The Court presumes familiarity with the undisputed facts, which are set forth in
the August Ruling. ECF No. 100 at 2-8. The Court adopts the defined terms used in
the August Ruling. III. STANDARD OF REVIEW
The court shall grant summary judgment if there is no genuine dispute as to any
material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Fed. R. Civ. P. More...    $2740802 (11-21-2015 - CT)

In this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiffs, the Animal Rights Front, Inc. (“ARFâ€�) and two of its members, Lisa Zalaski and Derek V. Oatis, appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Vanessa L. Bryant, Judge), entered after a bench trial in favor of defendant, Hartford Police Sergeant Daniel Albert, on claims that Albert violated pl... More...    $0 (07-23-2013 - CT)

Approximately fifteen years ago, the plaintiff, Lost Trail, LLC (Lost Trail), purchased two adjacent parcels of land in the town of Weston (town). Lost Trail’s apparent intention was to divide the aggregated land into four lots suitable for building under the town’s zoning regulations. After Lost Trail reconfigured its property, consistent with this purpose, town officials informed Lost Trail ... More...    $0 (01-10-2013 - CT)

The defendant, Dragone Classic Motorcars, Inc., appeals from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the plaintiff, Specialized Freight Forwarders. On appeal, the defendant claims that the court (1) did not have subject matter jurisdiction over the case, (2) improperly determined that the plaintiff could recover against the defendant for shipping costs despite the fact that the term ‘‘frei... More...    $0 (08-27-2012 - CT)

The dispositive issue in this case, which comes to us upon our acceptance of two certified questions from the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut pursuant to General Statutes § 51- 199b (d),1 is whether General Statutes § 52-356d (e)2 provides for the automatic accrual of postjudgment interest on all judgments in which an installment payment order has been entered by the... More...    $0 (04-04-2012 - CT)

The plaintiff, Yellow Book Sales & Distribution Company, Inc. (Yellow Book), appeals from the summary judgment rendered by the trial court in favor of the defendant, David Valle. On appeal, Yellow Book claims that the court incorrectly concluded that the agreement between the parties was rendered unenforceable by the statute of frauds, General Statutes § 52- 550.1 For the reasons explained below,... More...    $0 (01-09-2012 - CT)

The defendant Mark A. Lauretti1 appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying his motion for summary judgment, which asserted that the doctrine of collateral estoppel barred the action brought by the plaintiff, Wiacek Farms, LLC. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The record, viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff; see Martinelli v. Fusi, 290 Conn. 347, 350, 963 ... More...    $0 (11-11-2011 - CT)

The defendant, Dorothy Larocque, appeals1 from the judgment of the trial court quieting title to certain real property in favor of the named plaintiff, 2 Theresa P. O’Connor, predicated on a finding that the plaintiff had disseized the defendant of her interest in the property as a tenant in common. The defendant claims that the trial court improperly determined that the plaintiff had overcome t... More...    $0 (10-31-2011 - CT)

The defendant, the city of Norwalk, appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying its motion for summary judgment against the plaintiff, Robert B. Barton. The defendant claims that the court improperly concluded that the plaintiff’s inverse condemnation action was not precluded by (1) the existence of a judgment in a related eminent domain proceeding, (2) the doctrine of res judicata and ... More...    $0 (09-27-2011 - CT)

Men’s professional tennis is a worldwide enterprise and every year, professional tennis players compete in various tournaments around the world. The principal men’s professional tennis events are the four Grand Slams, the Davis Cup, and the ATP Tour, a worldwide professional tennis circuit organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (“ATPâ€�). This lawsuit arises out of the reorgani... More...    $0 (06-30-2010 - CT)

The narrow question presented in this appeal is whether a town may close a town road that provides the sole existing access to a property in an adjoining town in order to prevent traffic from a proposed subdivision on the property from overburdening the road. The planning and zoning commission of the town of Columbia granted the application of the plaintiffs, Wellswood Columbia, LLC (Wellswood), a... More...    $0 (04-26-2010 - CT)

This appeal and cross appeal, along with the companion cases decided today, Branford v. Santa Barbara, 294 Conn. 785, A.2d (2010), and Branford v. Santa Barbara, 294 Conn. 803, A.2d (2010), arise from the named defendant town of Branford’s (town)1 exercise of eminent domain with respect to an approximately seventy-seven acre parcel of land, known as 48-86 Tabor Drive. In this action brought purs... More...    $0 (02-16-2010 - CT)

The plaintiff, the city of Milford, appeals from the judgment of the trial court increasing the amount of compensation payable to the defendants1 by the plaintiff in connection with the condemnation of certain real property. The plaintiff claims that the court improperly awarded the defendants compensation for the diminution in value of a hypothetical lot of a subdivision when there was no evidenc... More...    $0 (09-22-2009 - CT)

The plaintiff, the Cadle Company, appeals from the judgment of dismissal rendered by the trial court in favor of the defendants, David D’Addario and Lawrence D’Addario, both individually and as executors of the estate of F. Francis D’Addario (decedent). The court dismissed the plaintiff’s claims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction on the basis of its determination that the claims were ... More...    $0 (10-28-2008 - CT)

