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Will the CT Supreme Court Reinvent Design Defect Law?<br><font size="-1"><b><i>Part One of a Two-Part Article</b></i></font> Image

Will the CT Supreme Court Reinvent Design Defect Law?<br><font size="-1"><b><i>Part One of a Two-Part Article</b></i></font>

Jeremy H. D'Amico & Michael A. D'Amico

Despite the long-standing principle in Connecticut that product liability law is premised on strict liability, the state's Supreme Court is now considering whether it should abandon its strict product liability premise for design defect claims, and replace it with section 2(b) of the Restatement (Third) of Torts.

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Richest Firms Pulled Ahead in 2016 as Some Regions Struggled Image

Richest Firms Pulled Ahead in 2016 as Some Regions Struggled

Nell Gluckman

The top performing law firms continued to pull away from the rest of the Am Law 200 last year, according to a report released on January 23 by Wells Fargo Private Bank's Legal Specialty Group. Meanwhile certain regions, including the mid-Atlantic states, struggled to achieve even modest revenue growth.

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Eminent Domain: Establishing the Highest and Best Use Image

Eminent Domain: Establishing the Highest and Best Use

Janice G. Inman

When a building or lot is taken through eminent domain, the value of the property often becomes a matter of dispute between the government and the owner. What if the property had the potential to become more developed?

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Case Notes

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A look at a case involving eviction for non-payment of fees for services provided by the landlord.

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Liability Exposure When Experts Flub<br><font size="-1"><b><i>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</b></i></font> Image

Liability Exposure When Experts Flub<br><font size="-1"><b><i>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</b></i></font>

Michael Hoenig

Last month, the author began discussion of the consequences of retaining an expert witness who errs on the stand. Should the expert be subject to lawsuit for damages? Could the attorney who hired him/her be held liable? The analysis concludes here.

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In the Marketplace Image

In the Marketplace

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Who's doing what; who's going where.

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Business Crimes Hotline

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A look at the largest ever global bribery case.

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The Continuing Evolution of the False Claims Act Image

The Continuing Evolution of the False Claims Act

Jonathan S. Feld, Jason M. Ross & Christina C. Brunty

The number of lawsuits brought under the False Claims Act (FCA) continues to increase. In 2015 alone, relators filed over 600 qui tam complaints — and courts awarded over $3.5 billion — under the FCA.

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Corporate Guilt and Individual Innocence in Financial Fraud Image

Corporate Guilt and Individual Innocence in Financial Fraud

Robert J. Anello & Kostya Lantsman

Comparing the success of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in extracting guilty pleas from companies for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) with the DOJ's notable trial failures in FCPA matters brought against individuals is particularly instructive when we are discussing individual versus corporate criminal accountability, as we did in the first part of this article.<br><i><b>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</b></i>

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Fallout from the 'Panama Papers' Image

Fallout from the 'Panama Papers'

Stanley S. Arkin & Robert C. Angelillo

Among the first things we learn as defense attorneys is to keep informed and alert about events that may spawn or affect actions taken by prosecutors. This article sets forth an example of how one stays sensitive to what may be happening in the closed venues of prosecutors' offices.

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