Verdicts & Settlements

Parking Lot Fall Nets Woman $450K

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Monday, April 7, 2008 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

bDeborah Newsome v. Matthews Ventures LLC:b A Prospect resident was awarded $450,000 following mediation in Waterbury stemming from a slip and fall in an icy parking lot six years ago.

Verdict Information Hard To Nail Down

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Monday, February 25, 2008  |  by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Law has been called the best-documented of all the professions. Before and after a law is made, lagoons of ink are often spilled in discussing, evaluating and analyzing it. More and more case law is being reported, and the advent of the computer terabyte is continuing to improve the breadth and depth of legal information. One glaring exception is the realm of verdicts and settlements, where even the best knowledge continues to be anecdotal and unofficial. The Law Tribune staff was reminded of that fact as we collected data for our annual yearbook listing Connecticut personal injury verdicts and settlements. That publication is inside this week's newspaper.

$950,000 For Greenwich Parking Lot Fall

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Monday, February 18, 2008 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

bSharon Sanders v. Town of Greenwich:/b Jewelry store employee Sharon Sanders's premises liability case against the town of Greenwich settled during jury selection for $950,000.

$38 Million For Brain-Damaged Baby

Monday, February 18, 2008  |  by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

After a seven-week trial, a Stamford jury found obstetrician Corinne de Cholnoky liable for $38.5 million in damages for deciding too late to deliver an oxygen-deprived infant by Cesarean section. At the same time, it cleared co-defendant Stamford Hospital.

Companies Pay River Pollution Penalties

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Monday, February 4, 2008 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Four Connecticut companies have agreed to pay $613,000 to resolve legal matters for violating the state's Clean Water Act. A fifth company is being served with state court action by the attorney general's office.

Brother Blameless In Ladder Mishap

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Monday, January 14, 2008 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

biScott Sturgeon v. Jeffrey Sturgeon/i:/b What started out as a brotherly favor became a fruitless jury trial for vinyl siding contractor Scott Sturgeon, of Plymouth.

Sex, Suicide And A Legal Twist

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Monday, January 14, 2008  |  by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Court testimony about bondage and pornography mdash; real or hallucinated mdash; didn't help David L. Kervick's case.

Woman Gets $200K From Pit Bull Attack

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Monday, December 24, 2007 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

biLeticia Belton v. Ann Patterson et al./i:/b In June 2006, physician's assistant Letitia Belton was loading her children into a car in front of their Brush Street home in Bridgeport. Her neighbor's black and white pit bull, Spike, had wrapped his lead around a tree in Belton's backyard. When the neighbor, Ann Patterson freed the animal, he charged after Belton and mauled her leg, removing skin and flesh.

Farmington Firm Settles Mortgage Broker Lawsuit

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Monday, December 17, 2007 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

A law firm, mortgage company and real estate broker have agreed to pay $700,000 in fines, forfeitures and restitution to settle allegations that they engaged in kickback schemes that cheated hundreds of home buyers for mortgage-related services, state officials said Monday.

Partially Paralyzed Carpenter Gets $3.4M

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Monday, December 17, 2007 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Jerry Crutchfield v. Stanley Works et al. A construction worker left partially paralyzed from a nail gun accident received $3.4 million from a jury in Hartford.