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Yale Law Scholar and Other Progressives Propose Reshaping SCOTUS

Marcia Coyle | October 17, 2018

Court balancing. Term limits. And more. What follows is a quick look at four proposals—from progressives—to change the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Costco Trip Ended in Permanent Brain Damage, According to Lawsuit in Connecticut

Robert Storace | October 17, 2018

Peter Aurigemma Jr. suffered serious injuries, including brain damage, at a Connecticut Costco in 2016, according to his complaint.

Amid Boycott, Saudi Arabian Conference Draws in Global Arbitration Lawyers

Dan Packel | October 16, 2018

As "Davos in the Desert" dries up due to the controversy surrounding Jamal Khashoggi, international arbitration lawyers from around the world were scheduled to rub elbows with Saudi leadership at another conference down the road.

Commentary

Why Are Women Lousy Negotiators? Hint: They Don't Lie Enough

Vivia Chen | October 16, 2018

Men are outgunning women at the negotiation game. And that negative repercussion carries over to what women earn, contributing to that gender gap in pay.

Jones Day Again Tops Trump Campaign's Legal Billing, New FEC Filings Show

C. Ryan Barber | October 15, 2018

After Jones Day, the highest-paid firm identified in Monday’s filing was one that had not previously appeared in Trump's campaign finance reports: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo.

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Meet the Former Kirkland Partner Under Consideration to Be the Next White House Counsel

Ryan Lovelace | October 15, 2018

Pat Cipollone is a litigator at Stein Mitchell Cipollone Beato & Missner and a former partner at Kirkland & Ellis in Washington.

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Horror at Hotchkiss: New Lawsuit Adds to Allegations of Sex Abuse at Prestigious School

Robert Storace | October 15, 2018

The prominent Hotchkiss School has been hit with another sex assault suit. This one is the second against former English teacher Roy G. Smith Jr. The school was the subject of a report released by a prominent law firm that claimed there was a pattern of sex abuse at the school going back decades.

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Watching the 'Bandwagon Effect' for Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training

Erin Mulvaney | October 15, 2018

“Other states and jurisdictions will see the lead that California and New York have taken. There is sometimes a bandwagon effect," one labor and employment partner in New York says.

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A Conservative Chief Justice With a Libertarian Streak: Francis McDonald Remembered

Robert Storace | October 12, 2018

Francis McDonald was a justice and chief justice on the Connecticut Supreme Court for a short period of time, but he had a strong impact on the institution, many believe.

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Woman Seriously Injured by Police Cadet Vehicle Wins 6-Figure Arbitration Award

Robert Storace | October 12, 2018

An arbitrator awarded Tracy Michaud almost $200,000 this week to compensate for injuries she sustained after the car she was driving was rear-ended by another motor vehicle in Hartford three years ago.

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One Big Law Attorney’s Journey with Depression, One Firm’s Response to the Profession’s Problem

Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum | October 12, 2018

A Baker Hostetler lawyer discusses her depression, and Latham & Watkins' COO talks about what her firm is doing to dispel the stigma of mental health challenges.

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Palm Beach Condo-Hotel Tied to $40 Million EB-5 Fraud, Conn. Grand Jury Indictment, Heads to Auction

Lidia Dinkova| October 12, 2018

An affiliate of New York-based Related Cos. is the stalking horse bidder proposing $32 million for the luxury island property.

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Treat for Legal Buffs: Insights Into Russia Investigation With Daly, O'Connor

Michael Marciano | October 12, 2018

The University of St. Joseph will host former U.S. attorneys Deirdre Daly and Kevin O'Connor for a discussion of the special counsel investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Examining How We Measure Excellence

Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board| October 12, 2018

Measuring professional success by cash flow is deeply suspect. Let’s hope we never see medical doctors or college professors ranked by take-home pay!

Expert Opinion

Screening Clients Will Help You Avoid Troubles Down the Road

Shari L. Klevens and Alanna G. Clair| October 12, 2018

Here are some ways lawyers can decide whether to listen to that little voice saying that a new representation may not be worth the risk.

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Ethics Allegations Against Brett Kavanaugh Face Hurdles

Marcia Coyle | October 11, 2018

Judicial ethics scholars disagree over procedurally how the complaints against the now-Supreme Court justice will be resolved.

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Insurance Litigation Balloons in Insurer-Friendly Federal Courts, Report Finds

Greg Land | October 11, 2018

A new report found major increases in homeowner, automobile and most other types of insurance disputes filed in federal court, where insurers are significantly more likely to prevail over claimants.

