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Morris Manning: Revenue is up, practice is steady
By Alyson M. Palmer, Staff Reporter In what may be a case of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it," Morris, Manning Martin seems to have found a formula to stick with.The firm took on only two lateral partners and relatively few partners left last year. And when asked to report practice highlights, managing partner Robert E.Summer Associates Look To Strike A Balance
Sherilyn Scully hears students at Quinnipiac University School of Law discussing topics she never broached as a law school student in the mid-1980s. "Work-life balance" is a phrase that never worked its way into the on-campus discourse back then, she said mdash; if the term even existed at all.A Poor Call on Summary Judgment?
A Connecticut appellate court panel has concluded that a judge in a complex litigation court didn't have the power to decide a complicated legal malpractice case based solely on the written briefs. While the panel criticized the trend toward placing complex matters before trial judges for a ruling without trial, some litigators consider the ruling a setback for efficient litigation.Legal Departments Of The Year: Subway's Software Is A Powerful Litigation Tracking Tool
Until recently, Subway restaurants' legal department used a litigation database that was a lot like their signature cold cut combo sub without the toppings. It was serviceable, but it could be so much better, with just a little more attention to detail.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).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.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.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.TRENDING STORIES
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