 16, 2018

Thurgood Marshall’s message was clear, and shared by most justices before and since: life-tenured Supreme Court justices don’t like to be told when to retire or move on. If anything, hinting that it is time to go seems to stiffen justices’ resolve to stay. But presidents and others keep trying.

Expert Opinion

Good Things Do Come to Those (Arbitrators) Who Wait

Harry N. Mazadoorian| May 16, 2018

Good news came May 9 for supporters of alternative dispute resolution, when, following passage in the Connecticut House of Representatives on April 26, the Senate passed the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act.

Analysis

Facebook’s Blockchain Bet Could Place It in the Data Decentralization Debate

Ian Lopez | May 16, 2018

Oft-considered an avenue for individuals to attain greater control over their digital information, blockchain could be leveraged by Facebook Inc. to change its status as "gatekeeper" for user data.

News

Connecticut Environmental Groups File Federal Lawsuit to Stop 'Energy Sweeps'

Robert Storace | May 15, 2018

Environmental groups have filed suit to stop the state from shifting $175 million from three efficiency and clean energy programs to the state's general fund.

News

Mueller Is Not Out of Bounds, DC Judge Says in Upholding Manafort Charges

C. Ryan Barber | May 15, 2018

"The case did not arise in a vacuum, and the special counsel did not create his own job description," U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson wrote in a ruling that upheld the criminal charges against Paul Manafort, the former Donald Trump campaign chairman.

Expert Opinion

State-by-State Changes in Litigation Financing Worthy of Exploration

Mark Dubois| May 15, 2018

A friend of mine, who until recently was in the medical marijuana business, tells me there is a daily newsletter he and his colleagues all subscribe…

News

Hartford Hospital Sued for Removing Healthy Prostate in Botched Cancer Diagnosis

Robert Storace | May 15, 2018

The lawsuit includes claims for personal injury, financial loss and loss of consortium.

Commentary

State Legislature Finally Passes Revised Uniform Arbitration Act

Connecticut Editorial Board| May 15, 2018

With the increasing use of arbitration as a means of resolving disputes throughout the state and at the federal level, this is a positive step toward revising and modernizing arbitration procedures.

News

Not So Fast: Hanover Insurance Co. Beats Back 'Unripe' Workers' Comp Claim in Federal Court

Robert Storace | May 14, 2018

U.S. District Judge Vanessa Bryant of the District of Connecticut dismissed the case by a man who allegedly failed to file the prerequisite Form 75 to collect workers' compensation benefits.

News

Answering Critics, Avenatti Says Slaying Goliaths Is His Business Model

Colby Hamilton | May 14, 2018

The California-based commercial litigation attorney and his own practice have racked up over $1 billion in verdicts in cases against some of the biggest companies and law firms out there. "I stand by the legal work we've done, and the results we've attained," he said.

News

Top Law Schools Ask Firms to Disclose Summer Associate Arbitration Agreements

Meghan Tribe | May 14, 2018

Yale Law School and 13 other top law schools are issuing a survey to law firms asking them to disclose whether or not they require summer associates to submit to forced arbitration agreements and related nondisclosure deals.

News

This Undocumented Immigrant Just Graduated Law School. Now She Wants to Change Who Can Practice Law

Robert Storace | May 14, 2018

Quinnipiac University School of Law graduate Denia Perez spoke at a public hearing Monday supporting amending the Connecticut Practice Book to allow DACA beneficiaries to practice law in Connecticut.

News

US Supreme Court, Divided, Buys Into Wider Legalized Sports Betting

Tony Mauro | May 14, 2018

The justices in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association found the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act infringed on state sovereignty. The decision could transform sports and sports gambling from coast to coast.

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Connecticut Movers: Pros Celebrate New Affiliations

Michael Marciano | May 11, 2018

Nicole S. Mulé of Hartford's Robinson & Cole has joined the board of directors of the not-for-profit Hartford Marathon Foundation.

News

Newington Man Secures $105,000 Workers' Comp Settlement Following Fall

Robert Storace | May 11, 2018

Tajinder Sehmi was forced to leave his job as a deliveryman after he slipped and fell on wet stairs. This week his attorney secured a $105,000 workers' compensation settlement.

News

6 Cases We're Watching From the Supreme Court's Latest Conference

Marcia Coyle | May 11, 2018

A "spoofing" challenge under Dodd-Frank. GM fights a damages-only retrial. Guns are back. These are some of the cases and issues we're watching for any action at the Supreme Court from its latest conference.

