In a head-on motor vehicle collision case, that resulted in the death of the defendants’ decedent, the plaintiff alleged that the decedent’s negligent operation of her motor vehicle caused her vehicle to cross over the double yellow lines, directly into…
The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident wherein he was a passenger in the vehicle owned and operated by the defendant. The plaintiff’s complaint alleged negligence in the first count,…
The Connecticut Supreme Court addresses whether the special defense of governmental immunity for discretionary acts bars claims of negligence against drivers operating an “emergency vehicle” pursuant to the privileges provided by the emergency vehicle statute, General Statutes § 14-283. On…
This is an insurance coverage dispute stemming from the death of an individual who was shot on the premises of the defendant, Ryan’s Pub, LLC. The defendant is an insured of the plaintiff, Tudor Insurance Company. In the underlying lawsuit,…
The present matter arises out of a motor vehicle accident between the plaintiff and defendant. The court states that the determination of damages involves a question of fact and when damages are claimed, they are an essential element of the…
This action arose from a slip and fall premises liability suit. The plaintiff was a tenant in the defendant landlord’s building when she slipped on an exterior staircase of the apartment building. Her chief allegation was that the defendant was…
In this action, the plaintiff was injured when she tripped and fell into a hole/depression on the sidewalk adjacent to 399 Mill Hill Avenue in Bridgeport. She filed suit, alleging two different theories of liability, first, that the defendants were…
The plaintiff sued the defendants City of Bridgeport and Seaside Village Homes, a housing association, after she fell on a city sidewalk adjacent to property owned by Seaside Village Homes. The plaintiff alleged that her injuries were the result of…
The Appellate Court affirms the granting of Summary Judgment for defendant, property owner, where plaintiff brought claims sounding in negligence, negligence per se, and nuisance against abutting property owner for an injury caused by a defective sidewalk. The law holds…
The Supreme Court in a case of first impression adopts the Alternative Liability Doctrine first articulated in Summers v. Tice, 33 Cal. 2d 80, 85-87, 199 P.2d 1 (1948). The Alternative Liability Doctrine allows a plaintiff to the shift the…