Carmen Perez-Dickson sued the Bridgeport Board of Education on a wrongful termination and intentional inflection of emotional distress theories claiming that she was fired in retaliation for for turning in two teachers who allegedly abused minority.

In 2006, Perez-Dickson filed suit against the board, Assistant Supt. of Schools Henry Kelly and former interim Supt. Daniel Shamas, claiming ... More...   $1003000 (08-14-2008 - CT)

This appeal concerns the trial court’s granting of a motion for summary judgment filed by the defendant, the town of Westport, in an action in which the plaintiff, Robert E. Martin, Jr., alleged that the defendant discriminated against him in violation of General Statutes § 31-290a.1 Specifically, the plaintiff alleges that the defendant improperly terminated his employment after he was injured... More...   $0 (07-01-2008 - CT)

The plaintiff Christopher R. Russo, Sr., on his behalf and as administrator of the estate of his wife, Louise Russo, the decedent, appeals from the judgment rendered after a jury trial in favor of the defendants, Phoenix Internal Medicine Associates, PC (Phoenix), and one of its members, Leonardi Koliani, a board certified internist. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court improperly grante... More...   $0 (07-08-2008 - CT)

This is an appeal from an action quieting title to three single-family residential properties.

The defendant, Linda Minuit, appeals from the judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff, her sister, Marie Minichino, finding that the plaintiff, in her capacity as trustee, is the owner of and holds title to the real property at issue in the present case.1 On appeal, the defendant contends that... More...   $0 (07-15-2008 - CT)

A default judgment must be set aside if the defaulted defendant establishes that the court did not have personal jurisdiction to render the judgment against him. Commissioner of Environmental Protection v. Connecticut Building Wrecking Co., 227 Conn. 175, 195–96, 629 A.2d 1116 (1993). In this case, the defendant challenged the validity of a default judgment on the ground that he had been served ... More...   $0 (07-22-2008 - CT)

In this medical malpractice action, the plaintiffs, Mark C. Peterson and Todd B. Peterson, executors of the estate of Christopher B. Peterson (decedent), appeal from the summary judgment rendered by the trial court in favor of the defendants Ocean Radiology Associates, P.C. (Ocean Radiology), and Leonard A. Copertino, a radiologist employed by Ocean Radiology. On appeal, the plaintiffs claim that ... More...   $0 (07-22-2008 - CT)

The defendant Charlene Lerman1 appeals from the judgment of the trial court, rendered in favor of the plaintiff, Stamford Landing Condominium Association, Inc., in an action to foreclose a statutory lien for an unpaid debt levied against her pursuant to General Statutes § 47-258 of the Common Interest Ownership Act.2 On appeal, the defendant claims that the court improperly concluded that (1) the... More...   $0 (08-04-2008 - CT)

The defendants, Nicholas Cotter, Marjorie Cotter and Sound Federal Savings,1 appeal from the judgment of the trial court determining that the plaintiff, Angela H. Schlichting, had gained title to a portion of the Cotters’ real property through adverse possession and granting a permanent injunction in favor of the plaintiff. The defendants claim that the court improperly (1) determined that the p... More...   $0 (08-04-2008 - CT)

The plaintiff, WE 470 Murdock, LLC, appeals from the judgment of the trial court awarding it $4650 in damages arising from a breach of contract action against the defendant Cosmos Real Estate, LLC.1 The plaintiff claims that the court improperly interpreted the contractual language of the purchase and sale agreement when it concluded that the liquidated damages provision limited the recoverable am... More...   $0 (08-04-2008 - CT)

The defendant Maura C. Smithies1 appeals from the judgment, rendered after a court trial, in favor of the plaintiff, Ackerly & Brown, LLP. On appeal, Maura Smithies claims that the court improperly concluded that expert testimony was required for her claim of legal malpractice. We disagree and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The following facts are necessary for our re... More...   $0 (08-04-2008 - CT)

The plaintiff, Nicholas Biello, appeals from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a trial to the court, in favor of the defendant, the town of Watertown. The plaintiff claims that the court improperly concluded that (1) it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over his wage claims arising subsequent to July 1, 1996, because he failed to exhaust internal grievance procedures before filing h... More...   $0 (08-04-2008 - CT)

The plaintiff, Precision Mechanical Services, Inc., appeals from the summary judgment rendered by the trial court in favor of the defendants T.J. Pfund Associates, Inc., and Marianne Pfund.1 The plaintiff claims that the court improperly concluded that there was no genuine issue of material fact and that the defendants were entitled to judgment as a matter of law as to the plaintiff’s counts of ... More...   $0 (08-04-2008 - CT)

The principal issue in this appeal is whether, in an action to recover underinsured motorist benefits, offer of judgment interest awarded pursuant to General Statutes (Rev. to 2005) § 52-192a (b)1 is based on the amount of the jury verdict (verdict amount), or on the amount of the judgment thereon after the trial court orders a remittitur due to the limits of the plaintiff’s underinsured motori... More...   $0 (07-22-2008 - CT)

Municipalities ordinarily have a duty of care with respect to the maintenance of public sidewalks, and, under General Statutes § 13a-149,1 they are liable for damages caused by a breach of that duty.

