A third party sued a Southington police officer for negligence while off-duty, alleging that the officer failed to prevent his girlfriend from drinking and driving. The bargaining unit of which the officer was a member sued the Town, its insurer,…
A third party lawsuit was brought against a municipal employee for alleged misconduct during the course of the employee’s employment as former tax assessor for the City of New Haven. The city refused the employee’s request for provision of legal…
The plaintiff sued for negligent supervision when he was accidentally cut in a school auditorium when bending down to pick up a pair of safety scissors that another student had been carrying while running around the auditorium. The plaintiff alleged…
The plaintiff sued the town board of education and others for injuries sustained when she fell from a tunnel that she was climbing on at her elementary school’s playground during recess. She alleged that the injuries were caused by the…
The plaintiff was walking on a snowy sidewalk outside a high school on her way to attend a basketball game at the school’s gymnasium when she fell. She sued the town and others for her injuries. The court denied defendant’s…
Four residents of a public housing complex in Bridgeport died in a fire and the plaintiff administrator of the decedents’ estates sued the city and others, claiming that the fire resulted directly from the fire department’s past and continuing failures…
The plaintiff alleged that it had performed some work related to a Hartford sports stadium before the city formally cut ties with the plaintiff. The plaintiff then filed suit related to the hiring of a stadium manager. It acknowledged that…
The plaintiff was injured when she fell off of a tunnel that she was climbing on at her elementary school’s playground. She sued the town board of education and other school employees, alleging that the school employees were negligent in…
The plaintiff was injured during a pickup basketball game at a Plainville High School senior class picnic. Affirming summary judgment for the Board of Education members, the Appellate Court holds that there were no genuine issues of material fact regarding…
The town rented its pool to an entity which hosted aqua therapy at the pool. The town was paid $50.00 per hour for use of the pool. The plaintiff slipped and fell on wet pool stairs, resulting in injury. The…