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May 10, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Dougherty Crosses $1M Mark in Supreme Ct. Campaign Funds

The latest campaign finance reports for Pennsylvania Supreme Court candidates showed Kevin M. Dougherty, administrative judge of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, raised a staggering $515,350 in just over a month, pushing his total campaign coffers over $1 million, according to reports filed by the candidates May 8.

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May 7, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

Man Fathered Only One Twin, Judge Says

Shedding light on a little-known aspect of “the birds and the bees,” a New Jersey family court judge found that a man identified as the father of twin girls had in fact fathered

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May 6, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

Man Fathered Only One Twin, Judge Says

In a ruling of first impression in New Jersey and one of only a handful of similar cases across the country, a family court judge found that a man who had been identified as the father of twin girls had in fact fathered only one of them.

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May 6, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Updated: Court Upholds $2 Million Verdict in Bizarre Spy Cameras Case

The state Appellate Court has upheld a $2 million jury award against a heart surgeon who secretly placed video cameras in his former lover's home, a decision that the plaintiff's law

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May 6, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Updated: Court Upholds $2 Million Verdict in Bizarre Spy Cameras Case

The state Appellate Court has upheld a $2 million jury award against a heart surgeon who secretly placed video cameras in his former lover's home, a decision that the plaintiff's lawyer said could have implications for future invasion of privacy cases in the state.

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May 5, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Dentist Says Criminal Prosecution Would Constitute Double Jeopardy

A Torrington dentist has had his license suspended because he delegated the sedation of patients to dental assistants. Rashmi Patel also is facing criminal charges that his negligence in not

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May 5, 2015 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Dentist Says Criminal Prosecution Would Constitute Double Jeopardy

A Torrington dentist has had his license suspended because he delegated the sedation of patients to dental assistants. Rashmi Patel also is facing criminal charges that his negligence in not monitoring the sedation of a high-risk patient resulted in her death last year.

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Bell v. Waffle House Inc.

Publication Date: 2015-05-04
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Stevens and Ronald Stevens Stevens Stevens LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Brandon Elleby and Robert Ingram Moore, Ingram, Johnson Steele LLP, Marietta, for appellee.
Case Number: A14A2303

Since the plaintiff did not dispute the reasonableness of the defendant's attorneys' fees and made only a procedural argument unrelated to the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the defendant's

Maffessoli v. Maffessoli

Publication Date: 2015-05-04
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Court: Hartford J.D., at Hartford
Judge: Rittenband, J.T.R.
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Case Number: CV14-6047347S

Postell v. Alfa Ins. Corp.

Publication Date: 2015-04-29
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Crandall Postell and Sharon Davis, Warner Robins, proceeded pro se. James Fisher Hall Booth Smith Slover PC, Atlanta, Thomas Allen, William Larsen Martin Snow LLP, John Carey, Macon, C. Robert Melton Haygood, Lynch, Harris, Melton Watson, Forsyth, Sherman Moody, Perry, and Kaycee Hopwood Hinshaw Culbertson LLP, Chicago, Ill., for appellees.
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Case Number: A14A2301

The trial court was authorized to dismiss the appeal based on the appel delay in filing a transcript because the delay was unreasonable, inexcusable and caused by the appel