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3/10/2010
Prosecutor Questions Chatigny’s Fitness For 2nd Circuit FREE

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GM Battles To Withhold Safety SecretsFREE
Left, Stamford lawyer Brenden Leydon is skeptical of GM’s claims that documents discussing seat-back safety must be sealed to prevent other car makers from gaining access to proprietary information.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY
It’s a potentially explosive lawsuit focusing on the safety record of a major auto maker. And it has nothing to do with Toyota. A small army of defense lawyers for once-mighty General Motors is battling in Connecticut court to seal court documents that indicate that poorly designed seat backs may have led to numerous deaths and injuries.

Second Nominee For 2nd Circuit?FREE

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY
Unlike the selection of a new pope, there is no white puff of smoke to signal when a Circuit Court of Appeals judge is being nominated. But the letter of inquiry from the American Bar Association has a similar portent. Just weeks after U.S. District Court Judge Robert N. Chatigny was the subject of ABA and FBI questionnaires and interviews, top Connecticut state and federal judges began to receive inquiries about Susan L. Carney, the deputy general counsel at Yale University.

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March 8, 2010

Second Circuit Nominee Has Political ConnectionsFREE

By NORM PATTIS
Sen. Christopher Dodd is a lame duck. He reads the polls. Last November, a Quinnipiac University poll put his approval rating at a dismal 40 percent; 54 percent of those polled disapproved of him. Democrat pundits breathed a sigh of relief when the senator announced he was folding his tent. The Democrats now stand a fighting change of retaining the seat in November. So why is this lamest of ducks nominating people to serve as federal judge?

What Does The Second Amendment Mean?FREE

By KAREN LEE TORRE
In a few months, another and more far-reaching pronouncement on Americans’ Second Amendment rights is expected from the U.S. Supreme Court. Its 2008 opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller, which struck down the District’s ban on handgun possession as an unconstitutional encroachment on the individual right to keep and bear arms, was significant but of narrow application as Heller only involved limitations on federal authority.

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Ross Case May Hurt 2nd Circuit Nominee FREE

Lawmakers Look For Money To Save Courthouses, LibrariesFREE

Struggling To Care For Young And Old AlikeFREE

‘Country Lawyer’ Eyes Attorney General’s Post

Justices Throw Twist Into Jury Polling Rule

Better Behavior Or Less Money To Steal?

A Move To Decriminalize Teen Prostitution FREE

Learning The ABCs Of Helping StudentsFREE

Owner Of 18 Dogs Loses Suit Against Town

Hospital Settles Claims That It Overcharged MedicareFREE

Verdicts & Settlements

March 8, 2010

Hospital Settles Claims That It Overcharged MedicareFREE
By CHRISTIAN NOLAN
The U.S. government and Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford Springs entered into a civil settlement agreement late last month to resolve allegations that the infirmary violated the False Claims Act. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Connecticut alleges that Johnson Memorial Hospital overcharged Medicare for infusion therapy, chemotherapy administration, and blood transfusions between 2000 and 2005.

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Legal Tech

February 22, 2010

Smart Phone Users Call Sales Tax Dumb IdeaFREE
The Internet Tax Freedom Act of 1998 seems to clearly state that customers aren’t to be taxed on their Internet service. But are you similarly tax exempt when you check e-mails or surf the Web on your iPhone or Blackberry?

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