Connecticut Injurious Falsehood Law
 

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...
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Gary W. Richards v. Direct Energy Services, LLC






Plaintiff‐Appellant Gary W. Richards (“Richards”) entered into an
electr... More...
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. WILLIAM BURKERT

Supreme Court of New Jersey

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.
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the Elizabeth ... More...
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANTHONY COLLYMORE

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 state’s 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)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DONALD SATURNO

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)

In re Oreoluwa O.

In this certified appeal,1 we must decide whether the Appellate Court properly affirmed the judgment of the trial court terminating the parental rights of the respondent father, Olusegun O., as to his minor son, Oreoluwa O.2 See In re Oreoluwa O., 157 Conn. App. 490, 116 A.3d 400 (2015). On appeal, the respondent asserts, inter alia, that the Appellate Court improperlyaffirmedthejudgmentofthetria... More...    $0 (06-01-2016 - CT)

State Of Connecticut v. Palencia

The defendant, Jorge Carrillo Palencia, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a court trial, of one count of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (1). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to sustain his convictionand(2)thecourtimproperlydismissedhispostsentencing motion to open the judgment of c... More...    $0 (01-19-2016 - CT)

State of Connecticut v. Hector M.

The defendant, Hector M., appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a trial to the court, of two counts of sexual assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-71 (a) (1), two counts of sexual assault in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-72a (a) (2), two counts of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (2)... More...    $0 (02-24-2014 - CT)

Zygmunt Golek v. Saint Mary's Hospital, Inc.

This case concerns the propriety of a decision by a hospital that conducts an accredited surgical residency training program to decline to promote a senior resident to the position of chief resident.

Unwilling to accept the hospital’s proffered renewal of his appointment as a fourth clinical year resident, the resident filed a multicount complaint against the hospital, its surgery program... More...
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Barbara O. Murphy v. Eapwjp, LLC

The defendant EAPWJP, LLC (EAP), appeals from the judgment of the trial court recognizing the acquisition of a prescriptive easement over a portion of its property for beach access by the plaintiffs1 and finding that EAP had failed to prove that the placement and maintenance of mooring poles in the water below the mean high tide line of White Beach in Stonington by several of the plaintiffs was a ... More...    $0 (08-17-2010 - CT)

Luciani Realty Partners v. North Haven Academy, L.L.C.

The plaintiff, Luciani Realty Partners, appeals from the summary judgment rendered in favor of two of the defendants in this case, 97 Washington, LLC, and North Haven Academy, LLC, on the first, second, third and eleventh counts of the plaintiff’s amended complaint.1 Specifically, the plaintiff claims that the trial court improperly rendered summary judgment as to the counts of its amended compl... More...    $0 (03-02-2010 - CT)

Theresa Sokaitis v. Rose Bakaysa

The dispositive issue in this certified1 appeal is whether General Statutes § 52-5532 applies to, and makes void, a contract entered into by the plaintiff, Theresa Sokaitis, and the defendant, Rose Bakaysa, to share equally the proceeds of their legal gambling activities. On appeal, the defendant challenges the Appellate Court’s determination that the contract between the parties was not covere... More...    $0 (08-11-2009 - CT)

Jean Birnie v. Electric Boat Company

In this workers’ compensation appeal, we are presented with the question, which was raised but not decided in Lafayette v. General Dynamics Corp., 255 Conn. 762, 781, 770 A.2d 1 (2001), of whether the causation standard applied by a United States Department of Labor administrative law judge (administrative law judge) in a prior proceeding brought under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’... More...    $0 (08-19-2008 - CT)

Gary K. Wallenta v. Michael L. Moscowitz

This appeal concerns rescission and restitution of a contract for the sale of real property. The defendant, Michael L. Moscowitz, an attorney licensed to practice law in the state of Connecticut, agreed to sell certain premises to the plaintiff, Gary K. Wallenta. At trial, the parties agreed to bifurcate the issues of liability, which was tried to the jury, and the remedy, which was trie... More...    $0 (01-25-2004 - CT)

12 Havemeyer Place Company, LLC v. Allan S. Gordon

The plaintiff lessor, 12 Havemeyer Place Company, LLC, appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered in favor of the defendant lessee, Allan S. Gordon, in this summary process action in which the plaintiff sought eviction of the defendant lessee on the ground that their lease was illegal and, therefore, that the tenancy was void or voidable.1 The basis for the court's judgment wa... More...    $0 (04-28-2003 - CT)

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