Connecticut Commercial Litigation Law
Nathaniel Silva, et al. v. Schmidt Baking Distribution, LLC, et al.
New Haven, Connecticut employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a wage and hour act violation theory. Two commercial truck drivers worked for a baked goods company as W-2 employees through a staffing agency. As a condition of continued work, the company required them to create corporations and execute distributor agreements in their capacities as presidents of the new ... More...
$ (12-22-2025 - CT)<H2> United States of America v. Analia Montzoures
New Haven, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with paid her employees in cash, did not report their wages to the state or federal government, did not file required IRS forms related to her employees, did not issue W-2 forms, did not withhold employee taxes as required, and did not pay federal employment taxes and withholding. Mountzoures operated Mountzour... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. David Marshall a/k/a “Saint†</h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Vsex trafficking, obstruction of justice, and violation of a protective order offenses </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bristol Man Convicted of Violent Sex Trafficking and Related Offenses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <... More...
$0 (05-13-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Daniel Vasquez-Salinas a/k/a “Stalin Vasquez-Salinas†and “Stalin Vasquez†</h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Reentering U.S. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ecuadoran National Charged with Illegally Reentering U.S.</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> STANLIN DANIEL VASQUEZ-SALINAS, also known as "Stalin Vasquez-Salinasâ�... More...
$0 (04-28-2025 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. James Blose </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, CT criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with $7.4 Million Embezzlement Scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bank General Counsel Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for $7.4 Million Embezzlement Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States A... More...
$0 (04-24-2025 - CT)Christopher J. Hamer, et al. v. Marian Byrne, et al.
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)Saadia Bouazza v. GEICO General Insurance Company
New Britian, Connecticut insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> The plaintiff, Saadia Bouazza, appeals from the judgment of the trial court with respect to its dismissal of her claim of bad faith against the defendant, Geico General Insurance Company. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the trial court improperly concluded that ... More...
$0 (01-21-2025 - CT)Saadia Bouzazza v. GEICO General Insurance Company </center?
New Britain, Connecticut insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a breach of contract theory.<br> <br> Action to recover underinsured motorist benefits allegedly due under a certain automobile insurance policy issued by the defendant, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Britain, where the court, Morgan, J., granted th... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - CT)State of Connecticut v. Nicolae Marcu
New London, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with misconduct with a motor vehicle and negligent homicide with a motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle.<br> <br> [O]n December 1, 2016, the defendant . . . was driving a vehicle, a tractor trailer truck, on [Interstate 95] south in . . . New London county . . . when he hit a vehicle which had been driven by As... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - CT)Michael Robinson, et al. v. V.D.
<h2><br> New London, Connecticut personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on defamation, invastion of privacy by false light, statutory and common-law vexatious litigation, and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress.<br> <br> The civil action filed by the plaintiffs, Michael Robinson and Mary Robinson, seeks compensatory damages and injunctive relief for defam... More...
$0 (11-26-2024 - CT)K'waun Cole v. Correction Office Yu, et al.
<h2><br> Plaintiff, K'waun Cole, currently confined at Corrigan-Radgowski<br> Correctional Center ("Corriganâ€) in Uncasville, Connecticut, has filed a complaint<br> pro se under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff names three defendants, Warden Robert<br> Martin and Correctional Officers Yu and Stone. He seeks damages for the<br> defendants' deliberate indifference to his safety.<br> The Prison L... More...
$0 (10-11-2024 - CT)Tamara Dorfman v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company </center
<h2><br> Hartford, Connecticut insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> In 2014, the plaintiff sustained serious bodily injuries when her motor vehicle collided with a vehicle operated by Joscelyn M. Smith, who failed to stop his vehicle at a stop sign. At the time of the collision, the plaintiff had a motor vehicle insurance policy with the defendant, which contained a ... More...
$0 (08-20-2024 - CT)Meineke Bristol, LLC v. Premier Auto, LLC, et al.
<h2><br> New Britian, Connecticut civil litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a fraudulent transfer and other theories.<br> </h2><br> <br> This and other similar cases arose out of a "purchase and sale agreement for three Meineke auto repair shops, along with two notes associated with the agreement, three commercial leases for the three shop locations in Bristol, Middletown and M... More...
$0 (07-30-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Anthony Niro </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Tax Evasion </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Convicted Newington Landscape Contractor Fined $1.75 Million for Tax Evasion</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Anthony Niro, age 61, of Newington, was a co-owner of ... More...
