A bench trial was held before Judge Swienton in which the plaintiff claimed she began to experience traumatic injuries she sustained from a motor vehicle accident where her vehicle was rear-ended by the defendant’s vehicle at a red light. The…
This case arose out of a dog bite incident which gave rise to a claim. The plaintiff, Liberty Insurance Corporation, issued a homeowners insurance policy to one of the co-owners of the dog while the defendant, QBE Insurance Corporation, issued…
In this action, the plaintiff was injured when she tripped and fell into a hole/depression on the sidewalk adjacent to 399 Mill Hill Avenue in Bridgeport. She filed suit, alleging two different theories of liability, first, that the defendants were…
The defendant insurer moved for summary judgment, asserting that the plaintiff is not entitled to make an underinsured motorist claim as no underinsured motorist coverage was given to plaintiff under the policy issued by the defendant. The named insured on…
The Appellate Court reversed a judgment in favor of plaintiff, holding that plaintiff failed to prove her premises liability case under either a mode of operation or the affirmative act rule. The plaintiff brought a premises liability claim after she…
The Connecticut Supreme Court upheld the ruling of the lower court in granting defendants Motion for Summary Judgment on the basis that governmental immunity applied to officer’s decision of whether to initiate a high speed police pursuit. This cause of…
In this action for damages and declaratory relief the plaintiffs alleged that the defendant, Arch Insurance Company breached its duty to defend or indemnify Juliano Associates under a claims-made insurance policy. The plaintiffs hired Juliano Associates to make improvements to…
The Superior Court granted defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment finding there was no duty to defend, and therefore no duty to indemnify where the plaintiff attempted to claim negligence in a cause of action clearly based on assault and battery. …
After a bench trial the judge found for the defendant, ruling that the plaintiff failed to establish that the defendant was negligent in any of the way alleged in the complaint. The court found “apparently the plaintiff anticipated, incorrectly, that…