Profile

Litigators of the Week: A Compassionate—But Effective—Product Liability Defense

Robert Storace | May 11, 2018

When Boehringer Ingelheim was hit with a new wave of suits over its blood thinner Pradaxa, it changed course and decided to fight, tapping Covington & Burling's Phyllis Jones and Butler Snow's Rod Richmond Sr.

News

AT&T's Top In-House Lobbyist, Entangled in Michael Cohen Payment, Retires

C. Ryan Barber | May 11, 2018

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said Friday that hiring Trump lawyer Michael Cohen was a “big mistake.” Bob Quinn, vice president for external and legislative affairs and a former Mayer Brown lawyer, retired amid the scrutiny of the company's $600,000 payment.

News

Estate of Grandmother, 86, Killed in Crash Settles for $230,000

Robert Storace | May 10, 2018

The estate of Geraldine Rozgonyi has settled a wrongful-death lawsuit stemming from a 2017 car crash in Milford for $230,000.

News

Michael Cohen Referral Was Top 10 Lobbying Client of Squire Patton Boggs This Year

Ryan Lovelace | May 10, 2018

Whatever Squire Patton Boggs expected from its association with Michael Cohen, it's gotten more than it bargained for.

News

Giuliani Resigns From Greenberg Traurig for 'All-Consuming' Trump Role

Christine Simmons | May 10, 2018

After taking an unusual unpaid leave from the firm to represent the president, Rudy Giuliani and Greenberg Traurig have fully parted ways.

News

Connecticut Firms Not Weeding Out Marijuana Practices, Despite Legislative Setback

Robert Storace | May 09, 2018

Seeing an opportunity for more business, Brown Paindiris & Scott is pressing forward with its marijuana law division.

News

Read the NBC Universal Legal Department’s Report on Sexual Misconduct at the Network

Kristen Rasmussen | May 09, 2018

On Wednesday, the NBC Universal legal team, led by the network's GC, released its report, which was spurred by claims from several women that Matt Lauer had acted inappropriately with female colleagues.

News

Sandy Hook Families Plan to Appeal Newtown Immunity Ruling

Robert Storace | May 08, 2018

Donald Papcsy, attorney for the families of victims Jesse Lewis and Noah Pozner, told the Connecticut Law Tribune he believes he has a strong case on appeal, based on exemptions to governmental immunity.

News

Judge: Town, School Immune From Sandy Hook Shooting Claims

Michael Marciano | May 08, 2018

"Emergencies, by their very nature, are sudden and often rapidly evolving events, and a response can never be one hundred percent scripted and directed," wrote Judge Robin Wilson.

News

#MeToo Movement Catches Up to Lawyers Accused of Violence Against Women

Robert Storace | May 08, 2018

There's a gulf between what advocates want and what really happens to lawyers accused of domestic violence and misdemeanor assault.

Analysis

Rule 2.3: Tips on Sharing Client Evaluations With Third Parties

Alanna G. Clair and Shari L. Klevens| May 08, 2018

Providing a third party with an evaluation of a client raises a number of unique ethical and practical considerations; however, reviewing the rules can help attorneys best address these issues with their clients and provide ethical and effective representation.

News

Carnegie Fellowship to Support Yale Law Professor's Prison Studies

Michael Marciano | May 08, 2018

Judith Resnik is among 31 recipients of the two-year grant researching and writing about pressing contemporary issues.

News

Former MassMutual Employee Sues Company Claiming Retaliation Over Use of FMLA

Robert Storace | May 07, 2018

Tina Marie White claims Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. retaliated every time she took a company-approved leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act. She is seeking punitive damages.

News

With Conviction Vacated, What's Next for Michael Skakel?

Robert Storace | May 07, 2018

A decision on whether to retry Kennedy nephew Michael Skakel in the murder of his 15-year-old neighbor in 1975 is now in the state's hands, after the high court vacated Skakel's murder conviction late May 4.

Commentary

For Kennedy Cousin Skakel, a Gold-Plated Standard for Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Jenna Greene | May 07, 2018

As the saying goes, if your lawyer has a pulse, it’s not ineffective assistance of counsel. Unless you’re Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, who just had his conviction for murdering Martha Moxley in 1975 overturned.

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Wells Fargo Settles Securities Class Actions Over Fake Accounts for $480M

Ben Hancock | May 04, 2018

It's the largest payment the bank has agreed to make so far since the scandal broke in 2016. But Wells Fargo is not out of the woods yet.

News

Court Vacates Murder Conviction of Kennedy Nephew Michael Skakel

Robert Storace | May 04, 2018

The divided court ordered a new trial in the case that garnered national and international attention.

