Bridgeport, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violent carjacking and a Waterbury-based narcotics trafficking ring.Violent Carjacking, Drug Trafficking
Waterbury Man Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Federal Prison for Violent Carjacking, Drug Traf... More...    $0 (05-14-2025 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut municipal law lawyers represented the parties in a planning and zoning dispute.

The plaintiff, North Branford Citizens Against Bulk Propane Storage, appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing its declaratory judgment action against the defendants, the Town of North Branford (town), North Branford Planning and Zoning Commission (commission), Donald Fucc... More...    $0 (01-28-2025 - CT)

This petition for habeas corpus arises from the state's failure to correct the false and misleading testimony of one of its key witnesses in the trial of the petitioner, Sean Adams, who, following that trial, was convicted of murder and other offenses, and sentenced to 100 years in prison. The respondent, the commissioner of correction, appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court, which rever... More...    $0 (07-23-2013 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking.

Kenton Harry, age 41, from Bloomfield, Connecticut, was arrested on June 9, 2021. In association with his arrest, investigators searched his Bloomfield residence and his Hartford business, Action Audio. The search of his residence revealed more than one kilogram of fentanyl, more than one kil... More...    $0 (10-19-2022 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraud and tax evasion.

From 2013 to at least August 2015, Mark Pagani, age 61, from Bolton, Connecticut, conspired with another person (“K.S.â€�), who is now deceased, to defraud a victim investor of more than $1 million. K.S. arranged investment deals with the victim, including the purported acquisition of ... More...    $0 (09-20-2022 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Telephone Consumer Protection Act violation theory under 47 U.S.C. 227, which provides:

It shall be unlawful for any person within the United States, or any person outside the United States if the recipient is within the United States—

(A) to make any call (other than a call made for emerg... More...    $0 (05-10-2021 - CT)

New Haven, CT - The United States of America charged Lynwood Cogdell with illegally possessing firearms in association with his narcotics distribution activities.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on March 15, 2016, Cogdell was sentenced in federal court to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm by a c... More...    $0 (06-12-2020 - CT)

The defendant, Donald Raynor, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered following a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a). On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court (1) improperly denied the defendant’s motion in limine to exclude or limit the scope of the testimony of the state’s expert witness on firearm and toolmark identification, and (2) abuse... More...    $0 (05-05-2018 - CT)

New Haven, CT - Dental Management Company Benevis and its Affiliated Kool Smiles Dental Clinics to Pay $23.9 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Medically Unnecessary Pediatric Dental Services

The Justice Department announced today that it has settled False Claims Act allegations against dental management company Benevis LLC (formerly known as NCDR LLC) and more tha... More...    $33000000 (01-13-2018 - CT)

On September 30, 2011, Halton filed three separate complaints, alleging that Burkert committed the petty disorderly persons offense of harassment on January 8, 9, and 11, 2011, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4(c).1 A three-day trial was held in
1 A petty disorderly persons offense is punishable by up to thirty days in jail. N.J.S.A. 2C:43-8.
5
the Elizabeth ... More...    $0 (12-21-2017 - CT)

Bridgeport, CT - Two California Man Sentenced to Prison in Connection with Scheme to Defraud Struggling Homeowners

KOWIT YUKTANON, also known as “Eric Cannon” and “Aaron Brock,” 32, of Huntington Beach, Calif., and CUONG HUY KING, also known as “James Nolan” and “Jimmy, 32, of Westminster, Calif., have each been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 18 mont... More...    $0 (10-26-2016 - CT)

This decision concerns two appeals, AC 37171 and AC 38312, and a cross appeal in AC 38312 arising from the same underlying criminal case. In a single, consolidated trial, a jury found the defendant, Michael Guerrera, guilty of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-8 (a) and 53a-59 (a) (1), conspiracy to commit the assault in the first degreeinviolationofGeneralStatute... More...    $0 (07-15-2016 - CT)

The defendant, Donald Saturno, appeals from the judgments of conviction rendered by the trial court following his conditional pleas of nolo contendere, pursuant to General Statutes § 54-94a,1 to onecountofmanufacturingabombinviolationofGeneral Statutes § 53-80a and one count of possession of child pornography in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-196d (a) (1). The defendant en... More...    $0 (07-15-2016 - CT)

Rivernider and Ponte organized and ran two related fraudulent schemes. 
The first, which Rivernider began in 2005, was called the “No More Bills”
4
(“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)

The defendant, Christopher Tierinni, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of four counts of sexual assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-71 (a) (1) and three counts of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (2). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) he was denied his federal and state constitutional r... More...    $0 (05-23-2016 - CT)

The defendant, Jack Severo Bardales, appeals from the judgments of conviction, rendered aftera jurytrialon threeconsolidateddockets, ofthree counts of possession of narcotics with intent to sell in violation of General Statutes § 21a-278 (b); two counts ofpossessionofmarijuanawithintenttosellinviolation of § 21a-278 (b); one count of possession of narcotics in violation of General Statutes § 21a-2... More...    $0 (04-12-2016 - CT)

