Monday, March 15, 2010 | by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY
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ibLewis McQuarrie et al. v. Town of Bristol:/b/i The family of a Bristol woman who died of an asthma attack after police confusion delayed the arrival of an ambulance has received $1.75 million in a settlement. On the morning of March 28, 2002, Bristol homemaker Kathleen McQarrie-Doucette, 29, suffered an asthma attack at home and called 911. She had a long history of respiratory ailments, and controlled her condition with an inhaler.
Monday, March 8, 2010 | by CHRISTIAN NOLAN
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The Connecticut Law Tribune
The U.S. government and Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford Springs entered into a civil settlement agreement late last month to resolve allegations that the infirmary violated the False Claims Act. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Connecticut alleges that Johnson Memorial Hospital overcharged Medicare for infusion therapy, chemotherapy administration, and blood transfusions between 2000 and 2005.
Monday, March 1, 2010 | by CHRISTIAN NOLAN
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ibJane Doe et al v. Gerald Terry et al:/b/i A 16-year-old mentally handicapped girl who claims she was raped in a taxi cab in 2007 was awarded just over $1 million by a jury late last month. According to the victim's lawyer, Timothy Donahue, of Donahue, Durham Noonan P.C. in Guilford, the teen attended an after-school program in North Haven for special needs students to help improve her social and adaptive skills. She was transported by Metro Taxi of West Haven several times a week from school to the site of the after-school program and then from that facility back home.
Monday, February 8, 2010 | by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY
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ibEstate of Arkady Mikhelzon v. The State of Connecticut: /b/iThe estate of a Russian immigrant collected about $1.5 million from the University of Connecticut's hospital after claiming that doctors failed to implant a device that might have prevented a fatal heart attack. At age 9, Arkady Mikhelzon moved from Russia to the U.S. with his parents, and they moved to Connecticut when he was 15. Growing up, he was active and healthy, but he had a heart condition that can strike young people unexpectedly.
Monday, January 25, 2010 |
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Abbott Laboratories and the French company Fournier have agreed to pay $22.5 million to 24 states - including Connecticut - to settle claims that the drug makers illegally blocked generic versions of the cholesterol-reducing drug TriCor. Connecticut will receive $224,714 from the agreement. A portion of the money will reimburse the state's Medicaid program for TriCor prescriptions it covered.
Monday, January 25, 2010 | by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY
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ibPhillip Torres v. Angel L. Torres: /b/iA former McDonald's employee who was hit by a pickup and seriously injured while crossing a dark road in Fairfield was awarded more than $150,000 after a four-day trial. Bridgeport resident Phillip Torres, 19, was struck by a 1999 Ford Ranger truck just before 10 p.m. on March 31, 2007. He was leaving work at the McDonald's in Fairfield, between the Post Road and the King's Highway Cutoff.
Monday, January 11, 2010 | by CHRISTIAN NOLAN
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The Connecticut Law Tribune
U.S. ex rel. Dr. Mark Ruderman v. Dr. Barbara Kage and Rheumatology Allergy Institute of Connecticut LLC: A Manchester rheumatologist must pay more than $200,000 as part of a civil settlement agreement with the government for allegedly submitting false claims to Medicare.
Monday, November 16, 2009 | by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY
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The Connecticut Law Tribune
ibJohn O'Dell, Administrator v. L.C.B. Entities LLC et al.: /b/i New Britain personal injury lawyer Ronald Murphy has handled plenty of "dram shop" cases, which hold bars liable for serving alcohol to patrons who are later involved in accidents. The lawsuit against the bar involved in Patrick O'Dell's alcohol-fueled death seemed a prime candidate for a settlement. Instead, it went to a full trial, ending in a largely symbolic $4 million verdict. By statute, the plaintiff can collect no more than $250,000. Now defense lawyers say they're planning to appeal on the controversial ground that the bar could not be held liable for any damages unless the driver of the vehicle in which O'Dell was riding was visibly intoxicated.
Monday, November 9, 2009 | by THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY
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The Connecticut Law Tribune
ibMarc Daniels and Laura Daniels v. Joseph D'Amico and Francine D'Amico./b/i The morning of July 31, 2007 was peaceful and promising for East Haddam welder Marc Daniels and his wife, Laura. They headed out early for a restaurant breakfast and a pleasant drive, taking their 2001 Corvette - the car for special occasions. At the same time, 20-year-old Joseph D'Amico, who had only had a driver's license for five weeks, had just ended his overnight shift job at a local Stop Shop. He was hurtling southbound on Route 154 in a Mazda sedan. Ignoring the double-yellow line, witnesses said D'Amico passed several cars on the two-lane road, and was attempting to pass another as he was cresting a hill on a curve. He slammed head-on into the Danielses' oncoming Corvette, severely injuring the husband and wife.
Monday, October 19, 2009 | by CHRISTIAN NOLAN
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ibEileen Kelleher v. Dr. Ramon Mabasa New Milford Hospital:/b/i A woman who went into the hospital for elective back surgery in 2005 ended up losing her left leg from a procedure gone horribly wrong and, eventually, collecting a settlement of more than $5 million. Eileen Kelleher, 63, of Harwinton, was a registered nurse with the Visiting Nurses Association of Litchfield County. She had hurt her back but wanted to return to work.
