Court Nixes ‘Wrongful Life’ Framing in Upholding $38M Fertility Malpractice Award February 8, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that claims involving the evolving field of assisted reproductive technologies can be decided using...
Conn. Supreme Ct. Rejects Work Comp Claim by Part-Time Firefighter July 6, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A firefighter must be shown to have worked 20 or more hours a week to be eligible for workers’ compensation...
Setting Range for Emotional Damage Awards Is Not Its Job, Says Connecticut High Court July 3, 2023 It is up to the Connecticut legislature, not courts, to set any minimum or maximum controls on damages for emotional...
Conn. Supreme Affirms Ruling that Nixed Troopers’ PTSD Claims April 21, 2023 By Jim Sams Two state troopers who were struck by a car on an interstate exit ramp cannot collect damages for post traumatic...
Conn. Supreme Reverses Precedent, Revives Medical Malpractice Suit February 13, 2023 By Jim Sams For more than a decade, Connecticut courts have been dismissing medical malpractice actions if the plaintiff did not submit a...
Conn. Supreme Court Upholds Insurers in COVID Business Loss Appeals January 31, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff The Connecticut Supreme Court has upheld insurers in two cases where claims for business interruption losses blamed on Covid-19 were...
Conn. Supreme: Litigation Privilege Protects Insurer’s False Statements from Bad Faith Suit March 29, 2022 By Jim Sams False statements that Liberty Mutual made while preparing for a lawsuit relating to an underinsured motorist claim are protected by...
‘No Contest’ Plea Doesn’t Trigger Criminal Exclusion in Home Policy: Connecticut Court March 8, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson An insured’s plea of nolo contendere to criminal charges does not trigger a criminal acts exclusion in a homeowners insurance...
Conn. Supreme Court Finds Insurers Not Liable for Crumbling Foundations November 14, 2019 By Jim Sams Insurers are not liable for crumbling foundations caused by defective concrete unless the home is on the verge of collapse,...
Gunmaker Rejected as Supreme Court Lets Sandy Hook Families Sue November 13, 2019 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to the gun industry, refusing to block a lawsuit against Remington Arms Co....