Monday, June 23, 2008 |
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bRichardo Garcia v. Edward J. Fox, et al.:/b While stopped in heavy traffic on Interstate 95 in Fairfield, passenger Richardo Garcia's vehicle was struck from behind by another truck on Aug. 10, 2001. He was on the job for Quality Glass Works of Waterbury at the time. The tractor trailer that struck him was owned by Logistics Express Inc., of Orange, Calif., and driven by Edward J. Fox. The impact injured Garcia's neck, right arm and back. Before surgery, he was given a rating of 12 percent permanent partial disability to his lumbar spine, and a 10.8 percent whole person disability.
Monday, June 16, 2008 |
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bA.M. v. Mahmoud M. Hussein/b: A young girl referred to in court documents as C has cerebral palsy and emotional disabilities. Her doctors agreed that the best thing to help her navigate stairs, avoid falling and generally improve her spirits was a big service dog named Rock.
Monday, June 9, 2008 |
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Ablicia M. Howe v. Christopher McAllister./b In May, 2004, Alicia Howe, then a 24-year-old psychology student from Prospect, was stopped at a toll booth on the New Jersey Turnpike on her way to Argosy University in Washington, D.C. Without warning, she was struck violently from behind by a 2003 Ford conversion van with enough force to cause her to spin and collide with a third vehicle in front of her. She had to be mechanically extricated from the car and was rushed by helicopter to Cooper University Hospital Trauma Center in Camden, N.J.
Monday, June 2, 2008 |
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bLeo Fisher III v. Big Y Foods Inc./b A Big Y patron who slipped on a spilled liquid won a verdict of $57,197.53 from the supermarket chain. But both lawyers say what's most interesting is the judge's use of what's known as the mode-of-operation doctrine.
Monday, May 19, 2008 |
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bTiffany Spencer v. United States of America/b: U.S. District Court Judge Vanessa L. Bryant has never been criticized for lacking backbone or being easy to manipulate. In a recent hearing for damages before Bryant, chiropractor Mark Lepensky, of Orange, got more than he could handle-and nothing he could pocket.
Monday, May 19, 2008 |
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bPeter Murrugarra et al. v. Jason Takacs/b: Fairfield police officer Jason Takacs was following a car that looked a little suspicious mdash; the plates didn't match the make and model mdash; while traveling west on the Post Road in Fairfield.
Monday, May 12, 2008 |
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bJohn Pragosa V. Jules Wernick, et. al.:/b A South Windsor man with past drug and larceny convictions was awarded just over $193,000 following a bench trial that netted him less than he was seeking in a settlement.
Monday, May 5, 2008 |
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bThomas Henry v. Allstate Insurance:/b A former state Department of Transportation employee, who came within six feet of a potentially fatal crash, was awarded $50,000 in "close call" damages following a bench trial in New Haven.
Monday, April 28, 2008 |
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bCornish Contracting and Real Estate LLC v. The Travelers Indemnity Co./b: The owner of a New London apartment building who spent approximately $43,000 to repair a partially torn roof after a storm lost his lawsuit against his insurance company.
Monday, April 21, 2008 |
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bBrian Toms v. Willie Price, et al.:/b Plaintiff Brian Toms was a 17-year-old junior at Ridgefield High on the morning of April 23, 2003. Ironically, he was participating in a school safety drill, and was asked to stand behind a bus and escort other students to safety. While doing so, an unattended second bus, its brakes off, rolled toward him and hit him as Toms attempted to squirm out of the way.
