Verdicts & Settlements
Aetna To Pay $120 Million To Settle Class Action
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Friday, December 14, 2012 | by CHRISTIAN NOLAN | The Connecticut Law Tribune
In re: Aetna UCR Litigation, MDL No. 2020: Hartford-based Aetna Inc. will pay as much as $120 million to settle a federal class action in which plaintiffs alleged that the insurer provided inadequate payments to consumers who visited out-of-network medical providers and to the doctors who treated them.
Business Executive Settles With SEC For $1.4 Million
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Monday, December 10, 2012 | by CHRISTIAN NOLAN | The Connecticut Law Tribune
Securities and Exchange Commission v. I. Joseph Massoud: A Westport-based business executive accused of insider trading has settled a lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission by paying roughly $1.4 million and agreeing to leave the financial industry.
Chimp Attack Victim Gets $4 Million In Settlement
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Monday, December 10, 2012 | by CHRISTIAN NOLAN | The Connecticut Law Tribune
While lawyers for a Stamford woman who was attacked and disfigured by her friend's chimpanzee in 2009 still hope to get permission to sue the state of Connecticut for $150 million, they have reached a smaller, $4 million settlement with the estate of the chimp's owner.
Ex-Principal Gets $126,000 For Wrongful Termination
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Friday, November 30, 2012 | by JAY STAPLETON | The Connecticut Law Tribune
Andrew Cimmino v. Maria Marcoccia, Sally Lyddy, Ellen Tiedman, Bridgeport Board of Education. A former elementary school principal was awarded $126,000 in lost wages after a jury determined that false accusations by his former secretary and another school employee caused him to be fired.
Judge Rejects Hotel Owners' Damages Claim
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Friday, November 30, 2012 | by CHRISTIAN NOLAN | The Connecticut Law Tribune
Heyman Associates No. 5 L.P., et al. v. Felcor TRS Guarantor, L.P.: A lengthy, high-stakes legal battle between two hotel ownership groups is closer to resolution after a judge upheld a deed provision barring the opening of an upscale hotel in downtown Stamford.
Equestrian Injured By Swerving Car Awarded $268,000
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Monday, November 26, 2012 | by CHRISTIAN NOLAN | The Connecticut Law Tribune
Alexandra Smith, PPA, et al. v. Claude Errera: A 16-year-old girl who was injured after a car veered off the roadway and smashed head on into the horse she was riding was recently awarded nearly $268,000 by a New Haven judge.
Wheelchair User Wins $243,000 In Wrongful Termination Case Against Planet Fitness
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Friday, November 16, 2012 | by CHRISTIAN NOLAN | The Connecticut Law Tribune
Rebecca Smith v. PFS Fitness LLC: A fitness center worker who claimed she was wrongfully terminated after a foot injury landed her in a wheelchair was recently awarded nearly $243,000 by a jury.
Developer Settles Clean Water Act Claims For $741,000
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Friday, November 16, 2012 | by CHRISTIAN NOLAN | The Connecticut Law Tribune
United States of America, et al. v. Toll Brothers Inc. et al.: One of the nation's largest builders of luxury homes has agreed to pay the federal government to settle claims that the company violated the Clean Water Act.
Injured Motorist Can Stomach $445,000 Verdict
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Friday, November 9, 2012 | by CHRISTIAN NOLAN | The Connecticut Law Tribune
Dyan Salemi v. Luke Parker et al.: A Madison woman who needed multiple abdominal surgeries to correct a hernia caused by a car accident was recently awarded nearly $445,000 after a bench trial.
Plaintiff Who Wanted Coffee Ends Up With $125,000
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Friday, November 9, 2012 | by CHRISTIAN NOLAN | The Connecticut Law Tribune
Calogero J. Marino v. Linda Livieri, Administratrix of the Estate of Elaine Burgess: A Wallingford man who injured his neck, low back and knee in a car accident was awarded $125,000 following a bench trial in New Haven.
