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August 23, 2005 |

Forest Off-Limits to Biker's Lawsuit

A paralyzed former mountain biker who watched arguments in his case from a wheelchair has lost his bid to recover for injuries from his fall into a ravine owned by a Connecticut water company. Defense lawyers, however, say Douglas Martel's unfortunate loss is a victory for public access to forested land. In his state Supreme Court brief, Jack G. Steigelfest argued that mountain biking is an inherently dangerous activity in which participants intentionally seek out rough terrain.
3 minute read
September 05, 2006 |

Putting the Accent on Law Firm Image

The sound of a British accent, often accompanied by a more formal use of the language, sometimes conjures for Americans images of royalty and other trappings of a distinguished society. Even some law firms admit to hiring linguistically appealing employees to enhance the firm image. "It wasn't really marketing, but I can see how having someone with an English accent is a validation of the upscale nature of the firm," says attorney Gary I. Cohen, who hired a former client with a British accent.
3 minute read
February 07, 2007 |

Five Hazards to Avoid While Navigating Metadata

The realization that litigants need to work with documents' metadata has bred speculation, informed court decisions and fed legal tech vendors. Attorneys must even consider the ethics of looking at metadata -- or inadvertently disclosing it. Learn about metadata's dangers befoe they hurt your client.
4 minute read
April 05, 2002 |

$1M `Rogue Cop` Award Undone

Hollywood has grown comfortable with the idea that a cop can become a lethal weapon. But the idea didn`t play for Hartford Superior Court Judge A. Susan Peck in the case of detective Antonio Cancel`s severe off-duty beating in June, 1995, of fellow detective John Murdock after the two had been drinking.
4 minute read
October 10, 2006 |

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.
4 minute read
February 22, 2002 |

Superfund Reform Exempts Entities

With congratulatory fanfare, media attention and many kudos, President Bush last month signed into law House Resolution 2869 entitled Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act. The primary, if not exclusive, focus surrounded Title II of the Act, the Brownsfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Program. While deserving of praise and attention as it establishes a new program to revitalize environmentally contaminated and abandoned industrial properties, Title II is not t
6 minute read
December 02, 2005 |

2nd Circuit Decides Officers' Safety Trumped 'Miranda'

Heroin discovered in a defendant's jacket pocket after he told police that a gun was in the jacket was properly admitted into evidence under the public safety exception to Miranda warning requirements, the 2nd Circuit has ruled in one of the few cases in which it has had the chance to address the exception. The court said the discovery of the drugs was "merely incidental" to the legitimate search of the defendant's coat pockets for the protection of police officers on the scene.
4 minute read
March 30, 2006 |

Presenting Depositions a Better Way: Electronic Transcripts

Most lawyers know the standard deposition transcripts -- full-sized, condensed or an ASCII copy. But now there's the e-transcript. With increasing availability and little to no additional cost, e-transcripts are revolutionizing depositions. They offer easy print, search, copy and paste functions, in addition to working seamlessly with software such as TrialDirector or Summation. Attorney N. Kane Bennett can't imagine going back to the old ways of doing things and thinks you should get on board, too.
4 minute read
June 19, 2001 |

Growing New Jersey Rival Plants Roots in Connecticut

McCarter & English, New Jersey's largest law firm, is the latest out-of-state invader to penetrate Hartford, Conn.'s legal market, opening the doors to its new digs at One Financial Plaza last week. Initially, the 250-lawyer firm's outpost will be staffed by just two lawyers and will focus mostly on toxic torts and product liability defense work.
3 minute read
August 09, 2002 |

Magnanimous Midnight Mediator

The future of RMS Titanic Inc. was at stake. After years of bitter wrangling that included an aborted hostile takeover and a class action filed by a Connecticut shareholder of the company with salvage rights to the world`s most famous shipwreck, U.S. Magistrate William I. Garfinkel convened the parties together in Bridgeport for settlement talks.
5 minute read

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