The defendant, Jeffrey Yeaw, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of three counts of attempt to commit assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a49 (a) (2)1 and 53a-59 (a) (5),2 and three counts of attempttocommitassaultofapeaceofficerinviolation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 (a) (2) and 53a-167c (a) (1).3 On appeal, the defendant claims t... More...    $0 (01-04-2016 - CT)

The plaintiff, Kenosia Commons, Inc., appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered infavorofthedefendants,CynthiaDaCostaandCandra DaCosta, in this summary process action. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the trial court improperly concluded that by virtue of Cynthia DaCosta’s ownership of shares of stock in the plaintiff corporation she is not subject to summary process proceedings pu... More...    $0 (12-07-2015 - CT)

In this declaratory judgment action, the plaintiffs, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company, appealfromthejudgmentof thetrialcourtdetermining that, pursuant to a personal umbrella insurance policy issued by theplaintiffs in favor ofthe defendant Jeffrey S. Pasiak,1 the plaintiffs had a duty to defend the defendantandtoindemnifyhimfordamagesawardedagainst ... More...    $0 (11-02-2015 - CT)

Bridgeport, CT - Lynwood Patrick, Jr., 40, of East Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to three years of probation, the first six months of which PATRICK must serve in home confinement, for submitting a fraudulent application for a personal mortgage modification.

According to court documents and statements made in court, from approximately O... More...    $0 (10-01-2015 - CT)

The primary issue that we must address in this appeal is whether, in an action brought by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection (commissioner)1 pursuanttoGeneralStatutes§ 22a-430(d),2 the trial court, upon finding that any person had caused pollution of the waters of the state, is required to order that person to remediate the effects of the pollution pursuant to applicable standards promu... More...    $0 (10-03-2015 - CT)

The named plaintiff, Gregoria Campos, in her individual capacity and in her capacity as administratrix of the estate of her late husband, Jose Mauricio Campos (decedent), and the Campos’ three children, Mauricio Campos, Jose Ernesto Campos and Jose Eduardo Campos(Campos children),brought this action against the defendants, Robert E. Coleman and LQ Management, LLC (LQ Management).2 The plaintiffs a... More...    $0 (09-28-2015 - CT)

.Thenameddefendant,BaconConstructionCompany,Inc.,1appealsfromthetrialcourt’sdenial of its motion for summary judgment, in which it argued thattheclaimshereinassertedbytheplaintiff,thestate of Connecticut, are all barred by the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel2 because such claims wereorcouldhavebeenmadeanddecidedinanearlier arbitrationproceedinginitiatedbythedefendantpursuant to G... More...    $0 (09-14-2015 - CT)

New Haven, CT - Owner of CT Media Agency that Advertised Mortgage Assistance Pleads Guilty to False Advertising Charge

Matthew Goldreich, 46, of East Lyme, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to a false advertising offense stemming from his production and dissemination of false advertisements for mortgage modification services.

According to court documents and stateme... More...    $0 (08-13-2015 - CT)

The appellant Anthony J. Silvestri1 appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court affirming the judgment of the trial court in favor of the appellees, John Couto and Jane Couto.2 The trial court had found Silvestri personally liable for, inter alia, breach of contract, breach of implied warranty, and violation of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA),GeneralStatutes§ 42-110aetseq.T... More...    $0 (08-12-2015 - CT)

2 The question in this case is whether a Connecticut rule restricting the
3 use of certain teeth‐whitening procedures to licenced dentists is unconstitutional
4 under the Due Process or Equal Protection Clauses. Because we conclude that
5 there are any number of rational grounds for the rule, we affirm the judgment of
6 the District Court.
7 BACKGROUND
8 Under Connect... More...    $0 (07-17-2015 - 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)

Plaintiffsâ€�Appellants appeal from a September 10, 2012 order of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Arterton, J.) granting Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. The district court erred in failing to apply Pennsylvania’s reasonable expectations doctrine to Plaintiffs’ reformation claims and in finding the breach of contract claims to be timeâ€�barred. We th... More...    $0 (02-24-2014 - CT)

This administrative appeal requires us to construe the Bridgeport City Charter (charter) and the rules (rules) of the Bridgeport Civil Service Commission (commission) to identify the date on which eligibility (eligibility date) to take fire captain promotion examination number 2319 (examination 2319) should have been determined. To determine the eligibility date, we must first decide whether the t... More...    $0 (02-24-2014 - 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)

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)

Defendant James Botti was convicted of honest services
22 mail fraud after a jury trial in the District of Connecticut
23 (Charles S. Haight, Jr., Judge). See 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and
24 1346. In this appeal from the judgment entered on September
25 20, 2010, Botti argues that the District Court committed
26 reversible error when it used a jury instruction on honest
27 servi... More...    $0 (03-28-2013 - CT)