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Angelo J Gioia

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Preventing Elder Abuse in the Nursing Home

By Marc Zimet, Esq. of Jampol Zimet LLP

Despite the fact that nursing homes and long-term care facilities strive to provide the best care to their patients and residents, such facilities are exposed to a great risk of liability by employees who commit elder abuse. Elder patients are vulnerable and can easily fall victim to various kinds of abuse from employees, including physical and emotional abuse, neglect, and fraud. However, there are steps that nursing homes can take to reduce its risk of abuse.

Revisiting Restrictive Covenants

By Peter Larkin, Esq. of Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP 

Expert Testimony May Not Always Be Required for Professional Negligence Cases in Connecticut

By Daniel S. Clark Jr, Esq. ofHinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Plaintiff/appellant and his brother, retained defendant/appellee as their counsel to prepare an agreement related to the development of real property. The agreement contained the terms of the development of the property, the division of assets, and the allocation of payments between the brothers.

Blame It on the Bank? Defending Mortgage Lenders in Premises Liability Cases

By Joanna D. Buchanico, Esq. of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, P.C.

Employer's At-Will Policy Passes NLRB General Counsel's Scrutiny

By Steven S. Goodman, Esq, , Howard Bloom, Esq., Roger S. Kaplan, Esq. and Philip B. Rosen,Esq. of Jackson Lewis P.C.

As the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") continues to scrutinize employee handbook provisions, finding that many of them interfere with employees' right to engage in union or protected concerted activity, a determination upholding an at-will employment clause that had been challenged by a union is worth noting.