/pulse/connecticut-pulse?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Connecticut Pulse Copyright 2025 极速赛车. en-US Fri, 01 Aug 2025 20:03:46 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2372041?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2372041 In the latest legal skirmish between former law partners Andrew Garza and Ryan McKeen following the dissolution of Connecticut Trial Firm LLC, Garza's new firm on Friday asked a Connecticut state court to pause unfair trade practices claims brought against it by McKeen's new firm, arguing that the complaint is an attempt to circumvent arbitration stays. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:41:16 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2369830?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2369830 Five years after a disgruntled litigant killed a New Jersey federal judge's son at their home, experts and judges disagree over whether the judicial privacy laws enacted following the shooting are doing much to protect jurists, while political leaders' heated rhetoric makes for an even more dangerous landscape for judges. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:14:31 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2372373?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2372373 Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP and Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP lead this week's edition of 极速赛车 Legal Lions, after a Ninth Circuit panel affirmed Epic Games Inc.'s 2023 antitrust jury trial win, along with an injunction requiring Google to open its Google Play Store to rivals. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:59:39 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2371809?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2371809 The law firms Neubert Pepe & Monteith PC and Cuddy & Feder LLP told a Connecticut state court they should not have to face a lawsuit from a couple who claim they misused the judicial system to delay payouts from a property owner, arguing that the complaint does not sufficiently allege they engaged in vexatious litigation. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:43:34 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2372410?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2372410 A former Webster Bank general counsel who pled guilty to bank fraud must pay by Oct. 1 the remaining $2.5 million he owes in restitution, a federal judge has ruled, finding that the man's bank accounts and securities are enough to cover the difference. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:12:07 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2371895?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2371895 The legal industry ended July with another action-packed week as attorneys took on new firm gigs and in-house roles across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with 极速赛车 Pulse鈥檚 weekly quiz. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:24:44 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2360160?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2360160 For the fifth straight month, the U.S. legal industry experienced job growth, adding 600 positions in July, according to preliminary data released on Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 16:59:49 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2371265?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2371265 State supreme courts need to address the nationwide "justice gap crisis" caused by too few attorneys, by emphasizing bar exam alternatives and more client work in law school to ensure the legal education pipeline produces new lawyers who are actually ready to practice, according to a new report. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 16:44:25 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2371728?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2371728 July was a month of debuts for a handful of firms that opened offices and expanded into new markets. Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP entered the Seattle market with the help of three former K&L Gates LLP attorneys, and boutique Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP opened its first office in Washington, D.C., after launching earlier this year. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:48:15 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2365419?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2365419 The class of 2024 was the largest graduating law school class in nearly a decade, but it defied industry expectations by breaking records in overall employment rate, employment in jobs that require or anticipate bar passage, and median salaries, according to data released Thursday. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:35:53 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2371235?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2371235 A third party's ability to bypass redactions and view protected documents was due to a software issue, a Connecticut civil litigator has told a federal judge, urging the court not to authorize sanctions for what he said was a "good faith" effort at redacting filings amid his dueling lawsuits with gunmaker Sig Sauer. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:35:36 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2371666?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2371666 Eboni S. Nelson, the dean of the University of Connecticut School of Law, has been reappointed to a second five-year term, the university has announced. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:32:28 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2370476?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2370476 The former vice president of legal for the National Women's Soccer League has joined CT United FC as general counsel of the men's soon-to-launch soccer club. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 22:49:56 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2371458?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2371458 Law firms take great care to ensure their longevity. To develop leaders, they carefully identify, mentor and groom the next generation. While top firms can outspend them, some firms are finding alternatives to acquire and retain partners. In a bid to win the loyalty of key clients, firms are increasingly involving them in their lateral hiring processes. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 22:07:26 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2370219?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2370219 A man who threatened to sue his civil lawyer for malpractice has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up his case and find that such a situation creates an automatic conflict of interest when the same lawyer was also defending him in a criminal case. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 16:14:39 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2370161?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2370161 Law firm Wiggin and Dana LLP said Vasiliki Yiannoulis-Riva has joined as partner from Polsinelli PC in its real estate, environmental, construction and facilities department. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 16:00:33 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2370705?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2370705 A deceased Connecticut shopping mall developer's family members want McCarter & English LLP and the estate of Laurence Rubinow, a lawyer with connections to the firm, to set aside $4.6 million in case they prevail in a lawsuit alleging mismanagement of the developer's estate and trust. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:14:45 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2371057?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2371057 A Second Circuit panel reinstated a suit Wednesday from a court clerk who claimed she was fired for aiding an investigation into an ethics complaint against her former boss, ruling the lower court incorrectly found that her duties as a government worker shielded her from constitutional protection. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:10:31 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2363953?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2363953 As in-house legal departments are increasingly expected to do more with less, developing a thoughtful framework to measure key performance indicators can help them both maximize and demonstrate their contribution to business success, say co-founders at New Era ADR. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:22:52 +0000 /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2370668?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/connecticut-pulse/articles/2370668 The Second Circuit refused to upend a $22,400 fee awarded to a law firm for prelitigation services it provided to a worker who accused Google of giving her poor performance reviews because she's Black, saying the worker hadn't shown the cost was unreasonable.