Connecticut Lawyer Magazine - September/October 2018

Volume 29, Number 1

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Features

Call for Nominations: CBA Awards Read about the criteria to submit your nominations for colleagues or peers who make a difference in the legal community.
Credit Card Surcharges and Cash Discounts: Update on Recent Litigation By Elizabeth C. Yen
This article reviews the impact of recent First Amendment challenges to state statutes prohibiting credit card surcharges, and other regulatory compliance issues that arise if sellers (including lawyers) surcharge customers who pay by credit card.
Out From under the Brick—A Long Road to a “New” Antitrust Remedy for Connecticut Consumers By Michael Kurs
After four decades, Connecticut has fully joined the majority of states that allow consumer antitrust claims by, or in the name of, “indirect purchasers.” Allowing claims for damages on behalf of “indirect purchasers” means that the state’s consumers and others may obtain antitrust recoveries against defendants even though a defendant did not deal directly with the person on whose behalf the action is brought.
The New Connecticut Revised Uniform Arbitration Act By Roy L. De Barbieri and Stewart Edelstein
Effective October 1, 2018, Connecticut joins 19 other states in adopting the modernized Revised Uniform Arbitration Act (RUAA). This article discusses its significant provisions, comparing them with Connecticut's prior arbitration statues.
Should You Include an Arbitration Clause in Your Engagement Agreement? By Houston Putnam Lowry
With the October 1 effective date of the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, this article explores the benefits of adding an arbitration clause to your engagement letter.
I Don’t Remember Learning That as a 1L: Four Tactics They Didn’t Teach You in Law School By Kyle J. LaBuff
Three years of law school can only teach you so much. Learn four tactics that can help young or new attorneys deflate tension and build relationships in their legal career.

Columns

President’s Message | Truth, Justice, and the American Way By Jonathan M. Shapiro
Time to Go Pro Bono | Limited Scope Representation Broadens Range of Legal Help Available to Low-income Connecticut Individuals and Families By Ashleigh Backman
Supreme Deliberations | Signs By Charles D. Ray and Matthew A. Weiner
Young Lawyers | The Kids These Days By David A. McGrath

Departments

Court Decisions | Highlights
Professional Discipline Digest Volume 27, Number 2
Informal Opinion 18-03 Imputed Conflicts Where Firm Attorney Also Acts as Real Estate Agent
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