New Haven, Connecticut personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.

Connecticut is one of the many states that have comparative negligence laws. As long as an injured party was not more than 50 percent at fault, then he or she can file a personal injury suit against the parties responsible. This is considered a modified comparative law.
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New Haven, Connecticut personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.

Connecticut is one of the many states that have comparative negligence laws. As long as an injured party was not more than 50 percent at fault, then he or she can file a personal injury suit against the parties responsible. This is considered a modified comparative la... More...    $0 (04-11-2024 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory claiming $925,000 in damages.

Connecticut is a comparative negligence state. Under this law, it's possible to recover damages in a car accident even if you are partially at fault. To do this, you must be under 50% at fault for the accident.

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New Haven, Connecticut personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.

Connecticut utilizes a version known as modified comparative negligence. Under this system, the plaintiff can only recover damages if they are found to be less than 51 percent at fault for the accident and any resulting injuries.

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New Haven, Connecticut personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a premises liability theory.

"Premises liability law in Connecticut is the body of law that governs the liability of property owners and occupiers for injuries that occur on their property. The law is based on the principle that property owners and occupiers have a duty to exercise reasonable... More...    $0 (11-21-2023 - CT)

1 Appeal by plaintiff from so much of a judgment of the United States
2 District Court for the District of Connecticut, Geoffrey W. Crawford, Judge, as granted
3 summary judgment dismissing his claims against defendant City of Hartford (the
4 "City"), brought principally under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for failing to supervise its police
5 officers with respect to appropriate use of force;... More...    $0 (03-13-2018 - CT)

. It has been long settled in our appellate procedure that an appellant must raise and analyze in his first and principal brief any matters necessary for the determination of his appeal, and cannot do so for the first time in his reply brief. The defendant, Ricardo O. Myers, was convicted, after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a1 and two counts of assault in the fi... More...    $0 (11-14-2017 - CT)

The defendant, Devonte West, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, on one count of assault on a public safety officer in violation of General Statutes § 53a-167c (a) (5), one count of interfering with an officer in violation of General Statutes § 53a-167a, and one count of breach of the peace in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-181 (a) (1). O... More...    $0 (08-16-2016 - CT)

This certified appeal requires us to consider a defendant’s rights and obligations when he seeks to advance a theory of defense that the police investigation into the crimewith which he was charged was inadequate. The state appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court, which reversed the judgment of conviction of the defendant, Billy Ray Wright, of murder and remanded the case for a new trial.... More...    $0 (07-27-2016 - CT)

Rivernider and Ponte organized and ran two related fraudulent schemes. 
The first, which Rivernider began in 2005, was called the “No More Bills”
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(“NMB”) program.  Through the NMB program, the defendants solicited funds
from clients who were promised a 10% monthly return that would be used to pay
off the client’s debts.  After receiving financial information from investors, t... More...    $0 (07-10-2016 - CT)

We have been asked by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to consider whether the ‘‘[g]ood tobacco’’ exception to strict products liability contained in comment (i) to § 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts1 precludes an action in this state against a cigarette manufacturer for including additives and manipulating the nicotine in its cigarettes in a manner that ultimatel... More...    $0 (04-25-2016 - CT)

This direct appeal,following an inquiry into allegations of juror misconduct, comes to us almost sixteen years after the defendant, Ruben Roman, was convicted of murder in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1997) § 53a-54a, assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (1), criminal possession of a pistol in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1997) § 53a-217c (a... More...    $0 (02-08-2016 - CT)

11 Plaintiff James Briggs brings this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the
12 Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Social Services (“DSS”) to enforce the
13 Food Stamp Act’s time limits for awarding food stamp benefits. 7 U.S.C. § 2020(e)(3) and
14 (9) provide that participating states shall give such benefits within 30 days of application to
15 eligible households, and... More...    $0 (07-06-2015 - CT)

