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MetLife Loses 'Failure to Warn' Theory in Asbestos Coverage Case
The Connecticut Supreme Court dealt a blow to Metropolitan Life by ruling that it must treat more than 200,000 asbestos claims as separate occurrences under its policies, rather than as one occurrence that would allow it to exhaust policy limits. The court rejected MetLife's argument that its alleged failure to warn the public about the dangers of asbestos linked the claims as a single occurrence.At Last, Law Firms Pony Up for New Talent
After several years of fiscal restraint, Connecticut law firms are finally loosening their purse strings when it comes to entry-level salaries, boosting some to as much as $120,000 -- comparable to New York figures. And though the upward salary movement isn't on a par with the base pay bumps at the height of the tech boom, it's nothing to sneeze at, either, and marks a shift from the buyer's market in place since the dot-com bubble burst, recruiters say.
Senate race illustrates quirky law regarding political ads
As far as political television ads go, one U.S. Senate candidate accusing his opponent of being too cozy with Wall Street traders doesn't seem all that outrageous. The problem is, the main claim made by the ad isn't quite true.Firms To Prized Associates: Let's Make A Deal
By Philippa Maister and Keith Griffin Partnership promotions, Northeastern firm leaders say, continue to have more to do with who's available than how the economy is doing. When a prized associate is knocking on the door, keeping them around for the long term, they agree, remains law firms' primary concern.Yet how firms entice their up-and-comers to stick around has grown increasingly complicated.
Connecticut Firms Gaining Luster at Law Schools
Connecticut firms undoubtedly lost recruits when they trailed well behind their Boston and New York competitors in ratcheting up first-year associate salaries two years ago. But with a slew of those top-paying firms now cutting back entry-level wages or laying off hordes of their rank-and-file lawyers, earning less than $100,000 in smaller markets -- like Connecticut -- suddenly doesn't seem like such a bad idea.Large Firms Hike Pay For First-Years
Things are looking brighter for first-year associates at Connecticut's largest law firms. Their paychecks are up — in some cases way up — over base salaries for 2005's incoming class.
Company linked to meningitis cases paid execs more than $20M last year
The Massachusetts pharmaceutical company linked to a fungal meningitis outbreak that caused 44 deaths has reported nearly $21.2 million in both salaries to key executives and credit card reimbursements since December 2011.Trending Stories
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