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CT Law Update – March 2025
Loss of Consortium – No Cause of Action for Parents Authored by: Justin R. Bengston L. L. et al. V. Newell Brands, inc., et al., 351 Conn. 262 (2025). In a 4-1 decision, the Connecticut Supreme Court declined to recognize a common law cause of action for loss of filial [...]
CT Property and Casualty Insurance Law Newsletter – February 2025
Authored by: Joseph Ciollo U.S. District Court – Business Income Loss – Declaratory Judgment In Theraplant, LLC v. National Fire & Marine Insurance Company, the plaintiff submitted several insurance claims to the defendant insurer after a fire caused property damage at the plaintiff’s facility where it cultivated marijuana and produced [...]
CT Property and Casualty Insurance Law Newsletter – January 2025
Authored by: Joseph Ciollo Superior Court – Vehicle Rental Agreement – Coverage Exclusions In Marrero-Valentin et al v. GEICO Indemnity Company et al, the plaintiffs were the operator/renter and passengers of a rental vehicle that was struck by another vehicle whose operator had no insurance. The operator/renter of the rental [...]
THE STANDARD: USDC Decision a Reminder that Insurance Policies Must Not Be Interpreted to Result in “Absurd Consequences” by Partner Jessica Savino
USDC Decision a Reminder that Insurance Policies Must Not Be Interpreted to Result in “Absurd Consequences” Authored by: Jessica Savino THE STANDARD-December 13, 2024-REPRINT3
CT Law Update Newsletter – December 2024
Premises Liability – Duty to Unknown Licensees Authored by: Justin R. Bengtson Cogdell v. Jibram, Superior Court, judicial district of Ansonia-Milford at Milford, 2024 WL 3338041. A trial court granted a landowner’s motion for summary judgment where the evidence illustrated that the injured plaintiff, who slipped and fell on snow [...]
CT Property and Casualty Insurance Law Newsletter – December 2024
Authored by: Joseph Ciollo Superior Court – Standing – Third-Party Beneficiaries In Weston-Keldo et al v. Ramos-Rodriguez et al, the plaintiffs filed a personal injury action arising out of a motor vehicle accident. The insurer for the tortfeasor defendants was Progressive Casualty Insurance Company (“Progressive”). As to the claims against [...]