Expert Opinion

Comments on Separation of Powers From Middletown Bar's Law Day 2018

Mark L. Dubois| May 04, 2018

If the ideals embodied in our state and federal constitutions are to continue to make us a strong and vibrant country, it’s all our duty to speak out and protect them when we see them under attack.

News

Meet Richard Robinson, Connecticut’s New Chief Justice

Robert Storace | May 04, 2018

Stamford native Richard Robinson, who has enjoyed a long legal career, is known for firing a barrage of questions at attorneys appearing before him.

News

Liberal Lobbying Group Pushes Sharper Focus on Judicial Nominations

C. Ryan Barber | May 04, 2018

“There isn’t a political fire on the left when it comes to judicial nominations," says Elliot Williams of the progressive lobbying shop The Raben Group. The firm registered to advocate for the Committee for a Fair Judiciary.

News

Can Attorney Dwight Merriam Make a Comeback After Arrest? The Consensus Is Yes

Robert Storace | May 03, 2018

Arrested for domestic assault, attorney Dwight Merriam has agreed to take a leave of absence from the mega law firm of Robinson & Cole. Many believe he will not have a hard time returning to law.

News

Second Conviction of Ex-Securities Trader Tossed by Second Circuit

Colby Hamilton | May 03, 2018

The panel said the district court was wrong to allow a bond buyer's testimony that Jesse Litvak was operating as an agent, when he was not.

News

Equifax Judge Warns Lawyers to Limit Record-Sealing Requests

R. Robin McDonald | May 03, 2018

U.S. District Chief Judge Thomas Thrash issued a 34-page protective order in the Equifax data breach multidistrict litigation but warned lawyers and their clients that they should treat documents filed in the case as "presumptively public" and use their "best efforts" to limit confidential filings.

News

What Campaign Finance Lawyers Are Saying About Giuliani's Stormy Comments

C. Ryan Barber | May 03, 2018

"They funneled through a law firm, and the president repaid it," Giuliani told Hannity last night, setting off a storm of debate over the $130,000 payment. We've rounded up some observations from campaign finance lawyers.

News

In Home Foundation Collapse Litigation, Federal Judge Certifies Thorny Insurance Question to Conn. High Court

Jason Grant | May 03, 2018

"In light of the frequency with which the collapse issue has recurred,” Judge Stefan Underhill wrote, “I now conclude that certification would save time, energy, and resources ’by enabling the state’s highest court to provide a ‘conclusive’ interpretation of ‘substantial impairment of structural integrity.’”

News

Robinson & Cole Partner Charged With Domestic Violence

Robert Storace | May 03, 2018

Attorney Dwight Merriam, a mainstay at Robinson+Cole since the 1970s, was arrested at his home following an altercation with his fiancee.

News

Hartford Lawyer Seeks Directed Verdict Or Mistrial In Asbestos Case

Robert Storace | May 02, 2018

Attorney Morris Borea is asking a New York court for a mistrial or directed verdict for the defense.

News

CT Drug Rehab Center Pays $1.3M for Fraudulent Claims

Robert Storace | May 02, 2018

New Era Rehabilitation Center agreed to settle allegations it fraudulently billed Medicaid for services to patients fighting methadone addiction.

News

Yale Law Students Take Sessions to Court Over Flouted Guidance

Michael Marciano | May 02, 2018

Alisa Tiwari, a participant in Yale's San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project, said she first became interested in taking court action after reading last December that the U.S. Department of Justice, under Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ direction, had repealed guidance calling for more compassionate and less stringent treatment of poor, young and disabled Americans, as well as people of color.

News

Liberty Mutual's Counsel Inadvertently Copies Opposing Side on 'Distasteful' Email

Robert Storace | May 01, 2018

Isabel Del Vecchio said she was floored when her professional ethics were questioned by a fellow attorney. Emails detailed the alleged unprofessional behavior.

News

Foreclosed Stratford Woman Alleges Court Denied Equal Access

Robert Storace | April 30, 2018

Margarette Charles is seeking an emergency injunction. She claims in a federal lawsuit that Norwalk Deputy Chief Clerk Edmond O'Garro's actions could cause her to lose her home.

News

Class Action Targets Electric Company Over Telemarketing Calls

Robert Storace | April 30, 2018

A class action suit filed by a Pennsylvania resident seeks damages from Discount Power Inc.

