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Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Appellate Advocacy; Coverage Litigation; Business Litigation; Professional Liability; First Party Claims; Extracontractual Claims; Closely Held Businesses; Energy & Utilities; Financial Institutions; Insurance; Manufacturing; Municipali

Additional Information: Hartford County (Co-Chairman, Civil Litigation Committee), Connecticut (Member, House of Delegates, 1998-2001) and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute.

A nationally recognized trial and appellate advocate, Attorney Farley is co-chair of our firm's appellate practice group and our business litigation group. His practice spans state and federal trial and appellate practice in all types of cases. His extensive range of experience encompasses general business litigation, commercial tort and contract disputes, unfair trade practices, legal malpractice, insurance coverage and unfair insurance practices, energy litigation, utilities regulation and products liability. As lead counsel, he has handled to conclusion more than 70 trials and appeals.

Mr. Farley's legal skills have earned him national and regional recognition by his peers. In 2006, he was elected to membership in the prestigious American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, whose membership is limited to 500 of the nation's most distinguished appellate lawyers. He is included in the 2007 peer-reviewed directory, The Best Lawyers in America, and Connecticut Magazine recognized him as one of the state's top fifty lawyers based on a survey of lawyers in the state. The peer-reviewed legal directory Martindale-Hubbell gives him its highest rating of AV.

Mr. Farley is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association (House of Delegates 1996-2000) and the Hartford County Bar Association (chair, Civil Litigation Committee, 2001-2005). He is also a member of the TIPS Appellate Advocacy Committee, the Council of Appellate Lawyers of the American Bar Association and the Appellate Advocacy Committee of the Defense Research Institute. He is a frequent speaker on appellate advocacy and civil litigation.

Associations

American Academy of Appellate Lawyers;

Connecticut Bar Association;

Hartford County Bar Association;

American Bar Association - Council of Appellate Lawyers;

TIPS Appellate Advocacy Committee;

Defense Research Institute - Appellate Advocacy Committee

Representative Matters

· Counsel for Superfund Litigation

Halloran & Sage attorneys served as lead joint defense counsel for the general waste stream defendants and co-defense counsel for the municipal defendants...

· Conway v. Carpenter

Conway v. Carpenter: defended derivative action brought by disgruntled shareholders in two closely held family corporations, alleging corporate misconduct...

· CRRA v. Wheelabrator

CRRA v. Wheelabrator: represented quasi-governmental agency in an arbitration commenced in the midst of contract renewal negotiations...

· Small v. Going Forward, Inc.

Halloran & Sage successfully defended this class action against an automobile dealership alleging an unfair trade practice of charging excessive conveyance fees.

· Friedman v. Donenfeld

Halloran & Sage successfully defended this action brought by attempted purchasers of commercial waterfront property against the owner.

· Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Mutual Communications Associates, Inc.
Upheld lower court rulings that enforced a promissory note against corporate officers and guarantors, despite purchase of note by an entity partly owned by the wife...

· Potter v. Oxford Caster

Potter v. Oxford Caster: successfully enforced business separation agreement dividing closely held family corporation in an arbitration proceeding.

· Branhaven Plaza, L.L.C. v. Inland Wetlands Com'n of Town of Branford
Halloran & Sage represented a Stop & Shop competitor concerning Stop & Shop's effort to develop a new supermarket.

· Phillip v. Fairfield University

Halloran & Sage defended the NCAA in an action seeking injunction against the enforcement of student athlete academic eligibility requirements against a basketball player.

· Custom Sports Apparel v. Squires Hightech

Halloran & Sage prosecuted an action against a sporting goods manufacturer and obtained an injunction to protect plaintiff's trade secrets and other proprietary information...

· Altsheler v. Wheeler

Altsheler v. Wheeler: 182 F.3d 898 (2nd Cir. 1999) (Upheld dismissal of $1,400,000 real estate quiet title and unjust/enrichment claim.)

· A-G Foods, Inc. v. Pepperidge Farm, Inc.

Halloran & Sage successfully defended Pepperidge Farm against a grocery store operator's claim based on a Pepperidge Farm distributor's fraudulent conduct obtaining payment for goods that were never delivered.

· Hanover Ins. Co. v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co.

Overlapping policies. Halloran & Sage successfully defended against prior insurer's cliam for subrogation and contribution on an underlying fire loss...

· Kelley v. Bonney

Halloran & Sage obtained judgment in favor of a teacher who participated in filing a complaint against another teacher

· Lees v. Middlesex Insurance Company

Halloran & Sage successfully defended a fire loss claim under a homeowners policy obtaining two decisions from the Connecticut Supreme Court.

· Potter v. Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company

This was a landmark decision on Connecticut product liability law in design defect cases.

· Paige v. St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church Corporation

Halloran & Sage represented the defendant in this case involving severe burns suffered by the plaintiff when a boiler ignited with the plaintiff inside it.

· Reichhold Chemicals, Inc. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company

Halloran & Sage represented several insurers in this environmental insurance coverage case involving contaminated sites across the nation.

· Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company

This case determined the meaning of 'occurrence' and, therefore, the number of occurrences under general liability and excess policies covering mass tort defendant.

· Friedman v. Connecticut Bar Examining Committee

This case upheld the Connecticut Bar Examining Committee's denial of an application for admission to the Bar.

· Weigold v. Patel

The plaintiff's decedent was killed in an automobile accident caused by a psychiatric patient who fell asleep at the wheel.

· Moss v. Foster

This case involves the enforcement of old deed restrictions between property owners on a hill overlooking Long Island Sound.

· Prentice v. Dalco Electric, Inc.

Halloran & Sage obtained the reversal of a million dollar jury verdict in favor of a plaintiff involved in a ladder accident.

· Batte-Holmgren v. Commissioner of Public Health

Halloran & Sage filed an amicus brief on behalf of the American Cancer Society in this case, which upheld the constitutionality of Connecticut's smoking ban statute.

· Vinco v. Royal Insurance Company of America

Halloran & Sage successfully defended claim by contractor against subcontractor's insurer...

· Fireman's Fund Insurance Company v. Special Olympics International, Inc.

The court held that employer did not suffer a 'direct loss' under a fidelity bond policy where employee, who fraudulently raised money in employer's name...

· Uniroyal Chemical Company v. Town of Middlebury

In a major Superfund clean-up case, the court upheld the allocation of interest on clean-up costs on a pro-rate basis, consistent with the allocation of the underlying costs.

· Bloom v. Gershon

The Connecticut Supreme Court determined that the claims commissioner does not have jurisdiction to waive the State's sovereign immunity...

· Hanks v. Powder Ridge Restaurant Corp.

The plaintiff was injured while snowtubing at the defendant's facility. Before he was allowed to participate, he signed a release...

Articles & Publications

· 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' A Dangerous Practice,
John B. Farley, Connecticut Law Tribune, June 14, 2004

· The Triumph of Dubious Distinctions:,
John B. Farley, Occam's Razor Appellate Law Update, Volume: Update Fall 2003

· Recent Developments in Connecticut Products Liability Law: Breaking New
Ground in Design Defect Cases Occam's Razor, Volume: 7, No 2 & 3 April Sept 1998

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