Pursuant to General Statutes § 7-163a,2 however, a municipality may adopt an ordinance that shifts to the owner of the land abutting a public sidewalk both the duty of care and liability with... More...   $0 (08-04-2008 - CT)

This appeal requires us to consider the scope of authority granted to municipalities by General Statutes § 7-148 (c) (7) (A).1 In this action for a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief, the plaintiff, the Greater New Haven Property Owners Association,2 appeals from the judgment rendered in favor of the defendant, the city of New Haven (city), following a trial to the court.3 On appeal, the ... More...   $0 (07-29-2008 - CT)

The defendants Elizabeth Murphy and Sally Lundy, environmental intervenors (intervenors)1 pursuant to General Statutes § 22a-19 (a),2 appeal, following the Appellate Court’s grant of certification, from the judgment of the trial court sustaining the appeal of the plaintiff, Pond View, LLC, from the decision of the named defendant, the planning and zoning commission of the town of Monroe (commis... More...   $0 (07-29-2008 - CT)

Terri Tucker sued her former employer, Journal Register East d/b/a New Haven Register, for firing her in retaliation for testifying truthfully in a sexual harassment jury trial relating to another employee. Tucker was supposed to be Journal Register's lead witness against the employee's complaint. But she later observed the male employee make sexually lewd gestures and heard him make sexual commen... More...   $4000000 (07-25-2008 - CT)

The defendants, Frank Colaccino, the Colvest Group, Ltd., and Colvest/North Haven, LLC,1 and the plaintiff, Location Realty, Inc., appeal and cross appeal, respectively, from the judgment of the trial court, after a bench trial, awarding the plaintiff, Location Realty, Inc., certain real estate commissions on the basis of unjust enrichment. In their appeal, the defendants claim that the trial cour... More...   $0 (07-08-2008 - CT)

The sole issue in this certified appeal is whether the trial court properly refused to charge the jury on the defendant’s special defense of late notice in this action for breach of an insurance contract. The defendant, Hartford Fire Insurance Company (Hartford), appeals, following our grant of certification,1 from the judgment of the Appellate Court, which affirmed the judgment of the trial cou... More...   $0 (07-08-2008 - CT)

The principal issue in this appeal is whether a nonparty witness’ invocation of the privilege against self-incrimination pursuant to the fifth amendment of the United States constitution1 constitutes admissible evidence in a civil case. The defendants, Roberto Milla and Rutila Enamorado, appeal2 from the judgment of the trial court in a personal injury action rendered after a jury trial in favor... More...   $0 (07-22-2008 - CT)

These appeals arise out of litigation brought against an attorney for the allegedly improper actions he undertook in connection with his representation of a financially troubled client. Both the defendant, Attorney Clifford L. Tager, and the plaintiff, Chapman Lumber, Inc., have appealed from the judgment rendered in accordance with a jury verdict, as it subsequently was modified by the trial cour... More...   $0 (07-22-2008 - CT)

Michael Serricchio sued Wachovia Securities for violating the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act for failing to re-hire him when he returned from active duty from the United States Air Force following being called to duty following the September 11 terror attacks. Serricchio claimed that when he sought to recover his old position after a three year call up, Wachovia's salar... More...   $1 (06-20-2008 - CT)

The defendant state of Connecticut1 appeals from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a jury trial, in favor of the plaintiff, Herbert Hicks, for damages pursuant to General Statutes § 52-556,2 which provides a right of action against the state for persons whose injuries are sustained ‘‘through the negligence of a state . . . employee when operating a motor vehicle owned and insu... More...   $472048 (06-22-2008 - CT)

DiNardo owns a number of large properties in the city and owes nearly $10 million in delinquent ta... More...   $0 (06-07-2008 - CT)

Torres had allowed his niece to live rent-free for a year in an apartment he owned on Jefferson Avenue. At the end of the year, he wanted her to start paying rent. Torres, who at 76 ... More...   $0 (05-31-2008 - CT)

Pursuant to General Statutes § 33-921 (a),1 a foreign corporation that has conducted business in this state without having a certificate of authority from the secretary of the state must obtain such a certificate in order to maintain a proceeding in a Connecticut state court. Section 33-921 (b) imposes a similar constraint on an assignee of a cause of action arising out of such business. Th... More...   $0 (05-04-2008 - CT)

