The plaintiff brought a negligence suit against a behavioral health treatment facility for children alleging that an adult woman had sexually assaulted, abused, and neglected the plaintiff while he was admitted to the facility. The facility filed an apportionment complaint…
An employee of a roofing company was exiting a company truck and walked past its rear bumper when he was struck by another vehicle. The employee sought underinsured motorist benefits from the defendant insurer under the roofing company’s commercial auto…
The defendant grocery store rented space from the building owner per lease terms that obligated the owner to defend and indemnify the defendant from premises liability actions arising from the use of common areas, including the exterior front store entrance.…
An interior water pipe in the plaintiff’s condominium unit broke, causing extensive damage to the unit and allegedly rendering it uninhabitable for over a year. Per the homeowner association (HOA) bylaws, the HOA was responsible for the repair to the…
At the time of the motor vehicle accident at issue, the plaintiff was pregnant with twins. Four weeks post-accident, the plaintiff gave birth prematurely at 23 weeks and the twins did not survive. The plaintiff and her husband sued, alleging…
Four residents of a public housing complex in Bridgeport died in a fire and the plaintiff administrator of the decedents’ estates sued the city and others, claiming that the fire resulted directly from the fire department’s past and continuing failures…
An insured was sued by a high school classmate for sexual assault and bullying causing severe and debilitating injury. The defendant insured sought coverage under the plaintiff’s policy and the plaintiff filed suit, seeking a declaratory judgment that it owned…
The plaintiff was injured during a pickup basketball game at a Plainville High School senior class picnic. Affirming summary judgment for the Board of Education members, the Appellate Court holds that there were no genuine issues of material fact regarding…
The minor plaintiff was a student in a private boarding school in Connecticut. On a certified question from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, the Connecticut Supreme Court holds that Connecticut public policy supports the imposition of a duty on…
This action involved a defense and indemnity provision contained within a subcontract related to the construction of a Middletown power project. The agreement provided in relevant part that the subcontractor would “to the fullest extent permitted by law … defend,…