... laws. Across the U.S. many states require licenses for any number of professions. I happen to hold such a position as a licensed attorney. Sometimes, a state legislature won't commit to enacting a full fledged licensing law, however, so they enact a title ... however, cure the defect by going the opposite direction and requiring a license to practice interior design. See also, Hartford Courant - Connecticut Interior Design Title Law Struck Down by Judge. NOTE: Lawffice Space had its 1000th hit today ...
July 1, 2009 05:42 pm
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has advised the Office of State Ethics to drop its investigation of whether activities of the Bridgeport Diocese require it to register as a lobbyist. The state ethics office wrote the Diocese ... office is refusing to defend its actions. Individual agency officials might face damage claims. UPDATE: The Hartford Courant reports that on Wednesday afternoon, the Office of State Ethics dropped it investigation of the Bridgeport Catholic Diocese. UPDATE 2 ...
July 1, 2009 12:40 am
... year term if convicted. "We take threats to federal judges very seriously. Period," said Patrick J. Fitzgerald, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. State charges are also pending against the 47-year-old Turner in Hartford, Connecticut, where he is accused of inciting readers to "take up arms" against state lawmakers. Two years ago, Turner's site allegedly was the victim of denial of service ...
June 24, 2009 04:31 pm

If a Tree Falls and Nobody Hears it...Do You Have a Lawsuit?

(The Conference Room--Answers to Questions on N.C. Law)
... company will pay you and then may maintain an action against the neighbor to get their money back. If that happens, talk to the attorney for your insurance company. Sometimes you can ride his coattails and recover your deductible as well. --Bradley A. Coxe is a practicing attorney in Wilmington, NC who specializes in Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Contract and Real Estate disputes and all forms of Civil Litigation. Please contact him at ...
June 19, 2009 10:35 am
... of Actual Confusion in Federal and State Regulatory Proceedings Moderator: Robert M. Langer, Wiggin and Dana LLP, Hartford, CT Speakers:Christopher A. Cole, Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP, Washington, DC In every litigated case, the ... held that no reasonable consumer would think that on the record. That pushed the FTC towards extrinsic evidence. Patricia A. Conners, Office of the Attorney General, State of Florida, There's substantial state by state variation, and the state courts as well as the ...
June 19, 2009 07:35 am

Van Buren Township Motorcycle Accident

(Michigan Car Accident Lawyer Blog)
... No-Fault Insurance benefits to pay his medical expenses, attendant care expenses, and other expenses related to the accident. An experienced attorney should be consulted by his family on this issue, as well as looking into any and all other possible legal claims. If you would ... law firm web site at www.BuckfireLaw.com. If you would like to speak with one of our Michigan car accident attorneys about your case, feel free to call us anytime at (800) 606-1717 or simply submit this contact form and we ...
June 19, 2009 04:29 am
... AG loses first round in flight fight, The Hour. Blumenthal Loses First Round In Flight Fight, Hartford Courant CT Attorney General: seeks rehearing in FAA Southwestern Ct case Hartford Courant DC Circuit Sides with FAA in Airspace Redesign Dispute, The BLT: Blog of Legal Times. Other posts on this ... in the East Coast Airspace Redesign Lawsuit, posted January 13, 2009 New Jersey Attorney General Files Amicus Brief in the Airspace Redesign Litigation, posted September 12, 2008. ...
June 11, 2009 03:17 pm

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights June 10, 2009

(New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library Blog)
... and environmental groups have caught on, lawyers warn. "This is the beginning of what may be an explosion in these kinds of cases," said patent attorney Eric Lane of Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, who tracks greenwashing litigation. "This is a hot area ... odds than any of his clients: Christians, Jews and Muslims. For 15 years, Robertson has been involved with the Hartford Seminary, a non-denominational think tank, working to improve interfaith relations, a goal that has taken him to Turkey ...
June 10, 2009 01:17 am
To date, it's been primarily overreaching, greedy mortgage companies that have played the role of the villains in the national mortgage foreclosure crisis. But now, at least in Connecticut, it appears that law firms may be implicated as well. The Hartford Courant reports that State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has sent letters to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as well as a third mortgage company to find out why ...
June 8, 2009 02:24 pm
The Diversity for Success Seminar is one week away! Come join some of the nation's best attorneys as we discuss key issues surrounding Diversity and Inclusion. The conference kicks off Wednesday, June 10, 2009, with a Networking ... Services American Airlines American Family Mutual Insurance Company Coca Cola Cummins Inc. DuPont Company Eli Lilly and Company GlaxoSmithKline The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. H.J. Russell & Company Home Depot, U.S.A., Inc. International Paper Key Corp/ ...
June 3, 2009 02:53 am
The Diversity for Success Seminar is one week away! Come join some of the nation's best attorneys as we discuss key issues surrounding Diversity and Inclusion. The conference kicks off Wednesday, June 10, 2009, with a Networking ... Services American Airlines American Family Mutual Insurance Company Coca Cola Cummins Inc. DuPont Company Eli Lilly and Company GlaxoSmithKline The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. H.J. Russell & Company Home Depot, U.S.A., Inc. International Paper Key Corp/ ...
June 3, 2009 02:53 am
... 2009 Brownstein Hyatt Farber Shreck BOSE MCKINNEY & EVANS Bose Is Eliminating 10 Attorneys and 15 Staffers The Indiana Business Journal March 27, 2009 BROWNSTEIN HYATT Brownstein ... Shipman Announces 26 Job Cuts The Hartford Courant April 4, 2009 SHULTE, ROTH & ZABEL Schulte Lays Off 20 Attorneys Above the Law April 24, ... , 2009 SONNENSCHEIN NATH & ROSENTHAL Sonnenschein To Shutter Charlotte, NC Office (11 attorneys and 8 staff) The American Lawyer February 27, 2009 Layoffs Hit Attorneys, ...
June 3, 2009 02:34 am

