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Title	Practice Areas	Date
Female Prison Guards Settle For $2.5 Million Maureen Allen et al. v. John J. Armstrong, et al.: Sex, violence, lies and even allegations of an attempt to set up a prostitution ring were all part of a...	Civil Rights	01/11/2010
'A Wild Ride' To The High Court J. Craig Smith is an associate at a Bridgeport personal injury firm. But this fall, his work took him to Washington, D.C. As luminaries of the legal world...	Civil Rights	12/14/2009
Ruling Rejects Early Appeal of Privilege Determinations FEDERAL COURT orders requiring litigants to disclose information they believe is protected by the attorney-client privilege do not qualify for immediate...	Civil Rights	12/09/2009
Court to end oversight of police KK&B attorneys win major changes in Bridgeport's Police Department. KK&B represents the Bridgeport Guardians, the organization representing black police...	Civil Rights	08/07/2008
Judge may end city police oversight Twenty-five years of federal court oversight over the Bridgeport Police Department regarding its treatment of black officers may be coming to an end. This...	Civil Rights	08/06/2008
Inmate Death Case Settled For $900,000 Stuart Kinsman, Admin. Et al. v. Theresa Lantz, et al. Without admitting fault, the state of Connecticut settled a federal lawsuit with the estate of former...	Civil Rights	02/04/2008
Death of ill inmate results in $900,000 settlement from the State The State of Connecticut has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit concerning the death of 47-year old Dennis Gary Kinsman, an inmate at the Garner Correctional...	Civil Rights	01/25/2008
Kill All the Lawyers and Forget About a Free Society Shakespeare’s famous line, “Let’s kill all the lawyers,” has been repeated throughout the ages by comedians and lawyer-bashers alike. Even President Bush...	Civil Rights	11/11/2007
State Paying Former Inmate $500,000 To Settle Suit The state is paying a former inmate $500,000 to settle his federal lawsuit alleging that state correction officers severely beat him in 2004 for complaining...	Civil Rights	10/11/2007
Atty. Bloss speaks about Cheshire home invasion case Atty. William Bloss is interviewed on WFSB (CBS-Hartford) to explain the legal process in the impending trial of two men accused of murdering members of a...	Civil Rights	08/07/2007
Limitations on Child Sexual Abuse Cases Eliminated Victims of sexual assault and sexual abuse finally have achieved a major victory in their quest to bring their assailants from long-ago crimes to justice...	Civil Rights	08/01/2007
Atty. Bloss represents North Haven official charged Atty. William Bloss speaks out on behalf of a North Haven official swept into a case involving alleged corruption by some government employees.	Civil Rights	04/16/2007
Inmate files federal lawsuit in 2004 beating An inmate filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against state prison officials, claiming he was severely beaten by guards for complaining about excessive force...	Civil Rights	02/27/2007
Their Life Ahead Margaret Mueller and Charlotte Stacey are the first same-sex couple to seek legal compensation for loss of consortium in a medical malpractice suit.	Medical Malpractice, Civil Rights	07/19/2006
Lesbian couple files medical malpractice lawsuit A lesbian couple filed a medical malpractice lawsuit Tuesday claiming botched cancer treatments damaged their love life. Their attorneys say it is the first...	Medical Malpractice, Civil Rights	07/18/2006
Connecticut Super Lawyers 2006 Atty. Michael Koskoff was the top medical malpractice lawyer in Connecticut Super Lawyers 2006 and also the top vote-getter in any specialty, according to a...	Civil Rights	02/01/2006
Family claims state negligent in suicide The family of a young man who committed suicide while in the state's care is claiming negligence in a lawsuit recently brought against the Department of...	Civil Rights	09/28/2005
Inmate's Death Probed Adnan Saeed appeared to be fine during a telephone conversation with his family about an hour prior to his death at a Suffield prison, the inmate's older...	Civil Rights	05/19/2005
State Makes Final Preparations, Courts Hear Final Arguments in Ross Case Serial killer Michael Ross spent the hours before his scheduled execution visiting with his father, close friends and lawyer, and reaffirmed his decision to...	Civil Rights	05/13/2005
Court Outlaws Death Penalty for Juveniles The U.S. Supreme Court rules that it is illegal to execute convicted murderers if they are under age 18. Atty. Antonio Ponvert comments on Fox News Live.	Civil Rights	03/03/2005
Atty. Antonio Ponvert III interview Atty. Antonio Ponvert III was interviewed on the WVIT (NBC-30) program, "Connecticut Newsmakers." He discussed the Michael Ross execution case. The program...	Civil Rights	02/06/2005
Ross request for competency exam delays his execution again The knell tolled at 11:59 p.m. Monday, killing the death warrant but not Michael Ross. The serial killer escaped still another date with death Monday, and...	Civil Rights	02/01/2005
Michael Ross execution case This segment on the Michael Ross execution case appeared on Fox5 news at 6:00 p.m. The program aired on January 31, 2005.	Civil Rights	01/31/2005
Killer's execution is delayed despite supreme court ruling The United States Supreme Court turned down two last-minute moves yesterday to postpone Connecticut's execution of a convicted serial killer, clearing the...	Civil Rights	01/29/2005
Michael Ross Execution On Hold Dan Ross filed a civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court on January 27, 2005, seeking an injunction to halt the pending execution of his son, Michael Ross...	Civil Rights	01/28/2005

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