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July 10, 2007 |

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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.
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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.
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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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September 02, 2011 |

Patent Reform: One Giant Step Backwards?

Does the pending America Invents Act (aka, the patent reform bill) fix the problems with U.S. patent law, or will it have the effect of disincentivizing inventors and companies from using the patent system in the first place?
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September 27, 2007 |

Conn. Supreme Court: Employers Can Be Candid in References

The Connecticut Supreme Court is offering encouragement to former employers to speak freely. In its first holding on the issue, the court ruled that employers' comments are privileged and that workers can't sue for defamation if their former employer makes untrue statements while trying to provide a good-faith assessment. The court noted its concern over a "culture of silence" regarding references. The qualified privilege that the court applied has been recognized by at least 19 other states.
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January 25, 2013 |

Medical Marijuana Law Presents Possible Pitfalls

The smoke has barely lifted since Connecticut's passage of Public Act No. 12-55, "An Act Concerning the Palliative Use of Marijuana," and the questions continue to pile high
5 minute read
May 10, 2002 |

Jewish Lawyers Form Cardozo Society

It`s an idea whose time has come. Just two months ago, a few lawyers within the Greater Hartford Jewish Federation began talking about the need for a professional group to share education, networking and cultural activity. Around the nation, cities like San Diego and Seattle have Benjamin N. Cardozo societies that do just that. They honor the former New York Court of Appeals judge who followed Louis Brandeis to be the second Jewish U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
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April 16, 2012 |

Divided Patent Infringement: An Evolving Doctrine

A claim of a U.S. patent is directly infringed only if each of the elements of a patent claim are contained in an accused product or if all of the steps of a claimed method are performed. Indeed, establishing infringement liability, a strict liability determination, is relatively straight forward when one entity comprises all elements of an accused product or performs all of the steps. However, oftentimes today multiple entities may be involved. When that occurs, how is direct infringement determined, and who are the infringers?
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September 30, 2013 |

MOVERS

Eric Fader joins Day Pitney's life sciences and health care practice group as counsel to the New York office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
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