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 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…
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 court found that a security company breached its duty to defend and indemnify a mall by failing to accept the tender of a defense and failing to indemnify for damages paid to the estate of the deceased claimant. Both…
The defendant, HOTH, moved for partial summary judgment on the issue of duty to defend and indemnity pursuant to provisions in construction contracts. The defendant argued that pursuant to the provisions of the construction contract the contractor was obligated to…
A Bridgeport Superior Court Judge held that subcontractor had a duty to defend a contractor arising out of a duty to defend and indemnify paragraph of a construction contract entered into by the parties. The court reasoned that the duty to…
A unanimous Court ruled in favor of Arizona firefighters who sued for age discrimination under federal law. The two oldest men in the fire department were let go after a budget shortfall and replaced with younger, less expensive, people. The…