Verdicts & Settlements

Plaintiff Loses Claim After Collapse Of Bar Stool

Monday, September 13, 2010  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

Archie Campbell v. PEH I et al.: A Hartford Superior Court jury recently ruled against a North Carolina man who filed a lawsuit after injuring his back when a bar stool at an East Hartford hotel collapsed.

Hairdresser Gets $250K For Back Injuries

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Monday, July 26, 2010  |  by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

ibCheryl Betkoski v. Marlene Albini:/b/i A Wolcott hairdresser received more than $250,000 for injuries suffered in a car accident, after her attorneys managed to persuade a jury to overlook a past drug addiction that led the woman to lie to doctors in the past.

Jury Delivers $128K Verdict To Newspaper Driver

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Monday, July 12, 2010  |  by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

ibRoberta Williams v. Jud Repko:/b/i An East Windsor newspaper delivery woman who sustained back injuries when her car was rear-ended received $100,000 after a trial in which the other driver appeared in court in an orange prison jumpsuit.

Train Conductor Gets $1.2M After Derailment

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Monday, June 7, 2010  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

ibVickie Flanagan v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad:/b/i A longtime railroad engineer who was injured when a Waterbury-bound train derailed three years ago has settled her lawsuit for $1.2 million. Vickie Flanagan, 51, of Milford, was engineer of a Metro-North Railroad four-car train that was headed north from Bridgeport on June 21, 2007 at about 1:30 p.m.

Connecticut Pediatric Practice Settles Overbilling Claims

Monday, May 10, 2010  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

A pediatric medical practice with offices statewide has agreed to pay the U.S. government nearly $75,000 to settle allegations it had improperly billed patient visits. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Connecticut, Pediatric Healthcare Associates, with offices in Trumbull, Bridgeport, Stratford, Southport, Shelton and Fairfield, violated the False Claims Act for improper billing.

Health-Care Provider Settles With Feds Over Improper Claims

Monday, May 3, 2010 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

ibThe United States v. The May Institute Inc.:/b/i A behavioral health-care provider in Manchester has agreed to pay the U.S. government nearly $110,000 to settle claims it violated the False Claims Act.

Defense Verdict Delivered In Postal Carrier Lawsuit

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Monday, April 12, 2010  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

ibLiz Cyr v. Maritime Properties Corp.:/b/i A woman who has been unable to work since mailboxes lining the wall of an apartment complex fell on her foot couldn't to convince a jury that the building owners were liable for the accident. Liz Cyr, 45 of Milford, was delivering mail for the U.S. Postal Service on July 15, 2005 at the Corset Factory, an upscale apartment complex owned by Maritime Properties in South Norwalk.

Hot Wax Burn Victim Settles With Salon For $100,000

Monday, April 12, 2010  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

ibDebbie Becker v. Salon de Oasis:/b/i A woman who went to a salon for a Brazilian wax but left with burns from hot wax has settled her lawsuit for $100,000. Debbie Becker, an Arizona resident who used to live in Connecticut, went to Salon de Oasis in Madison in early July 2007. According to her lawyer, Pamela Levin Cameron, of Sinoway, McEnery, Messey and Sullivan in New Haven, Becker went to get a Brazilian wax treatment, which is used to remove pubic hair.

Woman Injured In Car Wash Nets $80,000

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Monday, April 5, 2010  |  by CHRISTIAN NOLAN  |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

ibHeidi Laudenat v. Autec Inc.:/b/i A social worker whose foot got crushed in a drive-through car wash was recently awarded $80,000. On July 17, 2004, Heidi Laudenat, a young woman in her 20s, went to Sparkle Car Wash in Waterford, an enterprise owned by Warrant Equities. According to her lawyer, Robert I. Reardon Jr., of the Reardon Law Firm in New London, Laudenat drove into the car wash, put her Jeep Liberty in park and remained in the vehicle as the machinery began to tug the SUV forward.

Tobacco Company Settles With State For $150,000

Monday, April 5, 2010 |  The Connecticut Law Tribune

The R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. will pay Connecticut $150,000 to settle a lawsuit stemming from an advertisement for Camel cigarettes that appeared in iRolling Stone/i magazine. State officials had claimed the ad violated the nationwide settlement reached between tobacco companies and many states in 1998.