Connecticut Injunction Law
<h2> <center> Christopher J. Hamer, et al. v. Marian Byrne, et al. </h2> <center>
Bridgeport, Connecticut, civil litigation lawyers represented the owners of adjacent property in a dispute.<br> <br> This dispute involves parties who own three adjacent parcels located on Evergreen Avenue in Westport. Marian owns a 2.5 acre parcel (Byrne property), the majority of which is located<br> <br> 4<br> <br> behind the two other lots that are on Evergreen Avenue. Marian now resides with ... More...
$0 (03-04-2025 - CT)<h2><center> United States of America v. Jason Metz </h2> </center>
New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with distributing heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and crack.<br> <br> In May 2020, the DEA New Haven Task Force and Waterbury Police Department began an investigation into a drug trafficking organization that was distributing large amounts of heroin, cocaine and crack in the Waterbury area, and was believed to be headed by Zach... More...
$0 (06-08-2022 - CT)<center> <h2> Stewart Smith v. Independence Holding Company </h2> </center>
New Haven, Connecticut consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Telephone Consumer Protection Act violation theory under 47 U.S.C. 227, which provides:<br> <br> It shall be unlawful for any person within the United States, or any person outside the United States if the recipient is within the United States—<br> <br> (A) to make any call (other than a call made for ... More...
$0 (05-10-2021 - CT)STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. LISHAN WANG
The issue that we must resolve in this appeal is whether the trial court properly granted the state’s motion to forcibly medicate the defendant, Lishan Wang, in order to restore his competency to stand trial. The defendant was charged with murder and various other offenses in connection with the shooting death of Vajinder Toorin the town of Branford on April 26, 2010. Over the next several years... More...
$0 (09-07-2016 - CT)STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DONALD SATURNO
The defendant, Donald Saturno, appeals from the judgments of conviction rendered by the trial court following his conditional pleas of nolo contendere, pursuant to General Statutes § 54-94a,1 to onecountofmanufacturingabombinviolationofGeneral Statutes § 53-80a and one count of possession of child pornography in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-196d (a) (1). The defendant... More...
$0 (07-15-2016 - CT)Darin v. Cais
The defendant, Milan Cais, appeals from asummaryjudgmentrenderedbythetrialcourtinfavor of the plaintiff, Keith J. Darin, the building official for thetownofEastHaddam(town).Thetrialcourtgranted a permanent injunction ordering, inter alia, that Cais remedy violations of § 115 of the State Building Code with respect to certain of his real property. On appeal, Cais claims: (1) ‘‘The court abuse... More...
$0 (11-16-2015 - CT)Commissioner of Environmental Protection v. Underpass Auto Parts Co
The primary issue that we must address in this appeal is whether, in an action brought by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection (commissioner)1 pursuanttoGeneralStatutes§ 22a-430(d),2 the trial court, upon finding that any person had caused pollution of the waters of the state, is required to order that person to remediate the effects of the pollution pursuant to applicable standards prom... More...
$0 (10-03-2015 - CT)Sensational Smiles LLC DBA Smile Bright v. Dr. Jewel Mullen et al.
2 The question in this case is whether a Connecticut rule restricting the<br> 3 use of certain teeth‐whitening procedures to licenced dentists is unconstitutional<br> 4 under the Due Process or Equal Protection Clauses. Because we conclude that<br> 5 there are any number of rational grounds for the rule, we affirm the judgment of<br> 6 the District Court.<br> 7 BACKGROUND<br> 8 Under Connect... More...
$0 (07-17-2015 - CT)James Briggs v. Roderick Bremby
11 Plaintiff James Briggs brings this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the<br> 12 Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Social Services (“DSS”) to enforce the<br> 13 Food Stamp Act’s time limits for awarding food stamp benefits. 7 U.S.C. § 2020(e)(3) and<br> 14 (9) provide that participating states shall give such benefits within 30 days of application to<br> 15 eligible househo... More...
$0 (07-06-2015 - CT)Daniel Golodner v. Martin Berliner
Plaintiffs-appellees Daniel Golodner and Security Technology Systems (“STSâ€) brought<br> suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that the City of New London (“the Cityâ€) and two City<br> officials, defendants-appellants Martin Berliner and Robert Myers (“Appellantsâ€), retaliated<br> against Golodner for exercising his rights under the First Amendment when he fil... More...
