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August 09, 2002 |

Defense Bar Seething Over High Bonds

Members of the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association say they are collecting transcripts and other relevant information, including judges` names, that would illustrate abusive bail bond practices in the state.
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August 27, 2012 |

Smaller Firms Carve Out Niche With Bilingual Attorneys

In the ever competitive world of general practice law firms, many attorneys have noticed the advantages of carving out a niche for themselves by having someone on hand who speaks another language or two — and then advertising that fact.
6 minute read
November 04, 2003 |

Judge Slams 'Serial Perjurer'

In one of the costliest punishments ever imposed in Connecticut for discovery abuse, an international merchandise agent for World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc. has been forced to forfeit his multimillion-dollar suit for unpaid fees, due to conduct that a judge said "defiled the judicial system." Stamford Superior Court Judge Chase T. Rogers branded Stanley Shenker a "serial perjurer," and dismissed with prejudice his action against Stamford-based WWE.
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July 04, 2013 |

Judge Rules That 'Unscrupulous' Lawyer Must Pay For Ripping Off Friends

Attorney Lawrence Mulligan and his wife were like family to Bruce and Pamela Jalbert of Southbury. The couples traveled together, dined together and often socialized at each other's homes. So it was no surprise that Larry Mulligan would handle the Jalberts' legal matters.
4 minute read
July 27, 2000 |

Libel Experts

The cottage industry of expert witnesses in public-figure and public-official libel cases continues to boom despite nearly universal judicial disapproval. The courts have taken a hard line against the use of expert witnesses on libel defendants' state of mind. Nonetheless, as shown by excerpts of so-called "expert" testimony, the wasteful battle of libel experts is still being fought with vigor.
9 minute read
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July 12, 2007 |

Light Sentence May Be Curse Not Blessing

After a defendant in a child porn case received no jail time, the feds are considering launching their own prosecution.
5 minute read
January 04, 2000 |

Berdon's Final Fusillade

In a last blast on the eve of his Connecticut Supreme Court departure, Justice Robert I. Berdon exposed unwritten voting practices that he says curb the chief justice's autonomy and dilute individual justices' effectiveness. Berdon urged the state legislature to investigate how power is wielded -- and possibly abused -- in the state's high court.
7 minute read
October 14, 2009 |

Are Technology Patents Lost on Jurors?

Intellectual property attorneys say the primary concern when they're preparing for a legal battle over who owns a patent is to make sure they're able to explain in layman's terms what the case is all about. So how often do the attorneys worry about their message getting through?
6 minute read
April 05, 2013 |

Improper Sodium Treatment Leads To $6.5 Million Verdict Against Danbury Hospital

Jeffrey Pattison, 44, died after his sodium levels were raised too quickly over a period of two weeks while at Danbury Hospital. A Danbury Superior Court jury awarded $6.5 million to his estate.
4 minute read
August 14, 2008 |

Workers' Comp Award in Asbestos Case Reduced to Account for Cigarette Usage

The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that a laborer's lung damage from smoking can be segregated from respiratory problems caused by asbestos work, and his workers' comp award reduced by the portion of his ailment caused by cigarettes. "For the court to judicially create this apportionment where none had been before really caught the attention of a lot of people," said an attorney who co-authored an amicus brief in the case. "We saw this as more than a slippery slope -- this was a runaway train."
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