A jury found that the defendant, the
Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan Corporation, acted
negligently and recklessly when it assigned Father Ivan
Ferguson, an alcoholic whose admitted acts of child
molestation were understood to be linked to his drinking,
to serve as the director of Saint Mary’s Elementary
School in Derby (Saint Mary’s School), where he sexually
abus... More...    $0 (06-27-2015 - CT)

Walter A. Forbes appeals from a February 27, 2014 order of the United
States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Thompson, J.) denying his
motion for a new trial under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 33. Forbes,
former chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors at CUC
International, Inc. (“CUCâ€�) and former chairman of CUC’s successor, Cendan... More...    $0 (06-23-2015 - CT)

11 Plaintiffs�Appellees (the “plaintiffs�), two former and one
12 current female New Britain police officers, brought suit in the
13 United States District Court for the District of Connecticut against
14 the City of New Britain, its police department, the police union, and
15 five individual police supervisors under Title VII of the Civil Rights
16 Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C.... More...    $0 (10-13-2014 - CT)

The question that we must resolve in
this appeal is whether a trial court may properly deny
a motion for modification of alimony and child support
solely on the basis that a party’s voluntary actions gave
rise to the alleged substantial change in circumstances
warranting modification. The defendant, Fusaini
Mohammadu, appealed to the Appellate Court from the
judgment ... More...    $0 (12-10-2013 - 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)

The Estate of Lu-Ann Dugas and others sued Northeast Carriers and Estates of Peter Derry Northeast's driver on an auto negligence wrongful death theory claiming that Ms. Dugas and Fred Held were killed and James Clark, Samira Clough and Lunn Mariani were severely injured as a direct result of a car truck accident caused by an Perry, age 51, that occurred in I-95 in Hartford County, Connecticut in ... More...    $0 (04-26-2013 - CT)

This appeal arises from a negligence action brought by the plaintiff, Catherine O. Duncan, against the defendants, Mill Management Company of Greenwich, Inc. (management company), and the Greenwich Chateau Condominium Association (condo- minium association), after the plaintiff fell and was injured when stepping down from the roof deck of the Greenwich Chateau Condominiums (condominium building), ... More...    $0 (02-21-2013 - CT)

The plaintiff, Colleen Colbert, appeals from the judgment rendered by the trial court in this paternity action that she brought against the defendant, Charles N. Carr. The plaintiff claims that the court improperly (1) denied her request for attorney’s fees, (2) failed to award three years of child support retroactive from the date of the filing of her petition to establish paternity and (3) ref... More...    $0 (01-10-2013 - CT)

In this personal injury action arising out of a motor vehicle accident, the defendant Nicholas Sciaretta, Jr.,1 appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered in accordance with a jury’s verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Lauren Cima, in the amount of $11,058.56 in economic damages and $245,000 in noneconomic damages.2 The defendant claims that the court improperly (1) admitted certain ev... More...    $0 (01-10-2013 - 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 plaintiff in this declaratory judgment action, Carlos Garcia, appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered in favor of the defendant, the city of Bridgeport, determining the limits of the defendant’s underinsured motorist coverage1 in its capacity as a self-insurer to be the statutory minimum of $20,000 per person and $40,000 per occurrence on the basis of a purported request by the... More...    $0 (09-16-2012 - CT)

The defendant, Eric Castater, appeals from the denial of his motion for attorney’s fees. Specifically, the defendant claims that the court (1) improperly concluded that the plaintiff, the town of Stratford, did not bring the underlying action in bad faith, (2) improperly concluded that General Statutes § 31-721 was inapplicable to the present case and (3) failed to follow proper procedure in de... More...    $0 (07-03-2012 - CT)

The defendant, Derek S. Hopson, appeals from the judgment of the trial court ordering him to reimburse his former wife, the plaintiff, Darlene L. Hopson, for one half of their son’s college expenses pursuant to their separation agreement, denying his motion for a credit toward these expenses in the amount of child support payments he made after the son entered college and denying his request for... More...    $0 (05-17-2012 - CT)