$0 (10-27-2014 - CT)Kevin Shevlin v. Civil Service Commission of the City of Bridgeport
This administrative appeal requires us to construe the Bridgeport City Charter (charter) and the rules (rules) of the Bridgeport Civil Service Commission (commission) to identify the date on which eligibility (eligibility date) to take fire captain promotion examination number 2319 (examination 2319) should have been determined. To determine the eligibility date, we must first decide whether the t... More...
$0 (02-24-2014 - CT)Fairchild Heights Residents Association, Inc. v. Fairchild Heights, Inc.
The plaintiff, Fairchild Heights Residents<br> Association, Inc. (association), appeals from the<br> judgment of the Appellate Court, which reversed the<br> judgment of the trial court and directed that court to<br> dismiss the association’s claims alleging negligence and<br> violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices<br> Act (CUTPA), General Statutes § 42-110a et seq., against... More...
$0 (01-28-2014 - CT)Americao D'Appollonio, Jr. v. Sarina Griffo-Brandao
The plaintiffs, Americo D’Appollonio, Jr., and Carmela L. D’Appollonio, appeal from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a court trial, in favor of the defendants, Sarina Griffo-Brandao and her father, Pasquale Griffo, on their claims arising from the defendants’ partial construction of two retaining walls in an easement area located on Griffo-Brandao’s prope... More...
$0 (10-02-2012 - CT)Chase and Chase, L.L.C. v. Waterbury Realty, L.L.C.
This appeal centers on an easement for shared use of a commercial driveway over one parcel of land in Waterbury to access an adjacent parcel. The defendant Waterbury Realty, LLC,1 appeals from the judgment of the trial court, rendered in favor of the plaintiff, Chase & Chase, LLC. On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly found that (1) the plaintiff was entitled to a prescri... More...
$0 (09-24-2012 - CT)Maureen J. Khan v. Jonathan K. Hillyer
The sole issue in this certified appeal in this child custody action is whether the Appellate Court properly dismissed the appeal of the plaintiff, Maureen J. Khan, from the trial court’s order of contempt, due to the absence of a final judgment. The plaintiff appeals, following our grant of her petition for certification, from the judgment of the Appellate Court dismissing her appeal from ... More...
$0 (09-16-2012 - CT)Daniel Gross v. M. Jodi Rell
This case comes before us upon our acceptance of certified questions of law from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit pursuant to General Statutes § 51-199b (d).1 The certified questions are: (1) Under Connecticut law, does absolute quasi-judicial immunity extend to conservators appointed by the Connecticut Probate Court?; (2) Under Connecticut law, does absolute quasi-judi... More...
$0 (04-04-2012 - CT)Robert L. Peterson v. Laurie Sykes-Peterson
The plaintiff, Robert L. Peterson, appeals following the dissolution of his marriage to the defendant, Laurie Sykes-Peterson, from the trial court’s prejudgment determination that the parties’ prenuptial agreement had expired during the pendency of the dissolution action pursuant to a provision rendering the agreement void on the seventh anniversary of the parties’ marriage (s... More...
$0 (02-16-2012 - CT)Wiacek Farms, LLC v. City of Shelton
The defendant Mark A. Lauretti1 appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying his motion for summary judgment, which asserted that the doctrine of collateral estoppel barred the action brought by the plaintiff, Wiacek Farms, LLC. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.<br><br>The record, viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff; see Martinelli v. Fusi, 290 Conn. 347, 350, 963 ... More...
$0 (11-11-2011 - CT)The Episcopal Court in the Diocese of Connecticut v. Donald S. Gauss
This is the first of two appeals arising from a property dispute between members of a local parish and the church with which they were affiliated.<br><br>The plaintiffs, The Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Connecticut (Diocese), the Reverend Canon David Cannon,1 Bishop Seabury Church2 (Parish), and The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America (Episcopal Church),3 brought this... More...
$0 (10-21-2011 - CT)The Episcopal Church In The Diocese of Connecticut v. Ronald S. Gauss
This is the first of two appeals arising from a property dispute between members of a local parish and the church with which they were affiliated.<br><br>The plaintiffs, The Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Connecticut (Diocese), the Reverend Canon David Cannon,1 Bishop Seabury Church2 (Parish), and The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America (Episcopal Church),3 brought this... More...
