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New Haven, Connecticut civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on Americans with Disabilities Act violation theories. |
John Mara v. Stephen Rilling, Edward Nook, Frederick Hine |
![]() On interlocutory appeal from an order denying summary judgment entered in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Chatigny, J.), defendants contend that they are entitled to qualified immunity from plaintiffs suit charging them with violatin... More... $0 (04-10-2019 - CT) |
Donna L. Soto v. Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC, et al. |
![]() On December 14, 2012, twenty year old Adam Lanza forced his way into Sandy Hook Elemen- tary School in Newtown and, during the course of 264 seconds, fatally shot twenty first grade children and six staff members, and wounded two other staff members. Lanza carried... More... $0 (03-15-2019 - CT) |
Audley Muschette v. Paul W. Gionfriddo |
![]() Plaintiffs Audley and Judith Muschette bring suit on behalf of their son, A.M., who was tased twice at his school by the defendant‐appellant, Officer Paul Gionfriddo, following an incident between A.M. and his teacher. The United States Dist... More... $0 (12-12-2018 - CT) |
Derrick Bryant v. Kenneth Egan, Officer, Johns Slezak, Officer
District of Connecticut Federal Courthouse - New Haven, Connecticut |
On April 2, 2013, Derrick Bryant brought suit against, inter alia, Officers |
Tylon C. Outlaw v. City of Hartford
District of Connecticut Federal Courthouse - Hartford, Connecticut |
1 Appeal by plaintiff from so much of a judgment of the United States |
Chad E. Cohen and Kirsten Cohen v. Postal Holdings, LLC
Second Circuit Court of Appeals - New York, New York |
Plaintiffs‐Appellants Chad E. Cohen and Kirsten Cohen (the Cohens) |
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANTHONY COLLYMORE
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It is well established that the state may immunize from prosecution a witness called in its case-in-chief. See generally General Statutes 54-47a. Theprimaryquestioninthisappealiswhetherthestate, after immunizing such a witness for testimony given during the states case-in-chief, may decline to extend that immunity to the same witness in connection with his testimony during the defense case-in-... More... $0 (10-22-2016 - CT) |
Izzarelli v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co |
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) |
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SHEILA DAVALLOO |
This certified appeal addresses the scope of the marital communications privilege codified in General Statutes 54-84b.1 The defendant, Sheila Davalloo, was convicted, after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes 53a-54a. The defendant appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court affirmingthatconvictionafterconcludingthatherstatements to her husband, Paul Christos, did not... More... $0 (04-16-2016 - CT) |
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. KENNETH JAMISON |
The state appeals, following our grant of certification, from the judgment of the Appellate Court, which reversed in part the judgment of the trial court convicting the defendant, Kenneth Jamison, following a jury trial, of, inter alia, illegal possession of an explosive in violation of General Statutes 29-348, and manufacturing a bomb in violation of General Statutes 53-80a.1 See State v. Ja... More... $0 (04-01-2016 - CT) |
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ALAIN LECONTE |
The defendant, Alain Leconte, appeals from the judgments of the trial court convicting him of crimes committed during a string of armed robberies in the cities of Stamford and Norwalk, and the town of Greenwich,betweenOctoberandDecember,2009.1 The defendant claims that his convictions resulting from theStamfordrobberyshouldbereversedontheground that his constitutional right to counsel was violate... More... $0 (02-16-2016 - CT) |
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MYCALL OBAS |
The state appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court affirming the decision of the trial court granting the application of the defendant, Mycall Obas, to be exempted from continued registration as a sex of fender pursuant to General Statutes 54-251(b).1 On appeal, the state claims that the Appellate Court improperly concluded that the trial court had the authority to grant the defendants ... More... $0 (02-08-2016 - CT) |
State Of Connecticut v. Davaloo |
