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Atty. Antonio Ponvert III interview Atty. Antonio Ponvert III was interviewed on the WVIT (NBC-30) program, “Connecticut Newsmakers.” He discussed abuse of female prison guards by male guards… |
Civil Rights | 06/13/2004 |
Bridgeport may face $945,000 bias fine After a series of rulings this week, the city of Bridgeport now faces $945,000 in fines for being in contempt of federal court orders in a 25-year-old… |
Civil Rights | 6/03/2004 |
Atty. Antonio Ponvert being interviewed by John Hockenberry for Dateline NBC NBC’s John Hockenberry: “What if a member of your family were a delusional, paranoid mentally ill person who was in prison instead of a mental hospital… |
Civil Rights | 06/01/2004 |
Exporting Abuse? A number of former state prison commissioners chosen by the Bush administration to establish a prison system in Iraq left their old posts after allegations… |
Civil Rights | 05/20/2004 |
Excessive Force Claimed In Prison Beating The lawyer for an inmate whose bloody beating was captured on videotape that was leaked to a local television station said Wednesday the man was attacked in… |
Civil Rights | 05/07/2004 |
Prisoner suing over alleged beating A Connecticut prisoner claims he was beaten by guards at the state’s toughest prison. He claims it was retaliation for having tried to go public about what… |
Civil Rights | 05/04/2004 |
Doctors say defeated bill to cap award will hurt A fiery debate leads to a crushing defeat for doctors in Connecticut. State lawmakers have voted against imposing a cap on court settlements and jury… |
Medical Malpractice | 04/27/2004 |
Guardians urging fines for police compliance One way to force the Bridgeport Police Department to comply with federal court orders to end past discriminatory practices within its ranks may be to impose… |
Civil Rights | 04/14/2004 |
Ill Convicts’ Rights At Issue Does the Connecticut Patients Bill of Rights – which guarantees adequate and humane treatment to the state’s psychiatric patients – apply to mentally ill… |
Civil Rights | 02/12/2004 |
Best and the rest for the past week Thumbs up to Richard Bieder, a partner in the Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder law firm in Bridgeport. Bieder, as of Tuesday, is president of Trial Lawyers Care Inc… |
01/31/2004 | |
Suit Seeks More Than $4 Million In Man’s Death A lawsuit filed against the Whiting Forensic Division of Connecticut Valley Hospital and others involved in the care of a 39-year-old psychiatric patient who… |
Class Actions, Civil Rights | 01/30/2004 |
State hospital sued over man’s death As James Bell lay dying after being restrained at a state hospital nearly two years ago, more than a dozen doctors, nurses, and guards stood watch… |
Class Actions, Civil Rights | 01/29/2004 |
Mentally Ill Man In State Custody Dies A severely mentally ill 39-year-old man died while in custody at the state’s maximum security mental hospital as the man’s doctors, nurses and guards watched… |
Class Actions, Civil Rights | 01/29/2004 |
Trial Lawyers Care – For 9-11 Victim Free Legal Aid – Names Richard Bieder President Connecticut attorney Richard Bieder has been named president of Trial Lawyers Care, Inc., the national nonprofit organization providing free legal services… |
Other Practice Areas | 01/21/2004 |
$400,000 fines possible in contempt A federal judge found the city of Bridgeport in contempt of court Wednesday for failing to provide reports on police assignments linked to a 1978… |
Civil Rights | 01/15/2004 |
Goose Creek – WWRL Morning Show Broadcast Transcript Location: New York City Time: 07:00 AM – 08:30 AM Station: WWRL-AM Radio Program:WWRL Morning Show Host: And as we move from her, we move to the actual… |
Civil Rights | 12/17/2003 |
ACLU files suit over Stratford raid The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Monday on behalf of 20 students ages 14 to 18, claiming “gun-wielding officers” and a “large and… |
Civil Rights | 12/16/2003 |
Goose Creek Press Statement Thank you, Denyse, and thank you ladies and gentlemen, for coming today. I would like to specially thank the reverend Jesse Jackson, whose presence is… |
Civil Rights | 12/16/2003 |
Madison couple wins $2.1 million in medical malpractice case A Superior Court jury has awarded a town woman and her husband $2.1 million in a medical malpractice case involving the diagnosis and treatment of a stroke… |
Medical Malpractice | 12/09/2003 |
Mental Illness Behind Bars: A Disaster In The Making This state’s prison system is on a collision course with a catastrophe that will take lives, endanger correctional staff and result in substantial costs to… |
Civil Rights | 12/03/2003 |
Boy Wins Huge Malpractice Award A Hartford jury Tuesday returned a $12.5 million medical malpractice verdict – one of the largest ever in the state – against Hartford Hospital in the case… |
Medical Malpractice | 07/30/2003 |