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 defendant moved to strike count three of the plaintiff’s complaint on the grounds that the allegations are legally insufficient to sustain a cause of action for common law recklessness as to the operation of a motor vehicle. The court…
The present action arises out of a motor vehicle collision allegedly caused by the defendant while operating a vehicle owned by one of the defendants within the general scope of his authority to do so. The prayer for relief claims…
The defendant, Allstate Insurance Company, filed a motion for summary judgment claiming that the plaintiff’s complaint was barred by the statute of limitations as her negligence claim was filed beyond three years after the date of her alleged injuries as…
The question before the court, on remand from the Appellate Court, is whether the subject matter waiver rule applies to the insureds’ claimed privileged communications between them and the defendant, Liberty Insurance Underwriters, Inc., during the course of a prior…
The plaintiff and the defendant were motorists operating in their respective vehicles when they collided. The plaintiff’s complaint alleges that the defendant’s negligence was responsible for the collision which caused the plaintiff’s vehicle to collide with a third vehicle. Plaintiff…
The defendant, Mancini Realty, LLC, sought coverage under its policy with the plaintiff, Diamond State Insurance, for the underlying lawsuit against it. Diamond State Insurance Company filed a motion for summary judgment based upon a claimed lack of coverage pursuant…
The plaintiff alleges that he was injured when he fell on ice located on the defendant’s premises. The defendant moved for summary judgment, contending that, under the ongoing storm doctrine, the defendant did not owe the plaintiff a legal duty…
The plaintiff tenant commenced this lawsuit against the defendants, Meriden Eastwood after the plaintiff was allegedly caused to slip and fall on January 21, 2019 in the parking lot and then again on January 25, 2019 on the exterior stairway…
Before the court is the defendant, Bridgeport Housing Authority and Park City Communities’, motion for summary judgment which asserts that the plaintiff failed to comply with the notice requirements set forth in Connecticut General Statutes § 8-67. The plaintiff alleges…
The plaintiff, the mother of a minor child, brought suit individually and on behalf of her minor child, against the defendant landlord asserting negligence against the defendant arising from an off-premises attack by a dog owned by one of defendant’s…
