The Superior Court granted defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment finding there was no duty to defend, and therefore no duty to indemnify where the plaintiff attempted to claim negligence in a cause of action clearly based on assault and battery. …
A Hartford Superior Court judge found in favor of an insurance company on a Motion for Summary Judgment, finding there was no duty to defend where the plaintiff’s claim for injuries was for emotional distress so severe it could cause…
In an action brought by the Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan Corporation (Archdiocese) against Interstate Fire and Casualty (Interstate) for indemnification of claims paid by the Archdiocese to four victims of sexual misconduct by three priests, both parties filed motions for…
The plaintiff was injured when she was assaulted when multiple altercations broke out at Zen Bar. Plaintiff obtained a $131,500 judgment against Zen Bar and brought the current action against Zen Bar’s insurance carrier Starr Indemnity to collect her judgment. …
The plaintiff brought an action against Travelers for a declaratory judgment that Travelers had a duty to defend and indemnify the plaintiff for a claim brought against a tenant of the plaintiff. Travelers argued the insurance policy covered Willard Donuts…
The District Court denied attorneys’ fees and costs to an insurer in an interpleader action, on the grounds that courts in the Second Circuit typically decline to award attorney fees and costs to insurance companies in interpleader actions. The court…
Three Connecticut state troopers sued the state for injuries sustained when they were involved in related vehicle collisions involving underinsured motorists. The plaintiffs claimed, among other injuries, post-traumatic stress disorder from the emotional stress they experienced in having gone through…
The plaintiff was a passenger in a van that crashed into a building, causing him severe injury. The van was covered by a primary commercial business policy with a limit of $300,000 issued to the driver’s employer. The plaintiff and…
The plaintiff suffered serious injury when he was thrown from his motorcycle due to an oil slick in the road left by an unidentified vehicle. He filed a claim for uninsured motorist coverage under his insurance policy and the insurer…
The plaintiff filed a claim with her homeowner’s insurer after she sustained property damage from a furnace leak. She was dissatisfied with the insurer’s resolution of her claim and filed suit for, among other claims, breach of the implied covenant…