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Harvard Relents After Protracted Fight Over Slave Photos A legal battle between Harvard and a woman who says two slave portraits are of her ancestors will end in a settlement, with the photos going to a Black history museum in South Carolina. READ MORE

F.B.I. Agents Ask Court to Bar Trump Team From Disclosing Their Names The New York Times reported, “Two anonymous sets of F.B.I. agents and employees filed lawsuits seeking to prevent the Trump administration from releasing the identifies of agents and staff members who participated in the investigations into the Capital riot on Jan. 6, 2021.” READ MORE

Connecticut Lawyers in Spotlight for Repping FBI Agents Attorneys Christopher Mattei and Margaret Donovan are in the national spotlight after stepping up to represent the Federal Bureau of Investigation Agents Association (FBIAA) against the U.S. Department of Justice. READ MORE

Women settle lawsuits after Yale fertility nurse switched painkiller for saline The AP reported, “Dozens of women who say they suffered excruciating pain at a Yale University fertility clinic because a nurse stole fentanyl for her own use and replaced it with saline have settled their lawsuits against the Ivy League school.” READ MORE

Uvalde Shooting Victim Families Sue Microsoft, Meta, and gun manufacturer “Families of the victims of the 2022 elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, filed two lawsuits on Friday against Instagram’s parent company Meta, Activision Blizzard and its parent Microsoft and the gunmaker Daniel Defense, claiming they cooperated to market dangerous weapons to impressionable teens such as the Uvalde shooter.” READ MORE

KKB gains national reputation in gun-maker liability cases after settlement for Sandy Hook families After winning Sandy Hook families the largest settlement from a gun-maker, Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder is growing in national reputation for social justice work.  This has lead to growth in the firm including recently adding two new attorneys. Read More

City of New Haven agrees to fatal fire settlement of $14.5 million New Haven proposes a $14.5 million settlement for the 2019 illegal rooming house fire victims’ estates, pending approvals, with the city covering a $1 million deductible. Mayor Elicker underscores the city’s commitment to amicable resolutions, despite the incident predating his term. READ MORE

$7.1 Million Awarded to Cooking Spray Burn Victim “A jury in Illinois has ordered Chicago-based Conagra Brands to pay $7.1 million to a Pennsylvania woman who was badly injured in 2017 when a can of commercial brand cooking spray ignited in a kitchen at her workplace and set her aflame.” READ MORE

A CT mom lost her only son. Why she claims the health system where she works is at fault. “When Drumm fell ill, at just 47, he checked himself into Hartford Hospital. But now, Kangas has sued the hospital, Starling Physicians, which practices there, and Dr. Michael Lawlor, whom she believes misdiagnosed Drumm’s endocarditis, leading to his wrongful death.” READ MORE

Stamford official claims Wilton eye surgeon permanently damaged his vision, blinded him Stamford’s CIO files a lawsuit after he alleges a routine eye surgery severely damaged his vision and shattered his hops to become a flight instructor in his retirement. READ MORE

Freedom Papers of Silvia Hector-Webber Brought To Light A public exhibit at the Briscoe Center for American History provide a glimpse into the story of Silvia Hector Webber’s journey to freedom.  It was made possible in part by the dedicated work of Josh Koskoff and the legal team at Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder. READ MORE

Jury awards $8.5 million after CT man dies of blood clot following surgery A jury ruled that a Connecticut surgical practice failed to diagnose and treat a blood clot in a man’s leg after a knee replacement, resulting in his wrongful death. Orthopaedic Sports Specialists of Glastonbury has been ordered to pay $8.5 million to the estate and widow of Peter Sobin, 61, who died in 2015 after developing a clot in his calf, his lawyer said. READ MORE

Jury Awards $6.8 Million To Connecticut Woman Who Sued Stepfather For Alleged Sexual Abuse A jury in federal court in Hartford awarded $6.8 million to a former Connecticut woman who sued her stepfather for years of alleged sexual abuse. READ MORE

CT settles psychiatric hospital abuse lawsuit for $9 million “Our goal in bringing these lawsuits was to hold abusers and state officials accountable for the torture of a profoundly vulnerable human being who depended upon them for treatment and care,” said Shehadi’s attorney, Antonio Ponvert III of the Bridgeport-based firm Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder. READ MORE

Wallingford Woman Who Lost 4 Limbs Sues Hospital, Claims Malpractice “At the time of her hospitalization, mom was making blankets for each of her grandchildren,” they said in the statement. “She will never be able to finish the last three, and she no longer has a wrist to wear the Apple Watch.” READ MORE

