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October 11, 2010 |

IP & Technology: Cloud Computing: Why Forecast Should Matter To You

On hearing the thunder of "cloud computing," one might expect to look to the sky and see a computer (about to fall). Yet the meaning and significance of "cloud computing" remain nebulous (pun intended).
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June 08, 2005 |

Padilla's Case Returns to Supreme Court

Jose Padilla, the U.S. citizen and accused "dirty bomber" who has been detained as an enemy combatant for the past three years, is making another bid for freedom. The alleged al-Qaida loyalist's case already has wound its way once through the federal courts, landing before the Supreme Court in 2004, where the justices voted 5-4 not to decide the merits of the suit. The refiled case is one of a group set for review at the Court's conference Thursday.
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August 02, 1999 |

Disabled Mother Wins New Trial

The Conn. Supreme Court has ordered a new trial in a medical malpractice suit by a woman with multiple sclerosis, who sued her doctor for misdiagnosing her pregnancy. Patricia Burns had decided not to have any more children and says her gynecologist told her she was sterile. But Burns did become pregnant and gave birth to a healthy girl. Burns is seeking damages for the pregnancy's aggravation of her condition and child care costs. Two years ago, a jury rejected those claims and found for the doctor.
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July 11, 2013 |

Neighbors Fed Up With Industrial Noise Get $300,000

Kenneth Tulle, et al v. Connecticut Container Corporation: A group of five homeowners from North Haven who were subjected to years of "a constant and annoying noise" from a nearby cardboard box factory have been awarded $300,000 for the private nuisance following a bench trial.
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February 02, 2012 |

Personal Notes on Lawyers

Greg D. Andres, the deputy assistant attorney general in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Justice Department, has rejoined Davis Polk & Wardwell as a counsel, and other New York moves.
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September 17, 2007 |

Don't adopt oppositions

Should we adopt a radical reform provision called "patent opposition" included in bills pending in both the House and Senate? The recent experience of three Asian countries that have implemented, and subsequently abolished, patent opposition systems signals a resounding "No."
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May 14, 2009 |

Day Pitney lays off 20 attorneys

Day Pitney laid off 20 attorneys this week, including four from the Hartford, Conn., office and six from Florham Park, N.J. This was the second round of cuts in three months for Day Pitney, which trimmed 66 staffers and paralegals in February. At the time, firm leaders said they didn't plan to eliminate any attorneys. "Unfortunately, the demand for legal services has continued to decline, with the result that we have found ourselves with excess capacity," Day Pitney stated in an internal memo.
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January 30, 2001 |

Firms Pave Way for New Partners

Making partner at Day, Berry & Howard, the Hartford-based firm preaches, isn't dictated by the number of candidates. Still, with eight of its attorneys knocking on the firm's equity door in November, there were more than a few skeptics among its rank and file, admitted Day Berry's Robert G. Siegel. "There was a belief by some that the firm just wouldn't do that," he said. "They were wrong."
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September 15, 2006 |

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December 10, 2007 |

2007 Electronic NLJ Billing Survey

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