$0 (10-11-2011 - CT)James R.G. McBurney v. Peter Paquin
The issues presented by these appeals and cross appeals center on the scope of an implied easement located on a lawn that lies between a beachfront development and Long Island Sound (sound) in the town of Branford. The defendants1 appeal from the judgments rendered by the trial court concluding that the implied easement over the lawn in favor of the defendants conferred only a right-of-way to acce... More...
$0 (09-27-2011 - CT)Joseph Kopylec v. Town of North Bransford
The plaintiff, Joseph Kopylec, appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying his application to discharge a court order that the defendant, the town of North Branford (town), had recorded on the town land records. On appeal, the plaintiff claims1 that the court improperly denied his application because the recorded order is an unenforceable judgment lien certificate.2 The judgment is affirm... More...
$0 (07-12-2011 - CT)Perry D. Caminis v. Austin Troy
This appeal arises from an action brought by the plaintiffs, Perry D. Caminis and Diane W. Caminis,1 seeking declaratory and injunctive relief regarding portions of a floating dock and related pilings belonging to their neighbors, the defendants, Austin Troy and Dana Troy, which they claim encroach upon their littoral rights.2 The plaintiffs now appeal, following our grant of certification,3 from ... More...
$0 (03-01-2011 - CT)Hong Pham v. Michael P. Starkowski, Commissioner of Social Services
This appeal arises from a class action lawsuit filed by the plaintiff, Hong Pham, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, against the defendant, Michael P. Starkowski, the commissioner of social services, challenging the constitutionality of Public Acts, Spec. Sess., September, 2009, No. 09-5, §§ 551 and 642 (Spec. Sess. P.A. 09-5), which effectively terminated certain s... More...
$0 (04-05-2011 - CT)Nancy Burton v. Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
The plaintiff, Nancy Burton, appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing her complaint and denying her application for a temporary restraining order on the ground that the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction. The plaintiff seeks to prevent the defendant, Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc., which owns and operates the Millstone Nuclear Power Station (Millstone) in the town of Water... More...
$0 (04-19-2011 - CT)Harbour Pointe, LLC. v. Harbour Landing Condominium Association
This appeal involves the proper interpretation of the declaration1 for Harbour Landing, an expandable condominium2 (condominium) created pursuant to the Condominium Act of 1976 (act), General Statutes § 47-68a et seq. The defendants, Harbour Landing Condominium Association, Inc. (association)3 and its president, David Potter, appeal4 from the trial court’s judgment in favor of the plaint... More...
$0 (02-17-2011 - CT)Friends of Animals, Inc. v. United Illuminating Company
In this equitable action, the plaintiff, Friends of Animals, Inc., sought a declaration and injunction restraining the defendant, United Illuminating Company, from gassing, killing or capturing monk parakeets (parakeets) that were nesting on power lines and electrical equipment. The plaintiff appeals from the judgment rendered by the trial court when it granted the defendant’s motion to dis... More...
$0 (11-09-2010 - CT)Elise Piquet v. Town of Chester, et al.
The plaintiff, Elise Piquet, appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered in favor of the defendants, the town of Chester and its planning and zoning commission, granting their motion for summary judgment. Specifically, the plaintiff claims that the court improperly (1) required her to bear the burden of proof in providing evidence that there was a genuine issue of material fact in opposi... More...
$0 (10-19-2010 - CT)Gary H. Alligood v. Anthony Lasaracina
The plaintiffs, Gary H. Alligood and Holly J. Alligood, appeal from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the defendants, Anthony LaSaracina and Shelene LaSaracina. The plaintiffs claim that the court improperly found that the defendants could unilaterally obstruct the plaintiffs’ right-of-way over the defendants’ property. We agree and reverse the judgment of the trial court.<... More...
$0 (07-13-2010 - CT)Vincent Metro, L.L.C. v. Yah Realty, L.L.C.
The plaintiff, Vincent Metro, LLC, appeals1 from the judgment of the trial court, dismissing as moot its interpleader action in which it sought: (1) an order determining the rights of the defendants, YAH Realty, LLC (YAH Realty), John Fitzpatrick and Rose Fitzpatrick, to a deposit held by the plaintiff in its capacity as a real estate broker; (2) an order discharging the plaintiff from any obligat... More...
