Conn. Murder Exoneree Asks Civil Rights Jury For $50M

By Aaron Keller

A Connecticut exoneree on Tuesday urged a federal jury to award more than $50 million — or $5,000 per day — for the three decades he spent behind bars for a 1985 murder, arguing two town cops ignored cracks in the case almost from the beginning.

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J&J Denies 'Evil Motive' In Face Of $30M Talc Damages

By Brian Steele

Johnson & Johnson did not act with the kind of "evil motive" that would justify a $30 million punitive damages award to a Connecticut man who won a lawsuit alleging its talc products caused his lung cancer, the company argued Tuesday in state court.

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Bar Examinee Defends $2M ExamSoft Software Crash Suit

By Matt Perez

A former paralegal and would-be attorney has asked a federal judge to keep alive her software crash suit against ExamSoft, arguing that both the popular software company and the Connecticut Bar Examining Committee violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by not giving her extra time under an approved accommodation when her computer crashed during a remote COVID-era test.

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Conn. Atty Drops Appeal In Battle With Willkie Partner

By Brian Steele

Connecticut solo practitioner Eric Grayson has withdrawn an appeal of a state court decision to toss his lawsuit against a partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and his wife, in which he accused the couple of abusing the court process by suing him over his comments in a New York Post story about their dispute with a landlord.

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Conn. Coalition Can't Challenge Pot Shop Zoning Approval

By Mike Curley

A Connecticut state judge has thrown out a challenge by a group of Stamford residents appealing the city zoning board's approval of a cannabis shop location, finding neither the coalition nor its individual members have shown they have standing.

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States Oppose Term In Sandoz Price-Fixing Deal With Fla.

By Jared Foretek

State enforcers still locked in price-fixing litigation against generic-drug maker Sandoz are raising objections to a cap on what they could win through settlements in Florida's recent agreement with the company, telling the Connecticut federal judge weighing approval that it would block or delay potential settlements of their own.

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NBA Asks High Court To Weigh In On VPPA Data Sharing Suit

By Gina Kim

The NBA has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a Second Circuit decision that revived a Video Privacy Protection Act suit alleging that the league shared video viewing activities of its website's visitors with Meta, arguing that the plaintiff lacked standing since the information wasn't publicly disseminated or highly personal.

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Making The Case For Rest In The Legal Profession

For too long, a culture of overwork has plagued the legal profession, but research shows that attorneys need rest to perform optimally and sustainably, so legal organizations and individuals must implement strategies that allow for restoration, says Marissa Alert at MDA Wellness, Carol Ross-Burnett at CRB Global, and Denise Robinson at The Still Center.

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Judiciary Under Unprecedented Attack, Wash. Judge Says

By Rachel Riley

The federal judiciary is facing an unprecedented attack, a senior Washington federal judge told Law360, with his judicial colleagues who've blocked President Donald Trump's actions receiving condemnation from high up the administration and personal threats from members of the public.

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Dem Ex-EEOC Officials Call Law Firm DEI Letters Overreach

By Patrick Hoff

A group of Democratic-appointed former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission officials urged acting Chair Andrea Lucas on Tuesday to rescind letters seeking information from 20 law firms about their diversity, equity and inclusion practices, saying she had exceeded the agency's power.

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Chief Justice Speaks Out After Trump's Impeachment Push

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. issued a rare statement Tuesday saying "impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision" after President Donald Trump called for impeaching a judge who blocked the deportation of Venezuelans.

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McDermott Launches San Diego Office Helmed By IP Veteran

By James Mills

McDermott Will & Emery LLP announced Tuesday it is opening an office in San Diego and has tapped a longtime intellectual property attorney to lead it, while also naming that attorney to be one of the co-heads of its global IP practice.

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Illinois Asbestos Injury Firm Escapes 'Fraud Playbook' Suit

By Emily Sawicki

A Chicago federal judge on Tuesday tossed a racketeering suit an industrial pipe company brought against a "prolific" Illinois asbestos litigation law firm, finding that the pipe company failed to adequately plead that the law firm formed an "enterprise" with various clients, witnesses, co-counsel and staff.

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Administrative Leader Of US Courts Retires From NC Bench

By Hayley Fowler

U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. has stepped down from the Western District of North Carolina after 20 years on the federal bench, leaving the longtime jurist to focus on his role as director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Law360 exclusively learned Tuesday.

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DC Circ. Denies Copyright For AI-Created Artwork

By Ivan Moreno

The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday rejected an inventor's appeal to obtain a copyright for an artwork made by his artificial intelligence system, affirming the stance from the U.S. Copyright Office that the law protects only human creations.

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'Game Changer' Or 'Non Issue'?: Panel Talks Rule 702 Change

By Craig Clough

A class action law forum panel in San Diego appeared to agree Tuesday that a recent amendment to Federal Rules of Evidence Rule 702 emphasizing the judge's gatekeeping authority in allowing expert testimony is not the "game-changer" some predicted, with one panelist going so far as to say it was "barely a clarification."

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