STEADY WON'T DO IT FOR LEGAL AID DONATIONS
December 31, 2007
, The CT Law Tribune, by Douglas S. Malan
Donations to the state's three legal services agencies have been fairly steady in recent years — and that's the problem.
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BEYOND THE HEADLINES
December 23, 2007
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FIRST TO GO BEYOND CLAIMS OF FONDLING
December 12, 2007, Hartford Courant, by Hilary Waldman
The case of alleged child molester George Reardon took a new twist
Tuesday with an accusation in a lawsuit that the late West Hartford
endocrinologist raped a young boy.
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SIBLINGS VICTIMIZED AND DISABLED PLAINTIFF RAPED
December 11, 2007
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NEW REARDON LAWSUITS INCLUDE RAPE CHARGE
December 11, 2007, The CT Law Tribune, by Thomas B. Scheffey
The latest lawsuits against a West Hartford doctor include allegations that he raped one boy and brandished a gun in front of other youngsters.
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DOCTOR WIELDED FIREARM
December 11, 2007, Hartford Courant, by Hilary Waldman
Lawsuit Alleges Reardon Used Weapon, Cash To Coerce His Patients.
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PLANTIFFS CLAIM DOCTOR ABUSED THEM
December 10, 2007, The CT Law Tribune, by Thomas B. Scheffey
Two attorneys begin filing suits against physician’s estate.
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NO MORE BENEFITING FROM A BAD ACT
December 10, 2007, by Michael Stratton
New tort punishes those who engage in evidence destruction.
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LAWSUIT IN SEX ABUSE CASE
December 3, 2007, Hartford Courant, by Daniel P. Jones
Lawyers for a man who says that Dr. George Reardon molested and photographed him naked 30 years ago say they plan to go to court today to lodge what is believed to be the first lawsuit claiming that St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center shares responsibility for Reardon's alleged abuse.
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GIRL'S DEATH SPARKS RACE DEBATE
October 15, 2007, The CT Law Tribune, by Thomas B. Scheffey
Michael Stratton is not the first person to offer hypothesis: A significant percentage of the crime in Bridgeport involves white suburbanites who drive into the city to buy drugs.
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RAILINGS SEVERED BUT NOT REMOVED
October 8, 2007, The CT Law Tribune, by Douglas S. Malan
An unnamed construction worker with custody of three children and thousands of dollars in monthly medical expenses related to a worksite accident recently settled his workers’ compensation case in New Haven for $1.4 million.
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TYKE KILLED BY DRUNK DRIVER
September 28, 2007, Connecticut Post, by Daniel Tepfer
The family of a 20-month-old girl, crushed under the wheels of a car driven by a Monroe man who allegedly was drunk last July 4, filed suit today against the driver and the Stratford bar where he was drinking before the crash.
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PATIENT SUES NEW MILFORD HOSPITAL
September 14, 2007, Danbury NewsTimes, by Nanci G. Hutson
Harwinton woman says her leg had to be amputated because doctors failed to care for her after surgery.
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2005 VICTIMS ASK WHY MOUNTAIN IS STILL OPEN TO TRUCKS
September 9, 2007, Hartford Courant, by David Owens
For some of the people whose lives were altered two years ago by the Avon Mountain crash that claimed four lives and injured 19, Friday's news of another truck crash caused heartache, frustration and anger.
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LAWSUIT FILED IN WEST HAVEN FLOODWATER DROWNING
August 9, 2007, New Haven Register, by Marissa Yaremich
The widower of a local woman caught in a flash flood beneath a railroad overpass last year is blaming his wife's death on police negligence in a lawsuit filed just shy of the Morgan Lane tragedy's one-year anniversary.
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NHCBA'S CHARTER CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION:
THE HISTORICAL EXHIBIT
See how the law has impacted famous cases and how the practice of law has changed from 1907 to today! Stroll through the centuries, highlighting the changing role lawyers play in their community and how some have gone on to change the nation. Catch a glimpse sponsored by Stratton Faxon.
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SUBCONTRACTOR PAYS OUT $1.8M TO WORKER'S FAMILY
July 2, 2007, The CT Law Tribune, by Christian Nolan
The wife of a Greenwich man, who was paralyzed and eventually died as a result of injuries sustained from falling down an elevator shaft at a construction site, has collected $1.8 million.
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SKEWERED NERVE LEADS TO $904,000 VERDICT
June 25, 2007, The CT Law Tribune, by Thomas B. Scheffey
Glastonbury homemaker Carolyn Costello was hoping to get relief from leg and backpain on her left side when she agreed to a spinal fusion procedure in 2002.
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NEW RULES NEEDED AFTER CHANGE
April 16, 2007, The CT Law Tribune, by Thomas B. Scheffey
New Practice Book rules and forms will be needed, and additional discovery may be necessary, as litigants scramble to prepare their slip-and-fall cases for trial under the newly adopted "mode of operation" doctrine.
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NEW LEGAL RULE ON BUSINESS NEGLIGENCE FOCUSES ON
SELF-SERVICE
March 24, 2007, Associated Press
The state Supreme Court has adopted a new legal rule making it easier for plaintiffs to sue businesses for negligence alleged in self-service operations.
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STRATTON FAXON WINS LANDMARK CASE IN
CONNECTICUT
SUPREME COURT
March 22, 2007
The Supreme Court in Kelly v. Stop & Shop,
ruling in favor of Stratton Faxon client
Maureen Kelly, altered over 150 years
of premises liability law in Connecticut
and adopted the mode of operation rule
eliminating need to show that a landowner
had knowledge of a defective condition
in order to recover for personal injuries.
Decision will revolutionize premises
liability law in Connecticut.
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CRASH RULING CLEARS WAY FOR CLAIMS
March 7, 2007, Hartford Courant, by Daniel P. Jones
A federal judge's ruling that American Crushing & Recycling's dump truck
was not insured when it crashed in Avon in 2005, killing four people,
paves the way for victims to seek compensation from their own coverage
for uninsured motorists, lawyers for victims said Tuesday.
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2006 P/I OVERVIEW: SKY WAS THE LIMIT FOR SIGNIFICANT INJURIES
February 12, 2007, The CT Law Tribune, by Thomas B. Scheffey
The January 2006 award of $26.5 million to trucker Shawn Pouliot, who was rendered paraplegic due to a defective lift gate, was the year’s first and largest Connecticut jury verdict.
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UNPLED DISTRESS CLAIM NETS $25K
February 5, 2007, The CT Law Tribune, by Thomas B. Scheffey
A couple who bought a North Haven house four years ago, and later discovered hidden rot, mold and seepage in the finished basement, not only won $96,282 for repairs, they unexpectedly got $25,000 for an emotional distress claim not even alleged in their complaint.
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