Insurance Coverage: Under Connecticut law, Appellate Court requires insurer to provide uninsured motorist coverage to occupants of a vehicle operated by its insured: On appeal, the plaintiffs argue that the lower court improperly concluded that they were not insureds entitled…
Two spouses sued the employer’s workers’ compensation defense lawyer and his firm for abuse of process and loss of consortium after a contentious comp case, alleging that the attorney’s litigation conduct (including allegedly improper motions and tactics) harmed them. The…
Insurance Coverage / UIM & Bad Faith (Auto) Court partially grants, partially denies motion to strike wide-ranging UIM / bad-faith complaint against auto insurer The plaintiff was injured in a 2022 motor vehicle collision. The tortfeasor carried liability insurance with…
Governmental Immunity / School Injuries Court revisits when school safety policies can create a ministerial duty and open up liability despite governmental immunity This case involves a ninth-grade student injured in a gym class at Crosby High School when two…
Governmental Immunity / School Premises & Sexual Privacy Claims Appellate Court upholds summary judgment for town on negligence and negligent supervision claims arising from secret locker-room recordings Seven plaintiffs (three adults and four minors) connected with the Plainville Blue Dolphins…
The defendant, Titan Enterprises, Inc., moves to strike count one of the plaintiff’s complaints which alleges that on August 17, 2023, he was caused to trip and fall over a wooden stake while walking on the “parking and/or walkway area”…
The two defendants, a husband and wife, were separated but not yet divorced. The wife was no longer living with the husband but was still a joint owner of their residence. The husband asked the plaintiff to look after his…
Plaintiff's Premises Liability Action Plaintiff brought a premises liability action against the defendants, alleging that she was a passenger in a vehicle operated by an unknown individual who purchased food at a drive-through restaurant owned by the defendants. The plaintiff…
Background of the ATV Collision Case The plaintiff brought a four-count amended complaint against several defendants after his Yamaha All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) was allegedly hit head-on by the defendant’s motor vehicle. Specifically, the plaintiff brought one count against New South…
In a head-on motor vehicle collision case, that resulted in the death of the defendants’ decedent, the plaintiff alleged that the decedent’s negligent operation of her motor vehicle caused her vehicle to cross over the double yellow lines, directly into…