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Secret to Trademark Dilution Suits Is Actual Harm, Not Mental Association
N.Y. Appellate Court Finds Medical Device's Warning 'Extensive, Appropriate'
Finding that a surgical device maker provided "extensive and appropriate warnings" to physicians about the device's potential side effects, a New York appellate court has ordered that a lawsuit against the company Smith & Nephew be dismissed. The Appellate Division, 1st Department's decision, which reversed a lower court, noted that package inserts accompanying every Suretac medical device warned of certain adverse reactions, including the reaction suffered by the plaintiff, "an inflammatory response."Clark v. The Prudential Ins. Co. of America
Defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiffs' claims arising out of defendant's sale of a major medical insurance policy is granted in part and denied in part.Brown Moving Slowly on Judicial Picks
Eleven months in, the governor has yet to name any trial court judges, stirring talk that he's having trouble finding his kind of candidates.Clark v. The Prudential Ins. Co. of America
In this action alleging deception and bad faith by a health insurer, the court denies reconsideration of its denials of class certification, plaintiffs' motion to redefine the class, and the partial summary judgment barring two plaintiffs' claims as time-barred.Good Presents Are an Open Book
You've been drowning in exams and you're ready to relax. Wait -- there's something you forgot to do. You feel a twitchy flashback to one of those crazy, naked "late for the exam" dreams coming on. Did you miss a test? Did you leave the oven on? Worse. You're going to show up for holiday festivities empty-handed. In the swirl of finals, you never got a chance to shop! Never fear, bookseller and attorney Norm Pattis of Connecticut's Williams and Pattis has five books sure to delight the readers in your life.Conn. Large Firms Hike Pay for First-Years
Many of the largest Connecticut-based law firms have hiked their first-year base pay by at least $5,000 from last year, and some new associates are earning $10,000 a year more. Other firms are following suit, such as Stamford-based Cummings & Lockwood, which, says managing partner Jonathan B. Mills, is considering a $10,000-a-year pay increase. But for newly minted lawyers toiling at small to midsized firms across the state, pay rates are essentially the same as they were a year ago.Car Searches Left Murky as Court Rejects Federal Bright-Line Rule
For nearly 25 years, police have routinely searched automobiles after making roadside arrests, but a N.J. Appellate Division ruling threatens to upend that long established practice.The $2.15 billion settlement that Lee helped secure this week for Pfizer Inc. is believed to be the largest ever in a patent case. And what's more, says Lee, the deal serves as a warning to generic pharmaceutical companies looking to get a jump on introducing new drugs.
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