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March 8, 2010 Verdicts & Settlements
Owner Of 18 Dogs Loses Suit Against Town 
Gladys Kronovitter et al. v. Richard Doyle et al.: A woman who claimed her civil rights were violated when police searched her residence and seized her dogs was unable recently to convince a jury she had been wronged. Gladys Kronovitter, 78, had lived in a decrepit home on Flat Rock Road in Easton for more than 60 years. The home, since condemned, was infamous among her otherwise well-to-do neighbors; it had holes in the roof, but no electricity or plumbing.
Verdicts & Settlements
Hospital Settles Claims That It Overcharged MedicareFREE
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.
March 1, 2010 Verdicts & Settlements
Disabled Woman Awarded $1M After Alleged Rape
Jane Doe et al v. Gerald Terry et al: 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.
February 22, 2010 Verdicts & Settlements
Infant Shoulder Injury Suit Doesn’t Pay Off
Jason Bacco et al v. Obgyn Consultants: Stamford obstetrician Irene Komarynsky won a defense verdict this month in Stamford Superior Court in a case that, according to medical malpractice defense lawyers, illustrates a trend toward fewer jury awards for children who sustain shoulder nerve damage during birth.
February 15, 2010 Verdicts & Settlements
Trial-Settlement Hybrid Satisfies All Four Parties
John McGrath v. Bantam Sheet Metal LLC, et al.: Three contracting companies ended up paying nearly a quarter-million dollars to settle a lawsuit filed after a drywall finisher fell off a scaffold at a work site. John McGrath was working in Litchfield on May 31, 2005 in a room being renovated.
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