New Haven, Connecticut drug trafficking charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Jimmy Flores, also known as “Cuz-o,� 37, of East Hartford, was charged with drug trafficking and firearm possession offenses.

According to court documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from an investigation conducted by the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Violent Crimes Gang Ta... More...    $0 (04-08-2021 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut sexual exploitation of children charge criminal defense lawyer represent Defendant, Edward Galpin, age 39, of Stratford, who was charged with sexual exploitation of multiple children.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Galpin was an administrator of a private Kik messaging app chat group that provided a forum for members to discuss their sex... More...    $0 (03-11-2021 - CT)

Plaintiffs‐Appellants Chad E. Cohen and Kirsten Cohen (the “Cohens”)
filed a Complaint in the Superior Court for the State of Connecticut against
Defendant‐Third‐Party‐Plaintiff‐Appellee Postal Holdings, LLC (“Postal
Holdings”), stating a claim of private nuisance based on injuries allegedly caused
by Postal Holdings’s failure to maintain a property it... More...    $0 (10-11-2017 - CT)

Substitute information charging the defendant with two counts of the crime of threatening in the second degree and one count of the crime of breach of the peace in the second degree, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland, geographical area number nineteen, and tried to the jury before Graham, J.; verdict and judgment of guilty of breach of the peace in the second degree... More...    $0 (07-07-2017 - CT)

After a jury found the defendant, Dustin Ruocco, guilty of burglary in the third degree and larceny in the third degree, the Appellate Court reversed his conviction upon concluding that it was plain error for the trial court not to instruct the jury, as mandated by General Statutes § 54-84 (b),1 that it may draw no unfavorable inferences from the defendant’s failure to testify. State v. Ruocco, 15... More...    $0 (09-07-2016 - CT)

The charges in this case arise from Litvak’s conduct as a 4  
securities broker and trader at Jefferies & Company (“Jefferies”), a 5  
global securities broker‐dealer and investment banking firm.1   6  
In January 2013, the government filed an indictment charging 7  
Litvak with eleven counts of securities fraud, see 15 U.S.C. §§ 78j(b), 8  
78ff (Counts 1–11), one c... More...    $0 (01-03-2016 - CT)

The charges in this case arise from Litvak’s conduct as a securities broker and trader at Jefferies & Company (“Jefferies”), a 
global securities broker‐dealer and investment banking firm. In January 2013, the government filed an indictment charging 7  
Litvak with eleven counts of securities fraud, see 15 U.S.C. §§ 78j(b), 78ff (Counts 1-11), one count of fraud against the United St... More...    $0 (12-25-2015 - CT)

This appeal arises out of a medical malpractice action brought by the plaintiff, Luz Marina Gonzales, against the defendants, Robert Langdon and Shoreline Dermatology, P.C., after a neck and jowl ‘‘S’’ facelift procedure performed by Langdon allegedly left the plaintiff permanently injured. The plaintiff appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing her complaint against the defendants f... More...    $0 (11-27-2015 - CT)

This appeal arises out of a medical malpractice action brought by the plaintiff, Luz Marina Gonzales, against the defendants, Robert Langdon and Shoreline Dermatology, P.C., after a neck and jowl ‘‘S’’ facelift procedure performed by Langdon allegedly left the plaintiff permanently injured. The plaintiff appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing her complaint against the defendants ... More...    $0 (11-23-2015 - CT)

New Haven, CT - Danbury Resident Admits Stealing Nearly 300K from Investors

Alexander Bergen, 22, of Danbury, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to stealing approximately $300,000 from individuals who invested in his Internet business.

According to court documents and statements made in court, BERGEN operated CT Wholesale, a company that s... More...    $0 (08-03-2015 - CT)

The plaintiff, Fairchild Heights Residents
Association, Inc. (association), appeals from the
judgment of the Appellate Court, which reversed the
judgment of the trial court and directed that court to
dismiss the association’s claims alleging negligence and
violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices
Act (CUTPA), General Statutes § 42-110a et seq., against
th... More...    $0 (01-28-2014 - CT)

This unconventional premises liability case concerns injuries sustained by a social invitee as a result of the intentional and criminal acts of a third party. The plaintiff, Marisol Perez, administratrix of the estate of Hiram D. Colon, Jr., appeals from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a jury trial, in favor of the defendant, Elizabeth Cumba. The plaintiff claims that the court imp... More...    $0 (10-02-2012 - CT)

The principal issue in this certified appeal is whether Connecticut’s Dram Shop Act (act),1 General Statutes § 30-102,2 requires a plaintiff to prove that a patron was visibly or otherwise perceivably intoxicated3 when sold alcoholic liquor in order to prevail on a claim against the purveyor of alcoholic liquor for injuries sustained as a result of the patron’s intoxication.