$0 (07-16-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Trovoy Dixon </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Harwinton, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer<a HREF="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Cameron&l=Atkinson&i=141628&z=06791" TARGET="_new">Cameron Lee Atkinson</a> represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding Social Security Administration </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bridgeport Man Sentenced to Pris... More...
$0 (06-04-2024 - CT)<h1> United States of America v. Vernon D. Oliver </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bridgeport, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Scheme that Defrauded Social Security Administration </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bridgeport Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Scheme that Defrauded Social Security Administration</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><b... More...
$0 (06-03-2024 - CT)United States and State of Connecticut ex rel. Lugli v. Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc.
New Haven, Connecticut civil litigation lawyer represented Defendant charged with violating the False Claims Act.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/connecticut/news/newhaven/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For New Haven</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AFFILIATES, INC. ("CMHAâ€), has ent... More...
$0 (02-02-2023 - CT)United States of America v. Career Training Specialists, L.L.C. d/b/a Stone Academy and Mark Scheinberg
New Haven, Connecticut civil litigation lawyer represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act.<br> <br> Career Training Specialists, LLC, doing business as Stone Academy, and its owner, Mark Scheinberg, agreed to paid more than $1 million to resolve allegations that they violated the federal False Claims Act by concealing a series of money order payments made by Scheinberg to prev... More...
$0 (05-27-2022 - CT)United States of America v. Robert Marlin Sellers, II
Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with attempting to engage in commercial sex with a minor.<br> <br> In 2020, law enforcement received information that Robert Martin Sellers, age 62, of Bristol, was sharing videos of child sex abuse on a website that is focused on incest. In November 2020, an undercover FBI employee began interacting with Sellers on the s... More...
$0 (05-20-2022 - CT)United States of America v. Joseph Pina
New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with for child sex trafficking.<br> <br> In October 2019, Joseph Pina, age 24, conspired with his associate, Joel Lindsay, to recruit, entice and transport a 16-year-old girl to engage in commercial sex acts. Specifically, on October 17, 2019, Pina, Lindsay and another individual picked up the minor victim and took her... More...
$0 (03-02-2022 - CT)United States of America v. Cornell Scott Hill Health Corporation ("CSH")
New Haven, Connecticut civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant charged with improperly billing the Connecticut Medicaid propgram for certain dental services.<br> <br> Acting United States Attorney Leonard C Boyle and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong today announced that CORNELL SCOTT HILL HEALTH CORPORATION ("CSHâ€) has entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federa... More...
$0 (08-12-2021 - CT)United States of America v. Paige James
Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Paige James, a/k/a "Ishaya James," age 28, who was charged with for participating in an extensive commercial larceny spree.<br> <br> This case stemned from "Operation American Steal,†a long-term multi-agency investigation into numerous "grab and go†thefts from various retail fashion stores in Connecticut and nearby... More...
$0 (07-22-2021 - CT)United States of America v. King Sheung Chan
Bridgeport, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged for attempting to illegally export glass eels.<br> <br> King Sheung Chang, also known as "Nelson,†30, a permanent resident of Hong Kong of the People's Republic of China, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty in Bridgeport federal court to one count of attempted smuggling of glass eels from the United... More...
$0 (07-01-2021 - CT)Robert Craft v. T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc.
New Haven, Connecticut civil litigation lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a breach on contract theory claiming more than $75,000 in damages.... More...
$1 (05-20-2021 - CT)Stewart Smith v. Independence Holding Company
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)United States of America v. Guy Smith
New Haven, Connecticut criminal lawyer represented defendant charged with tax evasion.<br> <br> Guy Smith, 63, of Shelton, was charged with tax evasion.<br> <br> Smith owns and operates Centerline Interiors LLC, a business that specializes in commercial interior construction. Smith is also a professional poker player and has participated in poker tournaments at casinos in Connecticut and other l... More...
$0 (05-02-2021 - CT)United States of America v. City of Meriden, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut civil rights lawyers.<br> <br> The Justice Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut today announced an agreement with the City of Meriden, Connecticut to resolve allegations that the city violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) by denying the application of the Omar Islamic Center to establish a mo... More...
$0 (11-06-2020 - CT)Alexbay, LLC v. QBE Insurance Corporation
New Haven, Connecticut civil litigation lawyer represented plaintiff on a breach of contract theory.<br> <br> Alexbay, LLC sued QBE Insurance Corporation on a breach of insurance contract theory.... More...
