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 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…
Plaintiff, Herrera, a resident of the condominium unit owned by the defendant, alleged that he was returning home to his condominium at approximately 12:30 a.m. when he slipped and fell due to the icy condition of the exterior steps and…
The plaintiff was a friend of the defendant’s son, who at the time was playing with the defendant’s son in the defendant’s backyard. The boys were jumping off of a fully constructed plastic playset as well as a partially constructed…
This action arose out of a car accident that occurred in 2017 in Connecticut. The plaintiffs are residents of South Carolina and the defendants are residents of Connecticut. An initial complaint was filed in South Carolina in 2020 pursuant to…
The plaintiff’s decedent was struck by a motor vehicle being operated by the defendant while the decedent was working in or near the shoulder of the road. The complaint alleged negligence, statutory recklessness and common law recklessness. The defendant moved…
The plaintiff, Acceptance Indemnity Insurance Co., moved for summary judgment on the issue of its duty to defend the defendants. An underlying complaint filed by the administrator of the estate of Elle Migneault alleged that an individual used his position…
The plaintiff, Jeffrey Perry, brought suit against the defendant, his insurer, for alleged negligence and breach of fiduciary duty arising out of the advice he received from an insurance agent employed by the insurer regarding the plaintiff’s insurance needs. The…
The plaintiffs, Connecticut Dermatology Group, PC, Live Every Day, LLC, and Ear Specialty Group of Connecticut PC, brought suit against the defendants, their insurance providers, under their policies containing provisions requiring insurance companies to “pay for direct physical loss of…