The plaint... More...    $0 (10-08-2012 - CT)

The principal issue in this appeal is whether a physician who fails to advise an unaware patient of the potential driving risks associated with her underlying medical condition breaches a duty to the victim of the patient’s unsafe driving because of the failure to advise. The plaintiff, John Jarmie, appeals from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the defendants, Frank Troncale, a physic... More...    $0 (09-24-2012 - CT)

The dispositive issue presented by this premises liability appeal is whether the Appellate Court correctly concluded that the plaintiff, Karen DiPietro, had established the existence of a genuine issue of material fact concerning the defendants’ actual or constructive knowledge of a dangerous condition.

The defendants, Farmington Sports Arena, LLC (Arena), Dimensional Technology Group, LL... More...    $0 (08-27-2012 - CT)

To encourage the settlement of civil cases, General Statutes § 52-192a1 imposes sanctions on litigants who reject reasonable settlement offers by authorizing a trial court to order the payment of interest on a judgment if the amount recovered by the plaintiff exceeds or is equal to an offer of compromise tendered by the plaintiff and rejected by the defendant. See, e.g., Branford v. Santa Barbara... More...    $0 (07-23-2012 - CT)

The central issue presented by this appeal1 is whether General Statutes § 46a-81c (1)2 imposes liability on employers for failing to take reasonable steps to prevent their employees from being subjected to hostile work environments based on their sexual orientation. The plaintiff, Luis Patino, commenced this action against the defendant, his former employer, Birken Manufacturing Company, claiming... More...    $0 (05-15-2012 - CT)

Benjamin E. Wohlfert sued Stop & Shop Supermarket Co LLC on a diversity of citizenship negligence theory claiming to have been injured in an accident caused by Defendant.... More...    $0 (10-18-2011 - CT)

The defendant Jurgita Karobkaite1 appeals2 from the judgment of the trial court, following a remand from the Appellate Court; see American Diamond Exchange, Inc. v. Alpert, 101 Conn. App. 83, 920 A.2d 357, cert. denied, 284 Conn. 901, 931 A.2d 261 (2007); for a recalculation of damages based on the existing record. On remand, the trial court awarded $103,355.68 in damages to the plaintiff, America... More...    $0 (10-21-2011 - CT)

The defendants, Kenneth Kozee, Lori Bard and L.C.B. Entities, LLC,1 appeal from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a jury trial, awarding damages to the plaintiff, John A. O’Dell, administrator of the estate of Patrick O’Dell. On appeal, the defendants claim that the court abused its discretion by (1) granting the plaintiff’s motion in limine, (2) failing to instruct the jury re... More...    $0 (05-24-2011 - CT)

The plaintiff, Pack 2000, Inc., brought these actions against the defendant, Eugene C. Cushman, seeking specific performance of two options to purchase realty that the plaintiff had leased from the defendant. After a trial to the court, the court rendered judgments in favor of the plaintiff. The defendant then filed this appeal, claiming that the court was required to apply a strict compliance sta... More...    $0 (02-21-2011 - CT)

The plaintiff, Jennifer James, appeals from the summary judgment rendered by the trial court in favor of the defendant, The Valley-Shore Y.M.C.A., Inc. She claims that the court improperly concluded that no genuine issue of material fact existed as to the notice element of this premises liability action.1 We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The record, viewed in the light most favora... More...    $0 (11-23-2010 - CT)

The defendant, Diane D. Marcuccio, appeals from the judgment of the trial court imposing a constructive trust over certain assets of her business in favor of the plaintiff, Steven R. Trevorrow. On appeal, the defendant’s sole claim is that the court improperly determined that she had been unjustly enriched by a ‘‘loan’’ from the plaintiff to her business. We affirm the judgment of the tr... More...    $0 (11-23-2010 - CT)

This appeal comes to us on a reservation of a legal issue pursuant to General Statutes § 52-2351 and Practice Book § 73-1.2 The stipulation of the parties presents one question for the advice of this court:

‘‘Whether an insured with two separate uninsured motorist insurance policies that cover the same vehicle for uninsured motorist benefits is barred from collecting the policy limits... More...    $0 (12-03-2010 - CT)