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Former Bridgeport Attorney Charged With Stealing From Client in Bankruptcy

Robert Storace | October 11, 2018

Authorities this week arrested former Bridgeport attorney Alfred Cali in New Jersey, where he currently lives, over his alleged involvement with stealing client funds in Connecticut. Cali was charged with one count of second-degree larceny, a felony, and faces up to 10 years in prison.

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Aetna Settles With States Over HIV, AFib Privacy Breaches

Kristen Rasmussen| October 11, 2018

As part of the agreement, the insurance giant will pay the state a $365,000-plus civil penalty.

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This Connecticut Attorney Stole $169,000 From Clients Under the Court's Protection

Robert Storace | October 11, 2018

Former Bristol attorney and councilwoman Jodi Zils Gagne pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of mail fraud in connection to a scheme to defraud several individuals she had represented as a court-appointed conservator.

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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Support: Are Staff Being Left Out?

Erin Hichman| October 11, 2018

While law firm staff are a part of the same “toxic” environment as attorneys, mental health and substance abuse support and resources available to them are not.

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Trump Names 13 More Nominees for the Federal Bench

Ellis Kim | October 10, 2018

The picks include a number of current judges and Big Law partners.

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New Haven Firm Holds Tailgate Party for Charity at Yale Bowl

Michael Marciano | October 10, 2018

Berchem Moses sponsored the pregame event for the 10th consecutive year to support the Walter Camp Football Foundation and benefit the Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center Homeless Program and the Cardinal Shehan Center’s youth programs.

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Justice Department OKs CVS Health, Aetna $69B Merger Subject to Aetna Selling Its Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan

Robert Storace | October 10, 2018

The $69 billion pending merger between CVS and Aetna will move forward after the health insurance giant divests its Medicare Part D prescription drug plan businesses for individuals. The Department of Justice made the announcement Wednesday.

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Kavanaugh and Alito Question ACLU's Challenge to Immigration Policy

Marcia Coyle | October 10, 2018

Kavanaugh, appearing for his second day of arguments as a justice, asked whether the Supreme Court "should be superimposing a time limit into the statute when Congress, at least as I read it, did not itself do so.”

Commentary

Will You Report Sexual Harassment or Bullying? Be Honest.

Vivia Chen | October 10, 2018

A notable percentage of female lawyers experience harassment and bullying, yet the vast majority of them never report it, a recent study finds.

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No Reversal After Judge Instructs Jury to Undo $0 Award in Sex Harassment Suit

Robert Storace | October 10, 2018

A dental practice accused of allowing a male employee to sexually harass two women has lost its appeal in the Connecticut Appellate Court on monetary damages in the case, which will not be appealed to the Connecticut Supreme Court.

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Connecticut Bar Takes Lead on Diversity Summit for Law Firms, Other Businesses

Robert Storace | October 09, 2018

More than 150 people are expected to attend the Connecticut Bar Association's diversity and inclusion summit on Oct. 24 at the Quinnipiac University School of Law.

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Connecticut Movers: New Hires and Appointments

Michael Marciano | October 09, 2018

Halloran Sage has hired partner Douglas Steinmetz and associate Scott Williams in the firm's Westport and Hartford offices, respectively.

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How an Employee's Secret Recordings Put Company at Center of Trade Secrets Theft Case

Robert Storace | October 09, 2018

According to a lawsuit filed in federal court Friday, Steven Bongiovanni stole confidential information from Graham Capital Management. The company is suing to get the information back.

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Women-Owned Law Firms Surge Amid Gender Disparity in the Profession

Angela Morris| October 09, 2018

By founding their own firms, women are crafting new game rules that provide for fair compensation, equal promotions, full inclusion and better career development opportunities.

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Embattled Kavanaugh, Now Justice, Takes Bench With 'No Bitterness'

Marcia Coyle | October 08, 2018

Introducing Brett Kavanaugh, now justice, President Donald Trump slammed the sexual misconduct claims that roiled the nominee's confirmation proceedings. Kavanaugh said Monday at the White House: "That process is over. My focus now is to be the best justice I can be."

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Covington, Shipman & Goodwin Prevail in Another Defense of Pradaxa

Robert Storace | October 08, 2018

For the third time this year, Connecticut-based drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim has prevailed in a trial related to the safety of blood thinner Pradaxa.