$0 (07-20-2010 - CT)Stephen Harris v. Bradley Memorial Hospital and Health Center, Inc.
This appeal arises from the summary suspension of the medical privileges of the plaintiff, Stephen Harris, a physician, by the defendant, Bradley Memorial Hospital and Health Center, Inc. The plaintiff appeals from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the defendant, rendered following the court’s grant of the defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for ... More...
$0 (05-18-2010 - CT)Securities and Exchange Commission v. Pequot Capital Management, Inc. and Arthru J. Samberg
Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") alleges: <br> <br> SUMMARY<br> <br> 1. This matter concerns insider trading in the securities of Microsoft Corporation ("Microsoft") in April 2001 by Pequot Capital Management, Inc. ("Pequot"), a registered investment adviser; Arthur 1. Samberg ("Samberg"), its chairman and chief executive officer; and David E. Zilkha ("Zilkha"), then... More...
$0 (05-28-2010 - CT)Teresa A. Frech, et al. v. Carl F. Piontkowski, et al.
This appeal concerns whether an abutting landowner may acquire a prescriptive easement for recreational use over a nonnavigable, artificial body of water. The defendants, Carl F. Piontkowski, Florence Baron and the estate of Constance Murray, appeal1 from the judgment of the trial court, rendered following a trial to the court, finding that the plaintiffs, Teresa A. Frech, Kenneth Andersen and Amy... More...
$0 (05-03-2010 - CT)Wellswood Columbia, LLC, et al. v. Town of Hebron, et al.
The narrow question presented in this appeal is whether a town may close a town road that provides the sole existing access to a property in an adjoining town in order to prevent traffic from a proposed subdivision on the property from overburdening the road. The planning and zoning commission of the town of Columbia granted the application of the plaintiffs, Wellswood Columbia, LLC (Wellswood), a... More...
$0 (04-26-2010 - CT)New England Estates, LLC v. Town of Bransford, et al.
This appeal and cross appeal, along with the companion cases decided today, Branford v. Santa Barbara, 294 Conn. 785, A.2d (2010), and Branford v. Santa Barbara, 294 Conn. 803, A.2d (2010), arise from the named defendant town of Branford’s (town)1 exercise of eminent domain with respect to an approximately seventy-seven acre parcel of land, known as 48-86 Tabor Drive. In this action brought... More...
$0 (02-16-2010 - CT)Bacon Construction Co. v. Dept. of Public Works
The defendant, the department of public works, appeals1 from the judgment of the trial court granting the application of the plaintiff, Bacon Construction Company, Inc., to confirm an arbitration award for damages relating to a public works contract between the parties and denying the defendant’s motion to vacate the award, and from the court’s denial of the defendant’s motion... More...
$0 (02-07-2010 - CT)Thomas Brennan v. Brennan Associates, et al.
As aptly described by the trial court, ‘‘[t]his particular case is the unhappy story of a financially successful [partnership] that became an environment of distrust, rancor and paralysis after the untimely death of [one of the four partners].’’ On one side is the plaintiff, Thomas Brennan, one of the partnership’s founding members. On the other side are the defend... More...
$0 (08-18-2009 - CT)South Windsor Cemetery Association, Inc. v. Richard R. Lindquist
This case involves a dispute over a right-of-way. The pro se defendant, Richard R. Lindquist, appeals from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the plaintiff, South Windsor Cemetery Association, Inc., on both the plaintiff’s complaint and on his counterclaim. On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the court improperly granted the plaintiff’s motion to strike four counts of h... More...
$0 (05-23-2009 - CT)Geraldine D. Lyon v. Virginia Jones, et al.
Following our grant of certification,1 the plaintiff, Geraldine D. Lyon, appealed from the judgment of the Appellate Court affirming the judgment of the trial court, claming that the Appellate Court incorrectly interpreted General Statutes §§ 46a-60 and 46a- 70 as barring the plaintiff’s employment discrimination action under the doctrine of sovereign immunity. The defendants, the off... More...
$0 (05-04-2009 - CT)Estate of Marion Landers v. Michael O. Leavitt
14 In this case — a dispute about how to count to three — the plaintiffs-<br> 15 appellants are Medicare beneficiaries who appeal from a grant of summary<br> 16 judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut<br> 17 (Hall, J.). Each of them spent at least three days in the hospital but was<br> 18 discharged less than three days after having been formally ... More...
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