The following summaries are intended to provide quick summaries of some aspects of recent CT legal developments on accident and insurance issues. Most of these matters were not handled by Jackson O’Keefe, LLP. The summaries are provided as a news summary only. The summaries are not comprehensive, and readers are referred to the primary sources for full details. These summaries are not legal advice. You should consult with an attorney with regard to your situation.
The trial court denied defendant’s Motion to Strike the statutory recklessness count in a rear-end collision. The court followed majority view that a claim for statutory recklessness is sufficient as long as it alleges that “the defendant deliberately or with…
The Superior Court set aside a judgment in favor of the plaintiff in premises liability case where the court found there was no evidence as to the length of time of the alleged defect. The plaintiff brought a premises liability…
The court granted defendant’s Motion to Strike the Second Count as failing to state a legally cognizable cause of action sounding in negligence. The plaintiff attempted to bring a two-count complaint sounding in premises liability and negligence. The plaintiff claimed…
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 Superior Court denied a Motion to Dismiss in a defective highway action brought against the Town of Fairfield. The defendant filed a Motion to Dismiss for plaintiff’s failure to include the time of the subject accident in the notice…
In this case the trial court denied the defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment, rejecting his argument that the plaintiff’s claim had to be decided by applying New York law. The plaintiff and defendant were divorced but had two minor children…
The plaintiff in this underlying action was struck by a police cruiser when she was crossing a street on her lunch break from her job at the Yale Art Gallery. The plaintiff sued Officer Brendan Hosey and the City of…
The District Court granted the defendant insurance company’s Motion for Summary Judgment, finding no duty to defend or indemnify under the insurance policy exclusions. Ryan Maciog brought a cause of action for injuries sustained at a concert when the band…
The Appellate Court upheld trial court’s granting of defendant homeowner’s Motion for Summary Judgment ruling that the defendant owed the plaintiff no duty. The estate of the decedent brought a negligence and premises liability against the defendant for failure to…
The court holds the owner of property owes no duty to a plaintiff who slipped and fell on an accumulation of ice, where the owner was not in possession or control of the property. The defendant property owner filed a…