These appeals arise out of litigation brought against an attorney for the allegedly improper actions he undertook in connection with his representation of a financially troubled client. Both the defendant, Attorney Clifford L. Tager, and the plaintiff, Chapman Lumber, Inc., have appealed from the judgment rendered in accordance with a jury verdict, as it subsequently was modified by the trial cour... More...    $0 (07-22-2008 - CT)

The Town of Branford decided that it did not want Thomas Santa Barbara, Jr., Frank Perrotti, Jr. and New England Estates to develop land owned by them near the town landfill so it filed a condemnation action seeking to acquire the 77 acre property by eminent domain in 2004. Branford took the land, located next to the town's landfill, to protect the health and safety of future residents and to p... More...    $19000000 (09-14-2007 - CT)

The plaintiffs, Leo Gold, Joan S. Levy and Harold Bernstein and Joseph Lieberman, executors of the estate of Bernard Manger, filed this action seeking to enjoin the defendant, the town of East Haddam, from acquiring their property by eminent domain on the ground that the defendant did not timely file its statement of compensation with the trial court. The plaintiffs appeal from the summa... More...    $0 (08-21-2007 - CT)

In 2000, the city of New London approved a development
plan that, in the words of the Supreme Court of Connecticut, was "projected to create in excess of 1,000 jobs, to increase tax and other revenues, and to revitalize an economically distressed city, including its downtown and waterfront areas." 268 Conn. 1, 5, 843 A. 2d 500, 507 (2004). In assembling the land needed for this project, the... More...    $0 (06-24-2005 - CT)

In this condemnation action, the plaintiff, the commissioner of transportation (commissioner), appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered in favor of the defendant Bakery Place Limited Partnership (defendant).1 On appeal, the commissioner claims that the court improperly (1) took judicial notice of the fact that asbestos in the property acquired by eminent domain could have been ... More...    $0 (06-14-2004 - CT)

The defendants1 appeal, following our grants of certification,2 from the judgment of the Appellate Court reversing the trial court's judgment, which was rendered after a bench trial, in favor of the defendants. The defendants claim that the Appellate Court improperly concluded that there was insufficient evidence in the record to support the trial court's determination that the plaintiff... More...    $0 (04-18-2004 - CT)

The defendant, Alfredo Vargas, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (2) and risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53- 21 (a) (2). On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court denied improperly (1) remarked in the presence of the jury as to th... More...    $0 (12-09-2003 - CT)

This is an appeal from the summary judgment rendered against the plaintiffs1 and in favor of the defendants2 in an inverse condemnation proceeding. Specifically, the plaintiffs claim that an unconstitutional taking of their private property occurred and that the trial court improperly determined that there were no genuine issues of material fact.3 We affirm the judgment of the trial cour... More...    $0 (09-17-2003 - CT)

In this eminent domain action, initiated pursuant to General Statutes § 7-247, the plaintiff, the town of Montville (town), appeals from the judgment rendered following a trial to the court. On appeal to this court, the town claims that the trial court improperly (1) denied its motion to correct and alter the court's memorandum of decision, and (2) determined the damages sustained by the... More...    $450000 (07-07-2003 - CT)

The issue to be resolved in this appeal is whether the plaintiff, Fort Trumbull Conservancy, LLC, has standing under General Statutes § 22a- 161 to bring an action against the defendants to enjoin the demolition of thirty-nine buildings. The defendants are the New London Development Corporation (corporation), Antonio H. Alves, the New London building official, and the city of New London ... More...    $0 (03-04-2003 - CT)

The plaintiff, Cumberland Farms, Inc., appeals1 from the judgment of the trial court rendered in favor of the defendant, the town of Groton (town). The plaintiff initiated the present action against the town, alleging that the denial of its application for a zoning variance by the town's zoning board of appeals (board) effected an inverse condemnation2 of its property entitling the plaintif... More...    $0 (11-18-2002 - CT)

The defendants, the city of Bridge-port (city), the Bridgeport redevelopment agency (agency) and the Bridgeport port authority (authority), appeal from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a court trial, granting a mandatory injunction ordering them to reconvey to the plaintiff, Pequonnock Yacht Club, Inc., certain real property taken by eminent domain. The defendants appealed fr... More...    $0 (03-05-2002 - CT)

The plaintiff, ATC Partnership, appeals from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the defendants1 in an action of replevin to regain possession of certain machinery and equipment. The plaintiff claims that the court improperly (1) concluded that the plaintiff's property was not wrongfully detained because the defendant town of Windham (town) seized that property pursuant to an alias ... More...    $0 (08-03-2002 - CT)

The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the trial court properly determined that an agent of the plaintiff, Maharishi School of Vedic Sci-ences, Inc. (Connecticut), had the authority to bind the plaintiff to a settlement agreement with the defendant, Connecticut Constitution Associates Limited Partner-ship, and a third party, General Electric Capital Corpo-ration (General Electric).... More...    $0 (07-01-2002 - CT)

This appeal concerns General Statutes § 48- 13, 1 and whether the trial court properly granted the application of the plaintiff, the town of Darien (town), to enter the property of the intervening defendant AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (AvalonBay), to conduct an environmental inspection prior to initiating condemnation proceedings to take the property. AvalonBay contends that the trial court... More...    $0 (11-26-2001 - CT)