This certified appeal addresses the scope of the marital communications privilege codified in General Statutes 54-84b.1 The defendant, Sheila Davalloo, was convicted, after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes 53a-54a. The defendant appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court affirmingthatconvictionafterconcludingthatherstatements to her husband, Paul Christos, did not... More... $0 (01-01-2016 - CT) |
Cales v. Office of Victim Services |
The plaintiffs, Amelia Cales and Rebecca Cales, appeal from the judgment of the trial court dismissing their appeal from the decision of a Victim Compensation Commissioner (commissioner) affirming the decision of the defendant, the Office of Victim Services. On appeal, the plaintiffs claim that the trial court improperly dismissed their appeal on the ground that it lacked subject matter jurisdicti... More... $0 (11-23-2015 - CT) |
Brusby v. Metropolitan District |
The following facts and procedural history are relevant to this appeal. The plaintiff owns and resides in a house located on Newport Avenue in West Hartford. The defendant is a municipal corporation that provides potable water and sewerage services to its customers, including the plaintiff, on a regional basis. On October 15, 2005, and March 7, 2011, raw sewage entered into and flooded the plainti... More... $0 (10-13-2015 - CT) |
State Of Connecticut v. Bacon Construction Co. |
.Thenameddefendant,BaconConstructionCompany,Inc.,1appealsfromthetrialcourtsdenial 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) |
Rogoz v. City of Hartford |
It is undisputed that on May 8, 2009, shortly after 11:00 a.m., Rogoz drove to the |
Orson D. Munn, III v. The Hotchiss School |
Cara Munn and her parents brought suit against the Hotchkiss |
Sensational Smiles LLC DBA Smile Bright v. Dr. Jewel Mullen et al. |
2 The question in this case is whether a Connecticut rule restricting the |
Jacob Doe v. Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan Corporation |
A jury found that the defendant, the |
United States of America v. Walter A. Forbes |
Walter A. Forbes appeals from a February 27, 2014 order of the United |
Daniel Golodner v. Martin Berliner |
Plaintiffs-appellees Daniel Golodner and Security Technology Systems (“STS”) brought |
Jennifer Raspardo, et al. v. John Carlone, et al. |
11 Plaintiffs‐Appellees (the “plaintiffs”), two former and one |
Brian O'Toole v. Eyelets of Industry, Inc. |
In this uncontested wrongful termination action, the plaintiff, Brian O’Toole, appeals from the trial court’s sua sponte dismissal of his complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The plaintiff claims that the trial court improperly dismissed his complaint because the court had (1) concurrent jurisdiction to decide his claim brought pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 4301 et seq., and (2) subje... More... $0 (02-24-2014 - CT) |
Lisa Zalaski v. City of Hartford |
In this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiffs, the Animal Rights Front, Inc. (“ARF”) 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) |
Edwin Garcia v. Hartford Police Department |
In a matter involving employment discrimination and First Amendment retaliation claims, Plaintiff-Appellant Edwin Garcia appeals from a September 27, 2011 final judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Thompson, C.J.), granting summary judgment to the Defendants-Appellees. Garcia, a former sergeant with the City of Hartford Police Department (“Hartford PD”)... More... $0 (01-28-2013 - CT) |
Michael Sweeney v. Friends of Hammonasset |
The plaintiff, Michael Sweeney, appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendering summary judgment in favor of the defendants, the Friends of Hammonasset (Friends) and Deanna Becker. The plaintiff claims that the court concluded improperly that (1) the theory of liability set forth in his complaint sounded in premises liability, on which he could not prevail as a matter of law because the def... More... $0 (01-01-2013 - CT) |
Craig Urgin v. William Baker |
In this consolidated appeal, the plaintiffs in the first action (SC 18643), Craig Ugrin and Samantha Ugrin, and the plaintiffs in the second action (SC 18644), William Baker and Lisa Baker, appeal from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the named defendant, the town of Cheshire (town).1 The plaintiffs filed virtually identical complaints against the town after a massive sinkhole developed... More... $0 (10-30-2012 - CT) |
Linda Coolick v. Abigail Hughes |
