The plaintiff was injured when two tortfeasors stole a cab owned by the defendant, after the driver left the keys in the ignition of the unlocked cab in a high crime area, and the tortfeasors attempted to flee the scene…
After a bench trial the judge found for the defendant, ruling that the plaintiff failed to establish that the defendant was negligent in any of the way alleged in the complaint. The court found “apparently the plaintiff anticipated, incorrectly, that…
A Stamford Superior Court judge granted a defendant’s motion for strike plaintiff’s claim of reckless entrustment, holding that a claim for reckless entrustment of a modified vehicle cannot stand where the plaintiff’s sole claim is that the handicapped owner of…
Jackson O’Keefe congratulates partner Philip R. Dunn, Jr. for obtaining a defendant’s verdict on September 25, 2019, in the matter of Santos v Johnson CV-176074184. This rear end collision in a parking lot resulted in a claim for $12,000.00 in…
The Connecticut General Assembly enacted legislation amending CGS § 14-295, which allows for an award of double or treble damages for statutory recklessness where the owner of the vehicle drives deliberately or with reckless disregard in violation of one of…
Hartford Superior Court jury awarded $2.8 million to a drunk driver who died instantly from hitting a tractor trailer pulled over on the side of the road. The jury apportioned 50% liability to the drunk driver, who had a blood…
The plaintiff brought suit against defendant for injuries he sustained when he was driving late at night, hit a patch of black ice, lost control of his vehicle and collided with a truck owned by the defendant that was parked…
The plaintiffs brought an underinsured motorist claim against the plaintiff’s insurer after they were injured in an accident allegedly caused by the tortfeasor Harris. The defendant insurer filed apportionment claims against a third party and his employer, alleging that the…
The plaintiff was injured when her parked recreational vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer operated by the defendant. The day after the accident, the plaintiff treated for neck pain. Her medical records showed that she had been treated for foot…
The plaintiff brought suit against the owner of a vehicle under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-183 for an accident in which the owner’s vehicle collided with the plaintiff’s vehicle and the operator of the owner’s vehicle then fled the scene.…