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  • Discussion of two cases, one involving 2016's “Judicial Hell Holes.”

    February 01, 2017ljnstaff
  • Is the Department of Labor's overtime rule now dead? Will the overtime rule be modified to a more modest version? Much uncertainty remains regarding the recently announced overtime rule in both the legal and the political sphere.

    February 01, 2017Tim K. Garrett
  • As 2017 commences, political protest against injustice is as relevant as ever in the United States. At the same time, a lawsuit concerning the copyright rights to the powerful anthem We Shall Overcome may proceed to trial. In November 2016, the case survived a motion to dismiss the copyright infringement claims.

    February 01, 2017Kyle-Beth Hilfer
  • The social networking company is being sued by videogame maker ZeniMax Media, which says Oculus stole its technology. Facebook responded that Zenimax's story is nothing but a "fantasy" by a company that was "embarrassed" and "humiliated." It's worth taking a closer look at how each side is framing the fight.

    February 01, 2017Jenna Greene
  • Clinical trials of the drug commonly known as “Ecstasy.”

    February 01, 2017ljnstaff
  • In-depth analysis of four pivotal rulings, including one in which a landlord whohad received a tax abatement was not eligible for luxury deregulation.

    February 01, 2017ljnstaff
  • 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.

    February 01, 2017Jeremy H. D'Amico and Michael A. D'Amico
  • Last month, the authors described some of the challenges unique to representing a professional athlete or his or her spouse or child in family matters. Some of the issues touched upon included pre-nuptial agreements, alimony and child support. The discussion concludes herein.

    February 01, 2017Lynne Strober and Elisabete M. Rocha