The dispositive issue in these consolidated appeals1 is whether an employee of a municipal district established pursuant to General Statutes § 7- 3302 is an employee of the towns comprising the district for purposes of General Statutes § 31-284 (a),3 the exclusivity provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act (act), General Statutes § 31-275 et seq. The named plaintiff, Judy Rettig,4 appeals5 ... More...    $0 (04-24-2012 - CT)

The plaintiff, Carmen I. Perez-Dickson, brought this action claiming that the defendants, the board of education of the city of Bridgeport (board), Henry R. Kelly, the former assistant superintendent of the Bridgeport public schools (school district), and Daniel Shamas,1 the former acting superintendent of the school district, disciplined her for exercising her rights guaranteed by the first amend... More...    $0 (05-01-2012 - CT)

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 (sunset provision... More...    $0 (02-16-2012 - CT)

The principal issue in this case is whether the trial court incorrectly concluded that a covenant not to sue, executed by the plaintiff in favor of a corporate tortfeasor, forecloses the imposition of successor liability, as a matter of law, on a subsequent purchaser of that company’s assets. For the reasons listed below, we answer this question in the affirmative and, accordingly, reverse the j... More...    $0 (02-16-2012 - CT)

The plaintiffs, Amy Rathbun and Tanequa Brayboy, appeal following the judgment of the trial court granting a motion for summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Health Net of the Northeast, Inc.1 On appeal, the plaintiffs, who are Medicaid recipients, contend that the court erred in determining that the defendant could assert a claim against the plaintiffs to recover the costs of medical care o... More...    $0 (01-24-2012 - CT)

The plaintiff, Muslum Ayna, appeals from the decision of the workers’ compensation review board (board) affirming the decision of the workers’ compensation commissioner for the fourth district (commissioner) approving two form 36 notices1 submitted by the defendants, Graebel/CT Movers, Inc., and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. On appeal, the plaintiff argues that the board improperly affirme... More...    $0 (01-09-2012 - CT)

The defendant, Richard Cottrell, appeals from the judgment of the trial court dissolving his marriage to the plaintiff, Georgia Cottrell. The defendant claims that the court improperly (1) found that the marital estate included four properties that the parties did not own at the time of the dissolution and (2) determined that he fraudulently conveyed his interest in several properties that otherwi... More...    $0 (01-09-2012 - CT)

The present case arises from a lease dispute between the landlord plaintiff, Vidiaki, LLC, and the tenant defendant Just Breakfast & Things!!! LLC.1

The plaintiff appeals from the judgment rendered in favor of the defendant after a trial to the court. On appeal, the plaintiff contends that the court erred in (1) ruling that General Statutes § 47a-11 did not apply to commercial tenancies be... More...    $0 (01-10-2012 - CT)

The defendant John A. Sakon1 appeals from the summary judgment rendered by the trial court in favor of the plaintiff, Cambridge Mutual Fire Insurance Company. On appeal, the defendant argues that the court erroneously determined that the plaintiff owed no duty to defend or to indemnify the defendant by concluding that (1) the business exclusion of the homeowner’s insurance policy issued by the p... More...    $0 (11-27-2011 - CT)

Al Barbarotta sued UBS Bank on a premises liability theory claiming that his leg was cut by sharp metal lettering that encircled a globe at the end of a handicapped walkway near the Stamford train station entrance in June 2008 causing him to fall and injury his knee resulting in knee replacement surgery.

Defendant denied fault.... More...    $480000 (07-13-2011 - CT)

Susan Landisio sued Kimberly Wilson on a auto negligence theory and Charter Oak Fire Insurance Co. on an under insured motorist theory claiming that she was injured in a car wreck on I-91 near exit 8 in New Haven on September 18, 2007. Plaintiff claimed that Ms. Wilson swered into her lane and hit the driver's side door of her car.

Plaintiff's medicals totaled $46,000.

Defendant W... More...    $300000 (07-29-2011 - CT)