Selections from National Law Journal Daily Headlines June 3, 2009

(New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library Blog)
... 1990s, attorney Christina M. Storm went looking for opportunities to do pro bono legal work abroad. Storm, a litigator who is a partner in Byrne & Storm in Hartford, ... lack of options, in 2000 she founded Lawyers Without Borders, an organization that connects attorneys with pro bono projects in Africa and elsewhere." Munger Tolles, O'Melveny ... girls, she was lucky to have family who helped out with child care. Other attorneys at the firm, she said, were on their own finding child care for their ...
June 3, 2009 01:56 am
... no doubt be familiar with Mr. Kreisberg. He has been a career NLRB employee, and has served as Regional Attorney in the Hartford Regional Office since 1989. He is also a former chair of the Connecticut Bar Association's Labor & ... with the Agency and his active involvement with the labor-management community in Connecticut will enable him to continue the tradition of excellence in the Hartford Regional Office. A native of Bayside, Queens, New York, Mr. Kreisberg earned his B.S. degree in 1974 ...
May 28, 2009 12:51 pm

Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor

(Developments in Special Education Law)
... of jurisdiction to "determine the nature of the entitlement at issue". In State of Connecticut Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities v. Hartford Bd. of Ed, the court allowed an agency access to student records to allow the agency to carry out an investigation of abuse claims. In Frank ... 2 analyis. In A.R. v. NYC, the 2nd Circuit held that hearing officer decisions and consent decrees give rise to prevailing party status and thus, attorney fees are not barred by Buckhannon.
May 26, 2009 01:30 pm
... 2009 Brownstein Hyatt Farber Shreck BOSE MCKINNEY & EVANS Bose Is Eliminating 10 Attorneys and 15 Staffers The Indiana Business Journal March 27, 2009 BROWNSTEIN HYATT Brownstein ... Shipman Announces 26 Job Cuts The Hartford Courant April 4, 2009 SHULTE, ROTH & ZABEL Schulte Lays Off 20 Attorneys Above the Law April 24, ... , 2009 SONNENSCHEIN NATH & ROSENTHAL Sonnenschein To Shutter Charlotte, NC Office (11 attorneys and 8 staff) The American Lawyer February 27, 2009 Layoffs Hit Attorneys, ...
May 25, 2009 02:48 am
... of Insurance Law 3420(d) did not apply to claims between coinsurers. Here, the court held that a disclaimer by Hartford was late pursuant to the statute, despite the fact that notice was given by a coinsurer, Travelers. The court reasoned that Travelers provided notice on behalf of the additional insured on the Hartford policy. At that point, Hartford owed an obligation to timely disclaim to the additional insured and did not. As such, it was precluded from ...
May 23, 2009 08:40 pm
... action lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 1600 employees, many of whom worked in Connecticut. The settlement, first reported by the Hartford Courant, essentially covers wages and salaries that should have been paid during the 60-day WARN notice ... a few more details: Monday's settlement is separate from the civil lawsuit seeking unpaid wages and commissions being pursued by the attorney general and the state Department of Labor. That lawsuit seeks $2.6 million for about 100 employees. Charles A. ...
May 22, 2009 05:27 am

LexBlog Network Law Roundup - 5/20/09

(Real Lawyers :: Have Blogs)
... Rothschild on the firm's blog Managing Work Force Reductions How accurate are fingerprints? - Waco attorney Walter Reaves in his Texas Criminal Law Blog Legislative Update: Conn. House Approves Bill Banning Use of Credit Reports for Employment Decisions - Hartford lawyer Daniel ... blog Why Shouldn't You Rely on Certificates of Insurance As Proof of Additional Insured Coverage? - Chicago attorney Ashley Brandt of Foran Glennon Palandech & Ponzi on the firm's Illinois Construction Law ...
May 20, 2009 05:31 pm

New York Law Journal Decisions of Interest May 20, 2009

(New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library Blog)
... [www.nylj.com] Subscription required for online access unless otherwise noted: JT Magen, plaintiff-respondent v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co., defendants-appellants APPELLATE DIVISION FIRST DEPARTMENT Insurance Law Prompt Disclaimer Duty Triggered by Insurer ... Void; Landlord May Not Recover Money Due Kaplan v. Synergy Inc. NASSAU COUNTY Attorneys' Fees Current Counsel Awarded Full Attorneys' Fees From Settlement of Underlying Suit Ha v. Ferro APPELLATE DIVISION THIRD DEPARTMENT Government Response ...
May 20, 2009 01:16 am
 
 

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