By Paul Shechtman | January 26, 2024
In November of 2023, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in United States v. Diaz, which raises a question about the admissibility of expert law enforcement testimony offered to support the prosecution's theory that the defendant knew she was transporting drugs. In his article, Yale Law Professor Paul Schechtman discusses the case and its potential implications.
By Ellen Bardash | October 31, 2023
The update to Rule 702, set to go into effect officially on Dec. 1, has raised the issue of whether it's a long overdue way to hold judges to an evidentiary standard they should have been following for decades or if it encourages them to cross over into the jurors' domain.
By Amanda Bronstad | Ross Todd | Ellen Bardash | October 19, 2023
At a Sept. 6 status hearing, lawyers on both sides of the talcum powder lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson debated the impact of the upcoming amendments to Federal Rule 702 of Evidence.
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By Andrew Larson | March 17, 2022
The cases include 'State v. Smith,' in which the high court will decide whether a trial court should have granted the defendant's motion to suppress evidence of cellphone contents and cell site location information.
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By Robert Storace | April 21, 2021
The motion for disqualification cites an alleged conflict of interest.
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By Robert Storace | January 28, 2020
A Superior Court jury returned a seven-figure verdict in favor of a man who sued Bristol Hospital for medical malpractice, alleging a nurse injured him while administering an enema.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | December 2, 2019
The witness list includes Stanford Law's Pamela Karlan, Harvard Law's Noah Feldman, Michael Gerhardt from the University of North Carolina School of Law, and Jonathan Turley, of the George Washington University Law School.
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By Robert Storace | November 14, 2019
Theodore and Sonia Mancini filed a withdrawal in the case that had pitted their counsel against Carlton Fields, one of the largest firms in the country, according to ALM's Am Law 200 ranking. Their May 3 lawsuit had alleged Cheshire Academy was intolerant of their son's political viewpoints, and had expelled him as a result.
By Robert Storace | August 16, 2019
Attorney John Cordani Jr. scored a major win as he handled his 19th pro bono case: The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled 6-0 Aug. 7 to order a new trial for a convicted murderer.
By Robert Storace | May 20, 2019
The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a lower court ruling and granted Johnson & Johnson's request for summary judgment after plaintiff Raymond Ferrari didn't call an expert witness and failed to show the product was defective.
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