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Week Of Monday May 5, 2008
Anthrax Avengers 
U.S. Air Force Reserve Major Thomas "Buzz" Rempfer could be nearing the end of a decade-long battle with the Pentagon over the legality, safety and effectiveness of anthrax vaccines given to tens of thousands of military personnel.
Tougher Sentences Approved By Lawmakers
Lawmakers, under public pressure after a brutal home invasion and triple homicide in Cheshire last summer, voted to ramp up penalties for repeat violent criminals.
No Laughing Matter For Defense Lawyer
Middletown Superior Court Judge Patrick J. Clifford's in-court joking during jury selection is not grounds for a new trial for a minister convicted in November of plotting to beat and kill the stepfather of basketball star Ray Allen, another judge has determined.
Legal Tech
Getting All Wired Up About Overtime
If you're handing out BlackBerrys like candy in the workplace, you better have a policy in place to ward off potential overtime lawsuits.
Legal Tech
Online Patent Bidding Boosts Legal Work
A new system allowing anonymous online bidding for patents across the globe is expected to boost both patent purchases and behind-the-scenes legal work. Chicago-based Ocean Tomo LLC launched the online Patent/Bid-Ask system on April 8.
On The Record Q&A
Shadows From Judiciary's Past
Before Richard M. Marano became a Superior Court Judge four years ago, he was a busy Waterbury criminal defense lawyer and a history buff – a collector of political campaign memorabilia since his youth. He didn't just read about history, he wrote it, authoring a biography of presidential candidate George McGovern, a volume called "Growing Up Italian and American in Waterbury," and a brief history of the 14 Waterbury lodges of the Sons of Italy. (More about the books can be found on www.RichardMarano.com.)
Verdicts & Settlements
'Close Call' Nets Injured Driver $50K
Thomas Henry v. Allstate Insurance: A former state Department of Transportation employee, who came within six feet of a potentially fatal crash, was awarded $50,000 in "close call" damages following a bench trial in New Haven.
Lawsuit: Prison Food Policy Isn't Kosher
Agnes Kole, one of 16 Jewish inmates at the federal prison for women in Danbury claimed that her constitutional rights were violated when the prison reduced the number of kosher Passover food items available for purchase.
Murder Suspect Can Now Claim Self-Defense
John Avery's girlfriend was pregnant and her family allowed him to work and live on their family farm in Franklin in eastern Connecticut. One day in 1985 he disappeared, but it was never reported to the police. The family simply thought he left.
It's Never Too Late To Learn FREE
Connecticut is one of nine U.S. jurisdictions that have no mandatory continuing legal education requirement for attorneys, but that might change if a Connecticut Bar Association initiative continues moving forward.
Firm Launches Gay-Lesbian Practice Group FREE
When attorney Dena M. Castricone sought a professional networking group within the gay and lesbian community a couple of years ago, she discovered there was no Connecticut chapter of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.
Inadmissible
A Shameless Plug For One Of Our Own Products
For the first time, the Law Tribune will publish a special section about high-achieving women in the legal profession. We're asking readers to suggest people we might include.
Q&A On the Record
'We're Still Using Card Files'
When Kevin Kane became chief state's attorney in September 2006, his goal was to improve the criminal justice division's internal systems and procedures. Then Cheshire hit. The brutal suburban murders turned public focus to harsh remedies, such as a mandatory "three-strikes" law that would send repeat violent felons to prison for life.
Employment and Immigration Law
Legitimate Criticism Or Actionable Abuse?
While the U.S. Supreme Court has stated that Title VII is not a "general civility code" for the American workplace, several states, including Connecticut, may attempt to encourage civility through a new cause of action aimed at reducing bullying at work.
Verdicts & Settlements
Building Owner Loses Insurance Claim
Cornish Contracting and Real Estate LLC v. The Travelers Indemnity Co.: The owner of a New London apartment building who spent approximately $43,000 to repair a partially torn roof after a storm lost his lawsuit against his insurance company.
Man Sues Police Over Dog Bite FREE
An East Hartford man who served prison terms for killing two people is suing police from prison, saying they unnecessarily used a police dog to subdue him in his last arrest.
Legal Tech
Some Lawyers LinkedIn, Others Tune Out
What if you gave a party, hundreds of people showed up, but almost nobody talked to each other? That describes the state of social networking for lawyers on sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace and the new Plaxo Pulse.
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