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September 07, 1999 |

Judge Reversed for Allowing Exec Bonus

Stock options and other attractive compensation deals are the hottest thing for employers who want to stimulate employees to take a personal interest in their company's success. But for insurance broker Edward F. Meaney III, discussions about bonus pay have been a rollercoaster of disappointment. In an Aug. 31 Supreme Court ruling, he found he couldn't keep his big jury award. Meaney's lawyer, John Rose Jr., says he plans to request a reconsideration and a rehearing en banc.
8 minute read
August 23, 1999 |

Should Connecticut Regulate Surgery in Doctors' Offices?

Connecticut's medical centers and physicians' offices offer patients convenient and affordable access to outpatient surgical procedures. But the state's hospitals are raising issues of patient safety and want regulation of the increasingly sophisticated surgical procedures performed in physicians' offices, the same way hospitals are regulated. Physicians reply that such an intrusion is unprecedented, unwarranted and unfair. That puts the ball squarely in the court of the state Office of Health Care Access.
10 minute read
July 09, 2001 |

Mintz Levin Lays Off Two Associates in New Haven

Boston-based Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo acknowledged that a recent slowdown in business has prompted it to lay off roughly a dozen attorneys in Boston and its New Haven, Conn., office. Managing partner Irwin Heller said the firm has hired as many attorneys as it has laid off in recent months. "We haven't shrunk at all," he insisted, calling the layoffs an exercise in "reallocating resources."
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May 18, 2007 |

Pullman Launches White-Collar Group

To create its new white-collar criminal defense unit, Pullman & Comley turned to a reliable source -- the U.S. Attorney's Office. Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney Alex V. Hernandez, who has been a federal prosecutor for 16 years, will join Pullman on June 18. The 77-lawyer firm plans to build a four-attorney practice group around him, it announced last week. Hernandez will have ample opportunity to grow the practice, say his soon-to-be competitors at other Connecticut law firms.
4 minute read
May 29, 2006 |

Judges' Annual Meeting Open To Public

The Judicial Branch public access task force kicked off its first meeting around a large U-shaped table in the well of the Supreme Court. The glaring light of three pole-mounted Kleig lights and four TV cameras added a dramatic — and symbolic — flair.
4 minute read
October 09, 2002 |

'Exhaustion of Remedies' Doctrine Given Boost by Connecticut Court

A Connecticut Superior Court judge has ruled against a former Yale instructor who was denied tenure, asserting that the assistant philosophy professor didn't exhaust her administrative remedies under the school's employment handbook before filing suit. The plaintiff is suing for damages, claiming breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and negligent misrepresentation.
3 minute read
December 06, 2000 |

Handling Remittiturs

Remittiturs -- post-trial motions to reduce the amount of jury awards -- are often sought but seldom granted. When granted, however, a remittitur requires both the plaintiff and defendant to make critical decisions about their case. As the parties assess their alternatives, it is essential that they understand their appellate options -- which may vary significantly depending on whether they are in federal or state court.
9 minute read
March 12, 2007 |

Portraits Paint Judiciary's Changing Face

A lawyer-turned-artist's six-year project to photograph the female judges of courts in Connecticut has resulted in a tribute to the jurists dubbed, "Women In Black: The Changing Face of the Connecticut Judiciary."
4 minute read
September 01, 1999 |

Justice's Secret Weapon Against Microsoft

While the Department of Justice was reeling from a June 1998 ruling that seemed to doom its claim that Microsoft violated antitrust laws, David B. Fein got to work. Hired by Joel Klein, DOJ's antitrust chief, with less fan fare than David Boies, the in court star for the government, Fein's investigative work and preparation of witnesses may have turned the tide against Microsoft.
6 minute read
December 19, 2006 |

Edging up again

The National Law Journal asked the respondents to its 2006 survey of the nation's 250 largest law firms to provide a range of hourly billing rates for partners and associates. The firms that supplied this information-including some firms that are not in the NLJ 250-are listed below in alphabetical order. We also asked firms to provide average and median billing rates; several firms provided this information as well.
10 minute read

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