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Volunteers May Need Additional Protection
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Friday, January 18, 2013
In Sweeney v. Friends of Hammonasset et al. officially released on January 1, 2013), the state Appellate Court concluded that Connecticut General Statues § 52-557m provides greater protection under the circumstances of that case than did the Federal Volunteer Protection Act (FVPA).
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Taking A Shot At The Firearms Industry
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Friday, January 18, 2013
Minutes after President Barak Obama gave a national address last week on gun control reform in the wake of the Newtown killings, the Law Tribune spoke with Michael Lawlor, one of the chief architects of Connecticut's 1993 assault weapons ban.
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Family Pitches In For Cancer Research
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Monday, December 10, 2012 | by CHRISTIAN NOLAN
The family of a boy who died of Burkitt 's lymphoma have donated a portion of the proceeds from a malpractice settlement -- $300,000 to be exact -- so doctors can better understand the cancer that took Cody's life.
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Federal Court Ruling May Boost Whistleblower Claims
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Friday, October 12, 2012 | by JAY STAPLETON
In 2009, the vice president of human resources for a Norwalk high-tech manufacturing company began to feel uncomfortable about the status of the pension program he was responsible for overseeing
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Missing Man's Ex-Girlfriend Awarded $52,000
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Monday, September 24, 2012 | by CHRISTIAN NOLAN
Madeline Gleason v. Janice Smolinski and Paula Bell: A New Haven judge has awarded more than $52,000 to the former girlfriend of one of the state's best-known missing persons, ruling that the missing man's family harassed and defamed the woman while accusing her of being involved in his disappearance.
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New West Hartford Firm Mueller Pierce Crunches Data To Resolve Medical Billing Disputes
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Monday, September 24, 2012 | by JAY STAPLETON
Every business wants to cut costs, and health insurance companies are no exception. A new West Hartford law firm has been formed to help resolve the thousands of disputes that arise when doctors, hospitals and other medical providers send bills to insurers requesting compensation for patients' medical care.
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Railroad Worker Shocked By Defense Verdict
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Friday, August 31, 2012 | by CHRISTIAN NOLAN
A Waterbury man who claimed to have been twice injured by electricity while repairing trains was unable to persuade a federal jury that his employer should be held responsible.
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Political Parties Fight For Top Ballot Billing
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Thursday, August 23, 2012 | by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY
On the eve of last week's political primary, the Connecticut Republican Party sued Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, charging that she improperly listed the Democratic Party candidates first on the Nov. 6 general election ballot.
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Chimp Attack Victim: Let Me Sue State For $150 Million
Monday, August 13, 2012 | by STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
The Connecticut state attorney general's office has urged a key official to dismiss a $150 million claim filed by a woman who was mauled and disfigured by a chimpanzee that went berserk in 2009.
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Class Action Defendants Divide And Conquer
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Friday, June 29, 2012 | by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY
In what judges described as an "unprecedented" case centering on who has a constitutional right to sue, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that a Branford resident, in a potential class action, can bring claims against only the title insurance company that allegedly overcharged her and not its two sister companies.