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Kavanaugh's Supreme Court Clerk Hires in Perspective

Tony Mauro | October 08, 2018

Kavanaugh told us that increasing diversity among clerks requires outreach. “A big part of it is demystifying the process, having a conversation about how it works, and encouraging the students to apply,” he said last year.

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Retired Judge Holzberg Investigating Sex Abuse Claims in Bridgeport Diocese

Robert Storace | October 08, 2018

Partner Robert Holzberg will lead the investigation, which will go back decades.

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Data Snapshot: Is Big Law Boosting Its Pro Bono?

Nicholas Bruch, Director, ALM Intelligence | Ben Hancock | October 08, 2018

Attorneys at the nation's largest law firms gave more of their time to pro bono matters than ever. Jenner & Block led the way.

Meet Justice Kavanaugh's Four Female SCOTUS Law Clerks

Marcia Coyle | October 07, 2018

"I’ll be the first justice in the history of the Supreme Court to have a group of all women law clerks. That is who I am. That is who I was," Brett Kavanaugh said on Sept. 27, testifying after the emergence of sexual misconduct allegations.

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Justice Kavanaugh May Find Rough Start With New Colleagues

Tony Mauro | October 07, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh will arrive at the U.S. Supreme Court this week following a contentious confirmation, where his credibility and neutrality were questioned. How will the justices receive their newest associate? We look back at the reception of Justice Clarence Thomas.

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Kavanaugh Takes Oath, Prepares to Sit Tuesday

Tony Mauro | October 06, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh could be sitting Tuesday when the court resumes oral arguments in the second week of the new term.

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Brett Kavanaugh, Neutrality Questioned, Ascends to Supreme Court

Marcia Coyle | October 06, 2018

Trump's second U.S. Supreme Court appointment, confirmed Saturday in razor-thin 50-48 vote, secures a solid conservative majority. But questions of partisanship and credibility will follow Kavanaugh as he takes the bench.

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Ethics Complaints Against Kavanaugh Forwarded to SCOTUS: Report

Tony Mauro | October 06, 2018

On Saturday, Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a statement that seemed to foreclose any action by the D.C. Circuit on misconduct complaints. The Washington Post said Henderson forwarded complaints to the Supreme Court, which could refer them to another circuit.

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Brett Who? Here's What You Missed During the Kavanaugh Confirmation Fight

Ryan Lovelace | October 05, 2018

From a clique of elite firms banding together to improve legal technology, to fresh tales of law firm success and failure, the Washington Wrap presents the week's other legal news.

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Heavyweight Government and Politics Talks Coming to Conn. Universities

Michael Marciano | October 05, 2018

Former Connecticut U.S. attorneys Deirdre Daly and Kevin O'Connor will discuss the special counsel investigation of Russian interference with the 2016 presidential election on Oct. 15 at the University of Saint Joseph.

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Razor-Thin Confirmation Votes Could Be New Normal for SCOTUS

Tony Mauro | October 05, 2018

The expected narrowness of the Kavanaugh vote “reflects the modern polarization of the Congress, and so may be the future of all nominees,” said Tonja Jacobi, a Supreme Court scholar at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.

Podcast

From Federal Judge to Private Practice: Why This Debevoise Partner Left His Ultimate Dream Job

Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones | October 05, 2018

Serving as a federal judge in the Eastern District of New York was “the best job in the world,” says Debevoise partner John Gleeson. So why give it up?

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Discrimination Against Customers Alleged in Liberty Bank Federal Suit

Robert Storace | October 05, 2018

A two-year investigation by the Connecticut Fair Housing Center turned up, what a lawsuit alleges, was blatant racial discrimination in Liberty Bank's lending practices and where its banks are located. The suit seeks monetary damages.

Commentary

Another Path to Safer Gun Legislation

Connecticut Editorial Board| October 05, 2018

We suggest “semi-automatic” guns not be banned, but regulated, just as machine guns and sawed–off shotguns have been for the last 80-plus years.

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Kavanaugh Didn't Help Dispel Image of Justices as 'Junior Varsity Politicians'

Marcia Coyle | October 05, 2018

His conspiratorial tirade last week drew rebukes from the left and the right, undermining the effort of the justices to promote themselves as nonpartisan. Kavanaugh took to the WSJ to promise to be fair and independent.

