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February 07, 2013 |

State Ruling Preserves Rights of Adopted Out Girl to Estate

A Chinese girl adopted by a wealthy Westchester man who later died remains entitled to a share of his will and a trust established despite the fact that she was adopted out to another family eight years after his death, a Brooklyn appellate court has ruled.
5 minute read
March 03, 2003 |

Timing Issues Raised in Suits by Children

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February 18, 2010 |

N.Y. City Bar Urges Limiting Personal Data in Civil Filings

Citing the increasing availability of court documents online, the New York City Bar is urging the courts to adopt a statewide rule to sharply curtail the inclusion of sensitive personal information in civil court filings. The proposal would omit or redact nine categories of data.
5 minute read
July 10, 2007 |

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October 08, 2002 |

Judicial Profile: Laurel Brady

Money has been on Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Laurel Brady's mind a lot lately. Once she becomes presiding judge in January, she and court leaders across the state will need to do more with less, thanks to state budget woes. The court is planning to operate with 7 percent less than in fiscal year 2002-2003, which, according to Brady, "will affect everything that we do." Fortunately, her "firm but fair" approach appears to be well suited to the challenge.
4 minute read
September 21, 2010 |

Forty-One More Top Legal Execs Join Attack on FASB Proposal

Forty-one more corporate legal officers add their names to a letter objecting to proposed rules requiring more disclosure about their companies' financial loss contingencies.
2 minute read
September 19, 2013 |

Conference Focuses On Legal Problems Of Veterans

Much has changed since the 1960s, when battle-weary veterans returned home from Vietnam to be called "baby killers" or worse. Today, with one in 10 veterans who saw combat Iraq or Afghanistan facing mental health problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder, there is a growing focus on providing treatment and counseling for the emotional and physical trauma of war.
5 minute read
April 08, 2013 |

Tick Bite Leads to $41.7 Million Verdict

In one of Connecticut's largest personal injury verdicts, a federal court jury has awarded a woman who contracted encephalitis on a trip to China $41.7 million after deciding Hotchkiss School was negligent for failing to warn her and her parents that she would be traveling in mountainous and forested terrain, where she would need to protect herself from insect bites.
6 minute read
January 07, 2008 |

Charging Ahead

Elite law firms throughout the country hiked billing rates an average of 7.7 percent in 2007, and the Connecticut market probably was not far off the national figure.
5 minute read
July 14, 1999 |

The Secret Is Out

Connecticut law business is not just for home-grown outfits. Big firms in New York, Boston, Philadelphia and points west have had a history of establishing satellite offices here over the past 20 years. But suddenly a few of those are looking more like motherships than Sputniks. In Connecticut's newly booming economy, however, managers of large firms don't seem to be fearful of eat-or-be-eaten scenarios. They're enjoying the excitement of a business cornucopia.
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