In the original action, the plaintiff sued the defendant Jones Landscaping after the plaintiff slipped and fell on ice and sustained various injuries. Jones Landscaping moved for summary judgment. The Superior Court granted the motion for summary judgment, finding that…
The plaintiffs brought a negligence action against the defendant and an apportionment plaintiff, Lanina Fulton, for alleged injuries sustained while they were driving on Interstate 84. Fulton allegedly swerved her vehicle into the plaintiff’s vehicle, causing damages and injuries. In…
A Waterbury Superior Court Judge held that USAA Insurance Company had no duty to defend the insured where the claims brought against the insured sounded in invasion of privacy, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress,…
A Bridgeport Superior Court Judge held that subcontractor had a duty to defend a contractor arising out of a duty to defend and indemnify paragraph of a construction contract entered into by the parties. The court reasoned that the duty to…
In an action brought by the Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan Corporation (Archdiocese) against Interstate Fire and Casualty (Interstate) for indemnification of claims paid by the Archdiocese to four victims of sexual misconduct by three priests, both parties filed motions for…
The Estate of William Ashmore brought action against Hartford Hospital where William Ashmore died when hospital personnel failed to reconnect the wires of his pacemaker before administering a potent narcotic. The jury awarded $4.5 million in loss of consortium claim…
The plaintiff brought suit against defendant for injuries he sustained when he was driving late at night, hit a patch of black ice, lost control of his vehicle and collided with a truck owned by the defendant that was parked…
The plaintiff brought suit against the Hartford Commissioner of Transportation after she tripped and fell on a city sidewalk that she claimed was negligently maintained by the city. A pizza business in Hartford had removed a sign that arose from…
The plaintiff’s decedent died of an overdose after he was invited to the defendant homeowner’s home by the co-defendant roommate to consume drugs on the premises. The homeowner was at work at the time of the decedent’s death. The plaintiff…
The plaintiff was injured when her parked recreational vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer operated by the defendant. The day after the accident, the plaintiff treated for neck pain. Her medical records showed that she had been treated for foot…