This is an appeal from a denial of a renewed motion for summary judgment by the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Eginton, J.). Defendant-Appellant Abigail Hughes (“Hughes”), the Superintendent of the Connecticut Technical High School System, renewed a motion for summary judgment, arguing that she is entitled to qualified immunity in this § 1983 action in which Hug... More... $0 (10-25-2012 - CT) |
John Jarmie v. Frank Troncale |
The principal issue in this appeal is whether a physician who fails to advise an unaware patient of the potential driving risks associated with her underlying medical condition breaches a duty to the victim of the patient’s unsafe driving because of the failure to advise. The plaintiff, John Jarmie, appeals from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the defendants, Frank Troncale, a physic... More... $0 (09-24-2012 - CT) |
Tracey Haynes v. City of Middletown |
The named plaintiff, Tracey Haynes, on her own behalf and on behalf of the plaintiff Jasmon Vereen, her minor son, brought this action against the defendant, the city of Middletown, claiming that Vereen had incurred injuries when a fellow student at Middletown High School pushed him into a broken locker. |
Maria E. Mills v. The Solution, LLC |
The plaintiff, Maria E. Mills, executrix of the estate of Clarence Israel Mills (decedent), appeals from the summary judgments rendered by the trial court in favor of the defendants the city of Bridgeport (city); Philip C. Handy, the director of the city’s department of parks and recreation; Anthony Armeno, the city’s acting chief of police at the time of the subject incident; 5 Star Amusement... More... $0 (09-16-2012 - CT) |
Mieczyslaw Wisniewski v. Town of Darien |
The defendants, the town of Darien (town) and Michael Cotta, appeal from the judgment of the trial court rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, Mieczyslaw Wisniewski and Jolanta Wisniewski, after a jury trial in this personal injury action.1 On appeal, the defendants claim that the court (1) improperly refused to direct the verdicts in their favor as a matter of law and (2) improperly refused to set... More... $0 (05-08-2012 - CT) |
Paul R. Himmelstein v. Town of Windsor |
The sole issue in this certified appeal is whether General Statutes § 52-557n,1 in providing that General Statutes § 13a-1492 affords the exclusive remedy against a municipality for injuries caused by a defect in a road or bridge, precludes a concurrent nuisance claim against a town when the trial court ultimately determines, on summary judgment, that the plaintiff has failed to establish a high... More... $0 (04-04-2012 - CT) |
Daniel Gross v. M. Jodi Rell |
This case comes before us upon our acceptance of certified questions of law from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit pursuant to General Statutes § 51-199b (d).1 The certified questions are: (1) Under Connecticut law, does absolute quasi-judicial immunity extend to conservators appointed by the Connecticut Probate Court?; (2) Under Connecticut law, does absolute quasi-judici... More... $0 (04-04-2012 - CT) |
Peter J. Avoletta v. City of Torrington |
The plaintiff Joanne Avoletta brought this action as parent and next friend of the plaintiffs Peter J. Avoletta and Matthew Avoletta, her minor sons, and on her own behalf, seeking damages and injunctive relief against the municipal defendants, the city of Torrington (city) and the Torrington board of education (board of education), and seven individually named defendants1 in their individual capa... More... $0 (01-24-2012 - CT) |
Jason Czar v. Gary Rout |
The plaintiffs, Jason Czar and Beth Ann Czar, appeal from the summary judgment rendered in favor of the defendant, Redding Appraisal Group.1 On appeal, the plaintiffs claim that the trial court improperly determined that their action was barred by General Statutes § 36a-755 because the appraisal was not rendered in conjunction with seeking a mortgage from, or at the behest of, a financial institu... More... $0 (11-07-2011 - Ct) |
Patricia Dayner v. Archdiocese of Hartford |
This appeal requires us to consider the contours of the ministerial exception, under the first amendment to the United States constitution,1 to Connecticut courts’ subject matter jurisdiction over certain employment related claims brought against religious institutions. The plaintiff, Patricia Dayner, brought this action against the defendants, the Archdiocese of Hartford (archdiocese) and Fathe... More... $0 (08-02-2011 - CT) |