Verdicts & Settlements

Victim Of Drunken Driver Loses Dram Shop Case

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Friday, April 12, 2013  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

A man who suffered a bad leg injury after his vehicle was struck head-on by a drunk driver was unable to recover damages from one of the restaurants that had served the intoxicated woman.

Charles Goetsch

Attorney Collects Record Fees In Railroad Case

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Friday, April 5, 2013  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

A lawyer for a railroad worker who won a lawsuit under a federal whistleblower statute was recently awarded the largest attorney fee in the history of Connecticut's federal court.

Robert Peragine

Plaintiff Injured In Crash Gets More Than He Requested

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Friday, April 5, 2013  |  by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

A Cox Cable employee collected nearly $119,000 after sustaining back injuries when his SUV was rear-ended in a traffic tie-up on Interstate 84 in East Hartford.

Peter Berdon

Head-On Crash Results In $2.8 Million Award

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Friday, March 29, 2013  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

A man vacationing with his wife in Westbrook was hit by another driver in a collision that broke his hip, ankle and led to a heart attack. The couple won $2.8 million.

Fairfield Recovers Money Linked To Madoff Scams

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Monday, March 25, 2013  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

A Connecticut judge has approved a $2.8 million settlement between Fairfield and an investment firm that the town sued in 2009 over pension fund losses tied to financier Bernard Madoff's fraud scheme.

Danny Kraft

Stamford Company Hit With Huge Asbestos Verdict Over Worker Who Died of Mesothelioma

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Friday, March 22, 2013  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

A jury has awarded $35 million in damages to the estate of a man who died from cancer after years of inhaling asbestos at his job.

David Yohai

ESPN Minimizes Losses In Dish Network Suit

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Friday, March 15, 2013  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Dish Network LLC f/k/a Echostar Satellite LLC v. ESPN, Inc. and ESPN Classic Inc.: Dish Network sought $152 million from Bristol-based ESPN in a dispute alleging that the sports network gave competitors better rates than they gave the satellite television provider.

Daniel C. Esty

Power Producer Agrees To Cut Emissions, Pay States

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Monday, March 11, 2013  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

As part of a renegotiated settlement between the nation's largest electric power producer and eight states, Connecticut officials are hoping for better air quality, which would benefit those with respiratory conditions. Connecticut will get more than $714,000 as part of the agreement for pollution mitigation projects.

Garrett Moore

Woman Awarded $976,000 After Collision That Caused Herniated Disc And Revealed Tumor

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Friday, March 8, 2013  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

A woman who was injured in a rear-end collision in Windsor in 2008 and ended up needing two major back surgeries was recently awarded more than $976,000 by a Hartford judge.

Jury Delivers $3.8 Million Verdict Against UPS

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Friday, March 1, 2013  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Gary Birkhamshaw, Administrator of the Estate of George M. Upton Jr., and Julie Upton v. Joseph Socha & United Parcel Service Inc.: The family of a man who was killed after his pickup was struck by a UPS tractor-trailer has been awarded nearly $4 million by a New London jury.