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Brett Kavanaugh Walks Back His Angry Senate Testimony

Tony Mauro | October 04, 2018

"I might have been too emotional at times. I know that my tone was sharp, and I said a few things I should not have said," the U.S. Supreme Court nominee said in an op-ed published Thursday night at The Wall Street Journal.

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Federal Judge Tosses Rapper 50 Cent's 'In Da Club' Remix Suit, Appeal Expected

Robert Storace | October 04, 2018

Rapper Rick Ross has won a big legal battle with rival rapper 50 Cent. 50 Cent's lawsuit against Ross regarding mixtape music was dismissed. There will be an appeal.

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With Partners Coming Forward, Law Firms Walk Fine Line in Kavanaugh Controversy

Christine Simmons | October 04, 2018

An effort by an Akin Gump practice leader to provide information to the FBI highlights how major law firms are navigating the unusually controversial confirmation fight.

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Prisoners Clear Early Hurdle Against Connecticut Over Radon Exposure

Robert Storace | October 04, 2018

The judge found the prisoners’ claims are not merely speculative, a ruling that paves the way for future class certification.

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U.S. Supreme Court Has Three Chances This Term to Bolster Arbitration

Mike Scarcella| October 03, 2018

The three cases follow on the heels of last term’s blockbuster Epic Systems v. Lewis, which said employment agreements can lawfully restrict class actions.

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Judge Sheldon Talks About His Relationship With Russia's Legal Community

Robert Storace | October 03, 2018

Connecticut Appellate Court Judge Michael Sheldon has been an advocate for American and Russian lawyers and judges working together.

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900+ Law Profs Say Kavanaugh Lacks 'Judicial Temperament,' in Letter to Senate

Karen Sloan | October 03, 2018

The nominee's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week demonstrates that he can't be impartial on the U.S. Supreme Court, hundreds of law professors assert.

Commentary

Fellow Yale Student, Kavanaugh Contemporary: The Nominee Should Not Be Presumed Innocent

Nina Pirrotti| October 03, 2018

Too often the worst fears of these survivors are reinforced by those in power who fail to credit their allegations and take meaningful action to redress them.

Law Firms Are More Profitable Than Ever. How are They Doing It?

Nicholas Bruch, Director, ALM Intelligence | October 03, 2018

Given the obstacles law firms are facing, profitability shouldn't be increasing. A look at how firms are doing it.

Analysis

Students Beware: Law Schools Scrutinizing Applicants' Social Media Posts

Karen Sloan| October 03, 2018

More than half of law school admissions officials check on the social media pages of applicants, and what they find can lead straight to the rejection pile.

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Connecticut’s Pass Rate Plummets on July Bar Exam

Robert Storace | October 02, 2018

Only 55 percent of test takers passed the exam in July, one of the lowest results since 2000.

Analysis

How Law Firms Are Capitalizing on the Private Equity Boom

Roy Strom | October 02, 2018

The biggest private equity shops are predicted to double in size over the next seven years. Catching a piece of their deals is a recipe for Big Law success.

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Yale Law Opens Student Housing, Its First Campus Addition Since 1931

Karen Sloan | October 02, 2018

The school's 137,000-square-foot Baker Hall includes 61 apartments, classrooms, and meeting and study spaces, returning student housing to campus after a 11-year absence.

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Law Firm Partner, a Kavanaugh Classmate, Questions Yale Accuser's Claim

C. Ryan Barber | October 02, 2018

As Brett Kavanaugh's years at Yale have come under greater scrutiny, a Bartlit Beck lawyer in Denver and former classmate of the nominee reached out to the Senate Judiciary Committee to raise his doubts about an accuser's claims of sexual misconduct.

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Kavanaugh May Face Recusal Dilemmas If He's Confirmed

Tony Mauro | October 02, 2018

Entities that Brett Kavanaugh has attacked. Organizations that opposed Kavanaugh’s nomination. Issues Kavanaugh has expressed opinions about. There are a host of areas that could pose recusal problems if the nominee is confirmed.

Q&A

If Confirmed, Will Kavanaugh Take the Supreme Court ‘Express Train’ to the Right?

Tony Mauro | October 02, 2018

In a conversation after the Senate hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Kate Shaw, a professor at Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law offered her insights with The National Law Journal about the court’s future.

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Lawsuit Claims Racism, Sexism Rampant at Milford Car Dealership

Robert Storace | October 01, 2018

The plaintiff claims she was subjected to constant sexism by the owner of the dealership.