$0 (09-14-2020 - CT)United States of America v. Simon Hessler
<center><br> <img width="400" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Bridgeport_Fed.jpg"><br> </center><br> Bridgeport, CT - The United States of America charged Simon Hessler, ate 48, with child exploitation.<br> <br> According to court documents and statements made in court, in October 2018, a Connecticut State Police detective identified Hessler as a person possibly involved i... More...
$0 (08-13-2020 - ct)The United States v. Strand Theater
New Haven, CT - The The United States sued Strand Theater claiming that it was violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) violation theory.<br> <br> Strand Theater and the Government entered into a settlement resolving ADA complaint filed by an individual with disabilities alleging that the Strand Theater’s facility is not fully accessible for individuals with physical disabilities. T... More...
$0 (06-22-2020 - CT)United States of America v. Quality Inn Mystic-Groton
New Haven, CT - The United States of America sued Quality Inn Mystic-Groton on an Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”) violation theory.<br> <br> The U.S. Attorney’s Office has reached a settlement agreement with the Quality Inn Mystic-Groton in Stonington to resolve allegations that the hotel was not operating in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA... More...
$0 (06-02-2020 - CT)John Atterbury v. Amica Mutual Insurance Company
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$0 (08-07-2019 - CT)William A. Valls v. Allstate Insurance Company
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.jud.ct.gov/external/imgs/kids/Supreme-today3.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> This appeal arises from the multitude of lawsuits filed by<br> Connecticut homeowners whose basement walls were likely<br> constructed with defective concrete manufactured by the now‐defunct<br> J.J. Mottes Company—the so‐called “crumbling concrete cases.”<br> ... More...
$0 (04-02-2019 - CT)United States of America v. Rezart Rakaj and Kliton Rakaj
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.jud.ct.gov/external/imgs/kids/Supreme-today3.jpg"><br> </center><br> New Haven, CT - New Haven Property Owners Who Illegally Removed Asbestos are Sentenced<br> <br> REZART RAKAJ, 35, of Ansonia, and KLITON RAKAJ, 39, of Monroe, were sentenced in New Haven federal court for offenses related to the illegal and dangerous removal of asbestos at a New Have... More...
$0 (04-01-2019 - CT)Donna L. Soto v. Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC, et al.
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.jud.ct.gov/external/imgs/kids/Supreme-today3.jpg"><br> </center><br> On December 14, 2012, twenty year old<br> Adam Lanza forced his way into Sandy Hook Elemen-<br> tary School in Newtown and, during the course of 264<br> seconds, fatally shot twenty first grade children and six<br> staff members, and wounded two other staff members.<br> Lanza carried... More...
$0 (03-15-2019 - CT)Gary W. Richards v. Direct Energy Services, LLC
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit.svg/300px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit.svg.png"><br> <h2> <font color="red"><h2> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> <br> Plaintiff‐Appellant Gary W. Richards (“Richards”) entered into an<br> el... More...
$0 (02-04-2019 - CT)Tylon C. Outlaw v. City of Hartford
1 Appeal by plaintiff from so much of a judgment of the United States<br> 2 District Court for the District of Connecticut, Geoffrey W. Crawford, Judge, as granted<br> 3 summary judgment dismissing his claims against defendant City of Hartford (the<br> 4 "City"), brought principally under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for failing to supervise its police<br> 5 officers with respect to appropriate use of force... More...
$0 (03-13-2018 - CT)United States, et al., ex rel. Abendano v. NCDR, LLC, et al.
New Haven, CT - Dental Management Company Benevis and its Affiliated Kool Smiles Dental Clinics to Pay $23.9 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Medically Unnecessary Pediatric Dental Services<br> <br> The Justice Department announced today that it has settled False Claims Act allegations against dental management company Benevis LLC (formerly known as NCDR LLC) and more tha... More...
$33000000 (01-13-2018 - CT)STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. KEVIN S. BIALOWAS <table> <td>
The defendant was convicted of manslaughter in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-56 and evasion of responsibility in the operation of a motor vehicle in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 2009) § 14-224 (a). He was sentenced to twenty years of imprisonment, execution suspended after fifteen years, followed by five years of probation. He appealed, claiming that the tria... More...
$0 (11-19-2017 - CT)United States of America v. North Canaan School District
New Haven, CT - U.S. Attorney's Office Settles ADA Case with North Canaan School District<br> <br> Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, on October 27,l 2017 announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has reached an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) settlement with the North Canaan School District to ensure equal access for children with disabilities at the ... More...
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