The plaintiff, Scott J. O'Connor, a former police officer for the defendant city of Waterbury (city), appeals1 from the judgment of the trial court dismissing his appeal from the decision of the defendant retirement board of the city (board) awarding him a disability pension in the amount of 57.5 percent of his annual compensation. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the trial court improp... More...   $0 (05-01-2008 - CT)

The plaintiff, Marcia LaCroix, appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered in favor of the defendant, Glens Falls Insurance Company, after a hearing in damages. The plaintiff also challenges the trial court's denial of her motion for a new trial. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that, under the circumstances of this case, the court acted improperly in denying her motion for a new t... More...   $0 (04-29-2008 - CT)

This appeal requires us to consider the statutory authority of the office of the attorney general (state) to appear and plead in proceedings before a family support magistrate to enforce a child support order. The plaintiff, Steven Testa, appeals1 from the judgment of the trial court, Hon. John R. Caruso, judge trial referee, denying the plaintiff's appeal from the decision of the family su... More...   $0 (04-01-2008 - CT)

The sole issue in this appeal1 is whether a mortgage is a conveyance under General Statutes § 8-26c. In this declaratory judgment action, the defendant East Haven Builders Supply, Inc.,2 appeals from the grant of summary judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, the town of Groton (town) and RLI Insurance Company (RLI). On appeal, the defendant, which holds a mortgage interest on a numb... More...   $0 (04-01-2008 - CT)

The plaintiff, William Levesque, brought this action against the defendant Victoria W. Biondi,1 an obstetrician-gynecologist, on behalf of his minor son, Daniel Levesque (Daniel),2 to recover for injuries that Daniel had suffered as a result of the defendant's alleged negligence in connection with Daniel's delivery. A jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant, and the trial court re... More...   $0 (04-01-2008 - CT)

The plaintiff, John P. Curry, appeals from the trial court's summary judgment rendered in favor of his former employer, the defendant, Allan S. Goodman, Inc., on the plaintiff's claims that the defendant discriminated against him because of his disability in violation of General Statutes § 46a-60 (a) (1)1 of the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (act). The plaintiff contends, inter ... More...   $0 (04-26-2008 - CT)

This appeal arises out of the remand order in Pelletier v. Sordoni/Skanska Construction Co., 264 Conn. 509, 527, 825 A.2d 72 (2003), in which we held that an injured employee of an independent subcontractor may bring an action in negligence against the general contractor if the employee can establish a legal and factual basis for the general contractor's liability. Upon remand, the negligen... More...   $0 (04-26-2008 - CT)

The dispositive issue in this certified appeal is whether the Appellate Court properly concluded that a prejudgment remedy application is not a civil action for purposes of a subsequent claim for the tort of vexatious litigation. We agree that such an application is not a civil action for purposes of a subsequent claim for vexatious litigation, and accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the... More...   $0 (04-26-2008 - CT)

Dr. G. Garry Schumann sued Dianon Systems, Inc. on a wrongful termination theory claiming that he was fired from his position with defendant's Stratford health car lab job for complaining about one of the tests being used at the lab that he thought could endanger patients. Schumann was employed from January 1993 through April 2005 at the Dianon lab on Watson Boulevard in Stratford as a pathologist... More...   $4000000 (04-05-2008 - CT)

Defendant denied wrongdoing.... More...   $427762 (03-29-2008 - CT)

Alleging that the Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich, through its Bishop, misapplied canon law in denying him a requested promotion and, ultimately, in terminating him, Father Justinian Rweyemamu, an African-American Catholic priest, claims racial discrimination in a Title VII suit against the Bishop and the Diocese. After the district court dismissed the suit pursuant to the "ministerial exc... More...   $0 (03-21-2008 - CT)

John Zingrone, age 55, sued Construction Concepts of Col-chester on a negligence theory claiming that Defendant failed to exercise due care in renovating an Oakdale home and, as a direct result, Zingrone, age 55, fell down an unprotected stairway and suffered permanent leg injuries on July 11, 2003. Zingrone a subcontractor for Construction Concepts, which was restoring a fire-damaged house at 66 ... More...   $3000000 (03-22-2008 - CT)

Plaintiff claimed denial of rights claim under the FMLA, a retaliation claim under the FMLA, retaliation for a future filing of a worker's compensation claim, and a breach of an implied contract. Defendant's Rule 50 motion was granted on the retaliation for a future filing of a worker's compensation claim because as of the date of firing the plaintiff has not yet actually filed the worker's compe... More...   $399000 (03-07-2008 - CT)

This appeal by the named plaintiff, Cambodian Buddhist Society of Connecticut, Inc. (society), and the plaintiff Pong Me, the society's president, arises from the decision of the defendant planning and zoning commission of the town of Newtown (commission) denying the society's application for a special exception to build a Buddhist temple on its property located in the town of Newtown (town... More...   $0 (02-12-2008 - CT)