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Is Companionship Worth $4.5M? Connecticut Supreme Court to Consider 'Loss of Consortium' Claim

Robert Storace | April 27, 2018

The Connecticut Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next week in an appeal by Hartford Hospital related to a medical malpractice verdict. The hospital claims the $4.5 million a jury awarded a widow for loss of consortium was excessive.

Commentary

Viewpoint: Connecticut's Gun Seizure Law Can Serve as National Model

Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board| April 27, 2018

Connecticut was the first state in the nation to pass a law to allow police to obtain a court order to seize guns from anyone who presents an imminent risk of harming himself or someone else.

News

Judge Scraps Manafort Suit Seeking to Restrain Robert Mueller

C. Ryan Barber | April 27, 2018

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington, turning down Paul Manafort's civil suit against Robert Mueller, declined to reach the merits of the legitimacy of his appointment order leading the Russia investigation.

News

Connecticut Firms Tap Years of Experience in Making Their Latest Moves

Michael Marciano | April 27, 2018

Thomas D. Colin has rejoined the Greenwich law firm he co-founded after retiring as a Superior Court judge.

Age Discrimination Law Protects Applicants, Not Just Employees: US Appeals Court

Erin Mulvaney | April 26, 2018

Dale Kleber's lawsuit in Illinois tested the scope of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Kleber, a lawyer, sued CareFusion Corp. after he was rejected for an in-house counsel post. The Seventh Circuit on Thursday revived his claims.

Best Practices

As Medical Technologies Reduce Errors, Malpractice Attorneys Must Stay Informed

Shaun Patrick Willis| April 26, 2018

It is imperative that we not only understand the elements necessary to prosecute or defend a claim of medical malpractice, but that we are also able to identify and apply the specific facts of a case to those elements, proving that each one exists.

News

Cosby Lawyer Vows 'Fight Is Not Over' After Guilty Verdict

Lizzy McLellan | April 26, 2018

Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele nodded toward the #MeToo movement after the sexual assault verdict, saying there's now "remarkable awareness of how these crimes have been covered up and papered over" in the past.

Expert Opinion

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Withdrawing Representation

Alanna G. Clair and Shari L. Klevens| April 26, 2018

Terminating an attorney-client relationship is not an easy decision nor one that can be taken lightly.

News

Paid for Sleeping? US Department of Labor Overtime Suit Factors in Workers' Overnight Stints

Robert Storace | April 25, 2018

The U.S. Department of Labor is suing New London-based Care At Home LLC for allegedly not paying overtime to employees who sometimes worked more than 100 hours per week.

News

8 Questions From the Justices That Put Trump's Travel Ban to Test

Marcia Coyle | April 25, 2018

Here are eight questions posed during the argument. By the end, there appeared to be a majority that could favor the Trump administration.

News

Skadden’s Pat Fitzgerald Representing ‘Best Friend’ Jim Comey

Roy Strom | April 25, 2018

A pair who became best buddies at the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan have officially reunited as a lawyer-client combo.

News

Trump's Statements on Travel Ban Dominate Supreme Court Arguments

Marcia Coyle | April 25, 2018

"The president could have distanced himself [from his statements and tweets] but instead embraced them," Hogan Lovells partner Neal Katyal, arguing for Hawaii, told the justices Wednesday.

News

Domino's Deliveryman Who Had 400 Pounds of Cheese Fall on Him Gets $180,000

Robert Storace | April 24, 2018

Mohammed Hassan injured his left ankle, left knee and back after a hand truck with about 400 pounds of cheese fell on him. He settled his workers' compensation claim for $180,000.

News

North Haven Man Who Broke Jaw in Car Wreck Settles Suit for $425,000

Robert Storace | April 24, 2018

Student Kevin Lennon Jr.'s remarkable recovery from his 2015 car crash was an obstacle his lawyer had to overcome in negotiating a $425,000 settlement on his behalf.

Expert Opinion

ADR, Meet EDR: An Emerging New Model for Resolving Medical Malpractice Claims

Harry N. Mazadoorian| April 24, 2018

Finding more effective ways to address and resolve medical malpractice claims has dogged the legal and medical community for decades.

Despite Anxiety-Inducing Trends, Am Law 100 Rose to the Challenge in 2017

Roy Strom | April 24, 2018

Last year was one of the best in recent memory for the financial fortunes of the Am Law 100, but few firms are able to rest easily given concerns about the industry's long-term outlook.

Analysis

The 2018 Am Law 100

Gina Passarella Cipriani | April 24, 2018

The country's largest law firms thumbed their proverbial noses at tough market conditions, posting some of the most significant gains since the Great Recession.