The plaintiff suffered serious injury when he was thrown from his motorcycle due to an oil slick in the road left by an unidentified vehicle. He filed a claim for uninsured motorist coverage under his insurance policy and the insurer…
The plaintiff alleged that she was sexually abused by a faculty member while she was a student at the defendant school from 1987 to 1988 and brought action against the school for failing to prevent the teacher’s conduct, failing to…
A unanimous Court ruled in favor of Arizona firefighters who sued for age discrimination under federal law. The two oldest men in the fire department were let go after a budget shortfall and replaced with younger, less expensive, people. The…
Plaintiff sued the defendant store owner for negligence after she allegedly slipped and fell on a puddle of water while shopping. The trial court granted summary judgment for the defendant on the basis that it had no actual or constructive…
Plaintiffs were injured when a vehicle driven by a state employee collided with their vehicle. They filed a four-count complaint against the employee and the state. Two counts were asserted against the state, alleging that the employee was acting within…
An elderly woman who was the victim of a home invasion and assault committed by a fifteen-year old boy sued the assailant and his mother for her injuries, alleging that the mother negligently failed to supervise the boy when she…
The plaintiff, during the course of employment as a delivery driver, was struck and seriously injured while crossing the street at night, during a heavy rainstorm. The defendant was a state employee driving a state-owned vehicle and did not see…
A third party sued a Southington police officer for negligence while off-duty, alleging that the officer failed to prevent his girlfriend from drinking and driving. The bargaining unit of which the officer was a member sued the Town, its insurer,…
The plaintiff was involved in a motor vehicle accident in which the at fault driver’s insurance coverage did not fully reimburse the plaintiff for his losses. The plaintiff demanded coverage up to the full policy limits from his own insurer…
The plaintiff owned a condominium in a development owned and operated by one of the defendants and from which a second defendant had contracted to remove snow and ice. The plaintiff slipped and fell on ice on an outside staircase…