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 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…
In the original action, the plaintiff sued the defendant Jones Landscaping after the plaintiff slipped and fell on ice and sustained various injuries. Jones Landscaping moved for summary judgment. The Superior Court granted the motion for summary judgment, finding that…
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…
Two lawsuits arose out of a motor vehicle collision involving an intoxicated driver. Officer Matthew Vose was out patrolling the streets as a police officer for the Town of Southington. Mr. Vose was on patrol in his cruiser when he…
The defendant Town of East Windsor moved for summary judgment in a motor vehicle negligence action. The plaintiff alleged that she was struck by a town-owned vehicle, operated by an agent, servant and/or employee of the town, Richard Austin. The…
The defendant moved to strike the common-law recklessness and statutory recklessness counts of the plaintiff’s complaint. The Hartford Superior Court denied the motion to strike, holding that the plaintiff sufficiently alleged common-law and statutory recklessness. As to the common-law recklessness…
The Superior Court granted a motion to strike a complaint, finding that the Graves Amendment barred the action for negligence against owner of vehicle that was in the business of leasing or renting vehicles. The Graves Amendment, as deemed constitutional…
This case arose out of a slip and fall where the plaintiff slipped and fell on Josue Jorge’s property. At the time of the incident, based on communications with a State Farm agent, the property owner believed that he had…
The plaintiff brought action against the defendant school bus driver for negligence and Utica Mutual Insurance Company for uninsured motorist coverage for a hit and run driver. The defendant school bus collided with the unidentified vehicle, causing the school bus…
The plaintiffs brought a negligence action against the defendant and an apportionment plaintiff, Lanina Fulton, for alleged injuries sustained while they were driving on Interstate 84. Fulton allegedly swerved her vehicle into the plaintiff’s vehicle, causing damages and injuries. In…
