Christian Nolan

Christian Nolan

September 21, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

High Court Sides With Insurer Suing Third Parties in Workers' Comp Case

Workers' compensation insurers paying out benefits to employees on an employer's behalf may sue the third party responsible for the injuries in order to recover the loss, according to a Connecticut Supreme Court ruling.

By CHRISTIAN NOLAN

6 minute read

September 20, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

High Court Will Review Controversial Education Funding Ruling

The Connecticut Supreme Court has agreed to review the recent landmark ruling that called Connecticut's education funding system unconstitutional.

By CHRISTIAN NOLAN

6 minute read

September 20, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Jury Awards $2.5M in Retaliation Suit Against Police Department

A Stratford narcotics detective who claims the department retaliated against him after he badmouthed the current police chief has been awarded $2.5 million by a jury in federal court in New Haven.

By Christian Nolan

7 minute read

September 16, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

State Supreme Court to Review Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Marlboro

A Connecticut lawsuit against Marlboro that alleges the cigarette maker caused a woman's lung cancer and death will go before the state Supreme Court justices in an effort to clarify the law under the state's Product Liability Act.

By CHRISTIAN NOLAN

13 minute read

September 15, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Conn. Officials to Contest Education Funding Ruling

State officials announced Thursday that they will appeal a trial judge's landmark ruling last week that called Connecticut's education funding system unconstitutional.

By CHRISTIAN NOLAN

7 minute read

September 14, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Estate of Man Killed by Speeding Police Car Settles for $2.9M

The estate of a man killed after his car collided with a speeding police cruiser has settled a lawsuit against Hartford for $2.9 million.

By CHRISTIAN NOLAN

5 minute read

September 13, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Convict Seeks New Trial Over Use of Facebook Evidence

A man convicted of murder in New Haven is asking the state Supreme Court for a new trial on grounds that the judge should not have allowed evidence from Facebook at trial.

By CHRISTIAN NOLAN

5 minute read

September 08, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

$1.2M Settlement Struck in Wrongful Death Suit

The family of a deceased woman who was hit by a truck while crossing a street in Moosup, Connecticut, has settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver for $1.2 million.

By CHRISTIAN NOLAN

6 minute read

September 07, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Conn. Education Funding System Unconstitutional, Judge Finds

Ruling in a more than decade-old case, a Connecticut judge ruled that the state's educational funding is out of step with its Constitution.

By Christian Nolan

11 minute read

August 26, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

College Student Struck by Car to Receive $2M Settlement

A 19-year-old college student struck by a car while crossing a neighborhood road in North Haven has settled her lawsuit against the vehicle's driver for $2 million.

By CHRISTIAN NOLAN

5 minute read