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Discussing a recent 1st Circuit decision allowing a multi-party arbitration to proceed because of contract language that was open to interpretation and contested by the parties, Mike Mullins and Ashley Harrison note that defining the scope of arbitration at the contract stage is crucial. In their Massachusetts Reinsurance Bar Association newsletter article, "First Circuit Highlights The Importance of Carefully Crafted Arbitration Clauses," they note that, "If the reinsurance contract's broad grant of authority is unaccompanied by additional language addressing the breadth of the proceeding, parties could find themselves litigating a procedural sideshow rather than the merits of their case."
The full article can be found here.
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Day Pitney partner Chase Rogers, former Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, co-authored an article, "Giving Up on Impartiality: The Threat of Public Capitulation to Contemporary Attacks on Rule of the Law," published by the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS) as part of its series entitled "Are We at a Boiling Point?"
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Elizabeth Retersdorf authored an article, "Copyright Registration Ruling Creates Insurance Risks," for Law360.
Judge Christopher Droney was quoted in the Connecticut Law Tribune article, "What Are Some ADR Trends Since COVID-19?"
Judge Christopher Droney was mentioned in Hartford Courant op-ed "In virus battle, one nursing home got it right," authored by Kevin Rennie.
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Governor Ned Lamont has appointed Mitch Harris to serve a four-year term as Chairman of Connecticut's Judicial Review Council.