Verdicts & Settlements

Drunk Driver's Insurer Agrees To $495,000 Deal

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Monday, April 9, 2007 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

A potential lawsuit involving a woman injured by a drunk driver heading the wrong way on Interstate 95 has been settled for nearly $500,000 before any claim was actually filed in court.

Whiplash Victim Awarded $150K Despite Re-injury

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Monday, April 9, 2007 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Plaintiff lawyer Joseph McManus, of Hartford's Trantolo & Trantolo, had substantial hurdles to overcome, going into his first solo jury trial Feb. 27.

Duct Tape Repair Job Leads To $742K Award

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Monday, November 27, 2006  |  by THOMAS SCHEFFEY  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Darelyn Haynes v. Fountain View Condominiums: When she fell down a stairwell in the common area of her Groton condominium in December 2003, Darelyn Haynes suffered a herniated disc. The railing had been repaired with duct tape, and gave way when she was using the stairs to visit another tenant. A different tenant testified that, three years earlier, she had repaired the railing temporarily with duct tape and reported it to an officer of the condominium association.

Mother Hit By Car Awarded $1.3 Million

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Monday, November 6, 2006 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

<p><b><i>Michelle Pryde v. Lester Silverstone</i>:</b> A Bridgeport single mother, struck by vehicle driven a former city school superintendent, was recently awarded $1.3 million after the jury deliberated for an hour-and-a-half.</p>

$3.8M Settlement Reached In Double Fatality

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Monday, October 23, 2006  |  by THOMAS SCHEFFEY  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

On the night of Feb. 28, 2004, defendant Elizabeth Gessinger, of New Canaan, apparently dozed off, losing control of her Ford Explorer. It came to rest in the left and part of the right southbound lanes of Interstate-95 in Old Lyme.

Fired Housing Authority CEO Awarded $700K

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Monday, October 16, 2006 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

<i>Ralph Callahan v. Robert J. Johnson; </i> <i>Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. David Lerner Associate;</i><i>W. James Rice v. The Meriden Housing Authority</i>

$1M Settlement In Truck Fatality

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Monday, August 7, 2006 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Estate of Oleen Wilson v. Rock LLC et al: Four days before the infamous Avon Mountain dump truck crash last summer, another out-of-control truck killed Oleen Wilson, 69, of Southington, on July 25, 2005. She was driving with her daughter, Pamela Kirsch, 39, in the passenger seat and her granddaughter, 9-year-old Jamie Kirsch, in the back.

Child's Death Settled For $67,500

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Monday, July 24, 2006 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

<i>Ian O'Connor, administrator v. David Leff, conservator, et al</i>.

Interest Boosts Med Mal Verdict Above $1M

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Monday, July 3, 2006 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

<i>Bonnie Testa v. Ossama Bahgat</i>; <i>Ronald Vancour v. Bozzuto's Inc.</i>

$2.75 Awarded In Defective Car Lift Case

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Monday, June 19, 2006  |  by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

<i>Mark Raynock v. Forward Manufacturing Company Inc.</i>; <i>James Peterson v. Greenwich</i>