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Following Yale's Lead, Harvard Law Faces Kavanaugh Turmoil

Karen Sloan| October 01, 2018

Many Harvard Law students want the school to back an investigation into U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who has taught there for a decade. They say the administration has been silent about their concerns.

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Vindication: The Special Bond Between Lawyers and Exonerated Clients

Robert Storace | October 01, 2018

Attorneys for men wrongfully imprisoned for murder discuss their relationship and special bond with their clients post-release. The attorneys say that bond is not seen in other legal cases they pursue.

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Conn. Federal Judge OKs Accord in Overtime Pay Dispute Between GNC, Employees

Robert Storace | October 01, 2018

A federal judge gave preliminary approval to a settlement agreement between GNC and its Connecticut employees regarding overtime pay.

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Data Snapshot: Big Law Made Millions in Foreign Lobbying Last Year

Ben Hancock | October 01, 2018

Newly aggregated data show that two dozen firms in the Am Law 200 raked in big sums lobbying for Canada, the United Arab Emirates, and entities from a host of other countries.

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Withers Expands Tokyo Office With 9-Lawyer Hire

Anna Zhang | September 30, 2018

The group of U.S. and Japan-qualified lawyers will add an investment funds regulatory practice and a real estate transaction practice to the office's existing tax offering.

Podcast

Beyond the Buzzwords: Getting Real About Law Firm Innovation

Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum | September 28, 2018

Law.com senior reporter Karen Sloan talks with Michele DeStefano, author of  “Legal Upheaval: A Guide to Creativity, Collaboration, and Innovation in Law," about the ways that law firms need to evolve, and how they can get there.

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Key Republican Wants FBI Inquiry Into Kavanaugh Sexual Assault Claims Before Final Vote

Marcia Coyle | September 28, 2018

"This is ripping the country apart," Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, a Republican, said Friday afternoon. "We ought to do what we can to make sure we do all due diligence with a nomination this important."

Expert Opinion

Dealing With the Duty to Supervise in a Law-Practice Setting

Shari L. Klevens and Alanna G. Clair| September 28, 2018

The dynamic between partners, who act in a supervisory capacity, and associates, who generally act at the behest of the partners, can lead to tricky ethical questions.

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CT Movers: Positive Work and Commitment Acknowledged

Michael Marciano | September 28, 2018

Read to a Child’s Lunchtime Reading Program includes more than 1,800 volunteer mentors from 150-plus socially minded organizations who read one-on-one to more than 1,400 at-risk elementary school students in Greater Boston, Detroit, Hartford, Los Angeles and Miami.

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Read the ABA's Letter Calling for FBI Investigation of Kavanaugh

Leigh Jones | September 28, 2018

During his testimony Thursday regarding Christine Blasey Ford's allegations of sexual assault, Brett Kavanaugh repeatedly pointed to his "well qualified" endorsement by the ABA for a position on the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Outbursts, Defiance and Deflection: The Kavanaugh Hearing, and What's Next

Marcia Coyle | Ellis Kim | September 27, 2018

The Senate Judiciary Committee's still scheduled to vote Friday on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination, and he's already hired four law clerks for the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court term.

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Kavanaugh Angrily Calls Sexual Assault Claims a 'Political Hit'

Marcia Coyle | September 27, 2018

"You may defeat me in the final vote but you'll never get to me to quit," Kavanaugh said Thursday.

Commentary

Many Are Reliving Unforgettable Terror Today

Mark Dubois| September 27, 2018

Deeply troubling childhood experiences can lay dormant in the psyche of victims for a long, long time, only to bubble up years later in response to an unexpected trigger.

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Connecticut High Court Reinstates Med-Mal Suit Despite Statute of Limitations

Robert Storace | September 27, 2018

The question was whether relatives had waited too long to file a medical malpractice suit over the death of cancer patient Patricia Sienkiewicz, who showed sign of an illness years before her official diagnosis.

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Blumenthal Lauds Accuser, Slams President at Hearing

Michael Marciano | September 27, 2018

"You have given America an amazing teaching moment," Sen. Richard Blumenthal said directly to Christine Blasey Ford.

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'Uproarious Laughter' Haunts Ford From Alleged Kavanaugh Attack

Marcia Coyle | September 27, 2018

Christine Blasey Ford testified Thursday she is "100 percent certain" Brett Kavanaugh, the Trump administration's nominee to the Supreme Court, sexually assaulted her at a house during their teenage years.

