Verdicts & Settlements

Ski Instructor Receives $88,000 After Car Crash

Monday, April 9, 2012  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Mary P. Morris v. Loren G. Ross, Maurice A. McGeehan and Nancy Hess: A ski instructor whose knee was seriously injured when another car slammed head-on into her vehicle recently recovered $88,000 in a jury verdict.

• Transportation Law

Injured Rail Worker's Win Relied on Rail Safety Act

Monday, April 2, 2012  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Andrew Barati v. Metro-North Railroad Co.: A Waterbury man was awarded more than $1 million after a federal jury decided his railroad employer had wrongfully retaliated against him for reporting an injury when fixing a track. According to the man's lawyer, it's the first verdict in the country awarding punitive damages to an employee who was retaliated against by a railroad company since Congress enacted a new law in 2007 called the federal Rail Safety Act.

Man Tossed Down Stairs By Bouncer Awarded $376,000

Monday, March 26, 2012  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Jaroslaw Brzostek v. Michael Simpson et al.: A man from Poland who was thrown down a flight of stairs by a bouncer at a Stamford nightclub has been awarded more than $376,000 by a judge. Jaroslaw Brzostek, 33, a native of Poland who now resides in Stamford, was at MOR Nightlife after midnight with his friends on Sept. 23, 2003. According to Brzostek's lawyer, Matthew M. Maddox, of Stamford, closing time was drawing near, but Brzostek and his friends apparently weren't leaving fast enough to appease the bouncers.

Court Clerks' Discrimination Claim Dismissed

Monday, March 5, 2012  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Habibah Abdul-Hakeem v. Cara Parkinson and Corrine McCarthy: A federal judge has dismissed claims by a former Norwich court clerk who said her bosses treated her differently than her white colleagues. Habibah Abdul-Hakeem, 36, of New London, had filed a lawsuit May 13, 2010 in U.S. District Court in New Haven against her supervisors at the Norwich Superior Court building -- Deputy Chief Court Clerk Cara Parkinson and Deputy Clerk Corrine McCarthy -- alleging racial discrimination.

Hospital Settles Medicare Overpayment Allegations For $472,000

Monday, February 6, 2012  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Connecticut has reached a nearly $472,000 civil settlement agreement with New Milford Hospital after allegations that the hospital overbilled the government, later discovered its own mistake, and still kept the additional funds.

Popular Psychic Awarded $500K After Crash

Monday, January 16, 2012  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Angelina D. Ekenbarger v. Evanna Holloway: A psychic medium who injured her neck in a car accident has recovered just over $500,000 following a December trial in Hartford Superior Court. Angelina Diana, 47, of Enfield, whose last name was Ekenbarger when the lawsuit was filed prior to a divorce, was injured in a two-car crash in East Hartford on the morning of July 30, 2009. According to her lawyer, Brian Flood, of Cheshire's Moore, O'Brien, Jacques Yelenak, Diana was driving a 2009 Nissan Murano and traveling east on Governor Street in East Hartford.

Colonoscopy-Gone-Wrong Nets Woman $250,000

Monday, January 2, 2012  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Barbara Eannarino, et al. v. Lizabeth Fiedler, M.D.: A Danbury woman who had her spleen ripped apart during a routine colonoscopy was recently awarded nearly $250,000 by a jury. On the morning of June 22, 2006, Barbara Eannarino, 62, went to the Danbury Surgical Center, where she had a colonoscopy performed by Dr. Lizabeth Fiedler, a gastroenterologist.

Woman Nets Nearly $200K After Fall In Icy Complex

Monday, December 19, 2011  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Nancy Diaz v. Hartford Housing Authority: A Hartford woman who hurt her ankle after falling on ice and snow in her apartment complex was recently awarded more than $200,000 following a bench trial. In 2007, Nancy Diaz, 51, lived at Nelton Court in Hartford, an apartment complex with 122 units spread over 14 buildings and controlled by the Hartford Housing Authority. The complex has since been torn down and is being rebuilt.

Woman Hit By Truck Driver Nets Nearly $5M

Monday, May 2, 2011  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

biRenay Emmanuele et al. v. Lawford Howell et al.:/i/b A woman who was seriously injured after her car collided with a tractor-trailer driven by a man who had been on the road for 19 of the previous 36 hours was awarded nearly $5 million by a Hartford jury.

Woman Gets $100,000 After Fall Down Stairs

Monday, April 25, 2011  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

ibMelissa DePaulo v. Wallace Frasier:/i/b A woman who broke her foot after falling down the stairs of her apartment building has been awarded $100,000 by a Superior Court judge.