Lawsuit alleges Yale fertility clinic’s painkillers had been tampered with for years Thirty more women filed a lawsuit against a Yale clinic Monday alleging that their painkillers had been tampered with for years, resulting in agonizing fertility procedures, according to a Connecticut law firm. This brings the total number of plaintiffs to 59, according to the law firm Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder. READ MORE

Sandy Hook Families Achieve Historic Victory Holding Gunmaker Accountable For Role In School Massacre The families of five children and four adults killed in the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School today announced a landmark victory in their long-running case against Remington, the company that made and marketed the AR-15 weapon used in the massacre. READ MORE

Connecticut judge orders Infowars’ Alex Jones to pay damages to families of Sandy Hook shooting victims in defamation lawsuits A Connecticut judge has ruled conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is responsible for all damages in the defamation lawsuits brought against him by the families of those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting after his repeated claims that the Newtown massacre was a hoax. READ MORE

Lawsuit filed against Smith & Wesson by family of Highland park shooting victim Eduardo Uvaldo’s family is seeking damages from gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson alleging teenagers were being targeted by their marketing of AR-15 style weapons. READ MORE Uvalde Shooting Victim Families File Suit Against Texas DPS Officers “Relatives of 17 children killed and two kids injured in Texas’ deadliest school shooting are suing Texas Department of Public Safety officers who were among hundreds of law enforcement that waited 77 minutes to confront the gunman at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary….” READ MORE Amid relentless school shootings, scrutiny extends beyond the shooter  John Koskoff provides insight into the growing trend of individuals and companies being held accountable in courts for their role in enabling mass shootings. READ MORE Alex Jones Ordered To Pay Sandy Hook Victims’ Families Nearly $1 Billion Alex Jones and Infowars’ parent company, Free Speech Systems, must pay close to $1 billion to the family members of eight victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary and an F.B.I. agent who responded to the scene of the 2012 massacre, which killed 20 first graders and six educators. READ MORE Sandy Hook Parents Tie Years of Threats and Vitriol to Alex Jones For nearly a decade, Robbie and Alissa Parker stayed mum about the damage Alex Jones’s lies about their daughter Emilie’s death at Sandy Hook Elementary had done to their family. This week they ended their silence in a Connecticut courtroom, delivering a wrenching and angry rebuke to Mr. Jones. READ MORE Sandy Hook – Ralph Nader Radio Hour “In a live Zoom recording, Ralph welcomes attorney Josh Koskoff, who tells us how he won a groundbreaking 73 million dollars from Remington and other gun manufacturers on behalf of the families of the Sandy Hook mass school shooting.” LISTEN NOW Statement from President Joe Biden on Sandy Hook Settlement “Today, the families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting have secured a historic settlement with the gun manufacturer Remington. While this settlement does not erase the pain of that tragic day, it does begin the necessary work of holding gun manufacturers accountable for manufacturing weapons of war and irresponsibly marketing these firearms. READ MORE Sandy Hook Families Achieve Historic Victory Holding Gunmaker Accountable For Role In School Massacre The families of five children and four adults killed in the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School today announced a landmark victory in their long-running case against Remington, the company that made and marketed the AR-15 weapon used in the massacre. READ MORE

Attorney Chris Mattei named one of America’s Top 200 Lawyers 2024 by Forbes Magazine “The inaugural list of America’s Top 200 Lawyers highlights the finest practitioners in the profession—lawyers with stellar track records in their specialties, those who have broken barriers to emerge as leaders in their fields, and attorneys most respected by peers and clients.” READ MORE Alinor Sterling Named President Of The CT Trial Lawyers Association “Connecticut has a vibrant, healthy civil justice system and we should be proud of the protections that it provides for our citizens,” Sterling said. “Our job at CTLA is to steward that treasure and continue to strengthen it where we can.” READ MORE Kathleen Nastri Receives 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award From The American Association For Justice “The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an AAJ member of at least 20 years standing whose courtroom advocacy has, during a distinguished career, significantly advanced the rights of the wrongfully injured, and who by substantial service to AAJ and the trial bar, has significantly furthered the cause of justice and the mission of the Association.” READ MORE Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder Founder Inducted Into American Association Of Justice Hall Of Fame Michael Koskoff, the founder of the firm behind landmark victories against Remington Arms and Alex Jones on behalf of families of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting, has been inducted into the AAJ’s hall of fame. READ MORE