The defendant, George J. Zahringer III, appeals from the judgment of the trial court modifying the unallocated alimony and child support awarded to the plaintiff, Celia Zahringer, at the time of the dissolution of the marriage of the parties. The defendant claims that the court erred by (1) finding that payments from the plaintiff’s father, Eugene Goldberg, were loans, (2) not taking these payme... More...    $0 (11-02-2010 - CT)

This appeal requires us to decide what facts and circumstances give rise to a plaintiff’s right to recover under the mode of operation rule, an exception to the traditional premises liability doctrine, which dispenses with the requirement that a plaintiff prove that a business owner had actual or constructive notice of the specific unsafe condition giving rise to the plaintiff’s injury. The de... More...    $0 (09-21-2010 - CT)

The plaintiff Ralph E. Davies1 appeals
from the judgment of the trial court rendered after the
court denied his motion to set aside the verdict in favor
of the defendant, attorney Scott Jezek, following a jury
trial. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court
improperly (1) failed to set aside the verdict because it
(a) permitted the defendant’s counsel to make a miss... More...    $0 (09-01-2010 - CT)

This appeal involves a dispute between a landlord and two of its tenants over the landlord’s withholding certain legal fees from the tenants’ security deposit. The plaintiffs, Krystopher Romanczak and Bryan Dumelin, appeal from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a trial to the court, in favor of the defendant, AvalonBay Communities, Inc. On appeal, the plaintiffs claim that the co... More...    $0 (07-13-2010 - CT)

This appeal arises out of an action brought by the plaintiffs, Pina Fiorelli and her husband, Rocco Fiorelli, to recover damages for injuries sustained by Pina Fiorelli as a result of an automobile accident that occurred on premises owned by the defendants, Arnold H. Gorsky, Paul S. Gorsky and Eastland Derby Realty Trust, and leased to Webster Bank, which was a defendant when the action was initia... More...    $0 (04-06-2010 - ct)

The defendants Tullat Mahmood and Two Hundred Eighty Broad Elm, LLC,1 appeal from the judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Marcus Blackwell, for breach of contract, statutory theft, conversion, bad faith and violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA), General Statutes § 42-110a et seq. On appeal, the defendants claim that the court improperly (1) found that they were estopped... More...    $0 (04-27-2010 - CT)

The plaintiff, Darren Humphrey, commenced this action against the defendant, Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Inc., for damages that he allegedly had sustained when he slipped and fell on some grapes in a supermarket owned and operated by the defendant. Following a bench trial, the court rendered judgment for the defendant after finding that the plaintiff had failed to establish that the de... More...    $0 (04-26-2010 - CT)

The plaintiff, Luciani Realty Partners, appeals from the summary judgment rendered in favor of two of the defendants in this case, 97 Washington, LLC, and North Haven Academy, LLC, on the first, second, third and eleventh counts of the plaintiff’s amended complaint.1 Specifically, the plaintiff claims that the trial court improperly rendered summary judgment as to the counts of its amended compl... More...    $0 (03-02-2010 - CT)

The defendants, PP Door Enterprise, Inc. (PP Door), and Ping Ying Li,1 appeal from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the plaintiff, 73-75 Main Avenue, LLC, for breach of a commercial lease agreement. On appeal, the defendants claim that the court (1) lacked subject matter jurisdiction, (2) improperly found PP Door liable without proof that the lease was entered into under its name and un... More...    $0 (03-30-2010 - CT)

The parents of Austin Thibeault sued the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe on a dram shop negligence theory claiming that employees of the tribe at the Foxwoods Resort Casino failed to exercise due care when they served Andrew Rushford alcohol when he was intoxicated. Rushford, age 52, was later involved in an auto accident that cause serious injuries to Austin including a head injury, abdominal lacerati... More...    $30000 (12-19-2009 - CT)

The appeal and cross appeal in this matter concern claims of a hostile work environment, vexatious litigation, intentional infliction of emotional distress and attorney’s fees. The plaintiff, Debra Perez, appeals from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a jury trial, in her favor on her claim of a hostile work environment and in favor of the defendant, C. Donald Lane, Jr., doing busi... More...    $0 (10-27-2009 - CT)

This case arises out of events surrounding the tragic loss of a child. If there are those of us who have not been the parent, we have all been the child. That experience teaches us that there is no closer human bond nor a more painful loss. Although the enormity of such a loss is easily comprehensible to anyone with knowledge of the human condition, the trial judge, armed with such knowledge, none... More...    $0 (04-07-2009 - CT)