Commentary

CT Editorial Board: Reopen Judge Kavanaugh Background Investigation

Connecticut Editorial Board| September 27, 2018

A full, fair, objective, definitive, and final investigation of the claims of sexual assault is the only way to put an end to the now utterly polarized process of selecting an associate justice who will serve for life.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Lauding #MeToo, Spurns 'Boys Will Be Boys'

Mike Scarcella | September 27, 2018

"#MeToo was also an example of women coming together in numbers. Women nowadays are not silent about bad behavior," Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Wednesday in remarks at Georgetown University Law Center.

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Attorneys Push for Change of Venue in Case of Dog Condemned to Die

Robert Storace | September 26, 2018

Attorneys for Simon's owners battle it out with the state Department of Agriculture over whether the pit bull should live or die over biting a teenager. The attorney representing the family is seeking to have an outside party determine Simon's fate.

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Read Christine Blasey Ford's Prepared Statement for Kavanaugh Hearing

Marcia Coyle | September 26, 2018

"My motivation in coming forward was to provide the facts about how Mr. Kavanaugh’s actions have damaged my life," Christine Blasey Ford said in her prepared statement in advance of Thursday's hearing over her sexual assault claims against Brett Kavanaugh.

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All Sides Dig In as Politics Heat Up Ahead of Kavanaugh Hearing

Ellis Kim | September 26, 2018

A third accuser has come forward, a Senate Democrat has filed a long shot lawsuit to block any vote, and Kavanaugh’s attorney has hit the cable news circuit.

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Connecticut to Get $4.5M of Uber's $148M Settlement With States Over Data Breach

Robert Storace | September 26, 2018

Uber has agreed to a $148 million settlement over a delayed data breach involving its drivers. The agreement is with the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Commentary

5 Things You Need to Realize About Your Realization Rate

Alexander M. Geisler| September 26, 2018

Don't ignore your realization rate, take control. Need a reason? It matters a lot to the people who determine your pay.

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Massachusetts Animal Rights Group Looks to Appellate Court to Free 3 Elephants From Connecticut Petting Zoo

Robert Storace | September 26, 2018

A Massachusetts-based animal rights group has filed a brief with the Connecticut Appellate Court in order to get three elephants removed from a Connecticut petting zoo. The group is fighting a ruling by a lower court judge who said it had no standing to bring the claim.

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Read the Doc: Kavanaugh’s Written Testimony Released Ahead of Hearing

Ellis Kim | September 26, 2018

Kavanaugh again denies an accusation by California professor Christine Blasey Ford that he sexually assaulted her at a party in their high school years. The two are set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday.

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Meet Rachel Mitchell, the Arizona Prosecutor Who Will Question Kavanaugh, Blasey Ford

Ellis Kim and C. Ryan Barber| September 26, 2018

The outside-the-Beltway veteran sex-crimes prosecutor will pinch-hit for Republican senators on Thursday.

News

Read the Evidence: Kavanaugh's 1982 Calendar, Ford's 4 Declarations

Mike Scarcella | September 26, 2018

Lawyers for Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford have submitted evidentiary documents they intend to use at Thursday's hearing—pages from Kavanaugh's 1982 summer calendar, and four declarations supporting Ford's claims that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a high school party.

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See the Pics: Yale Law Students Protest Kavanaugh

Karen Sloan | September 26, 2018

Yale Law School students convened in Washington D.C. this week to oppose the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh, a Yale law alum, to the U.S. Supreme Court and to show support for victims of sexual assault and harassment.

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Movers and Shakers: 10 Major GC Comings and Goings in 2018

Dan Clark | September 25, 2018

GCs come and go. Here are some of the moves that have caught Corporate Counsel's attention in 2018 thus far.

News

Mr. Baron Goes to Washington: Connecticut Attorney Rubs Shoulders With Poland's President

Robert Storace | September 25, 2018

New Britain attorney Adrian Baron traveled to Washington, D.C., to attend a reception for the president of Poland. Baron, who had a roughly eight-minute, one-on-one conversation with the president, discussed New Britain's Little Poland community and the law.

News

Finding Clients, Open Courts a Challenge After Hurricane Florence

Phillip Bantz | September 25, 2018

“It’s going to take awhile for things to get back to normal,” one attorney said.

News

Bill Cosby Sentenced to 3 to 10 Years in State Prison

Lizzy McLellan | September 25, 2018

Cosby, whose request for bail was rejected, was led from the courtroom in handcuffs after his sentencing Tuesday.