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Connecticut Law Tribune

Boy Awarded $8 Million After Dump Truck Accident

Thomas McCauley v. Devin Schreyer: A 9-year-old boy who was nearly killed after the vehicle he was riding in was struck head-on by a dump truck was awarded nearly $8 million by a Bridgeport jury recently.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge OKs Post-Mortem Brain Removal Case to Go to Trial

The son of a man who allegedly underwent several post-mortem surgeries, including a brain removal—against the wishes of his family—is set to have his case against Albert Einstein Medical Center sent to trial.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

$10 Million Verdict Returned In Domestic Violence Wrongful Death Suit

In a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the Town of Plainville and two of its police officers, a Connecticut jury has awarded $10 million to the family of a woman killed by her ex-boyfriend on Valentine's Day 2009.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Litigation Department Of The Year: Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder Knows How To Choose Its Battles Carefully

Top 10 lists are popular. Here's one that's more than a little interesting: Of the top 10 personal injury verdicts in Connecticut history, the Bridgeport firm of Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder says it's represented the plaintiffs in six of them.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Litigation Department Of The Year: Conway Stoughton Uses Teamwork To Gain A Competitive Edge

When former hockey teammates Matthew Conway and Paul Stoughton opened a law firm together 11 years ago, they decided to apply the same competitive edge that helped them score goals on the ice to reach goals for their legal practice.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Three Men Dismissed From Child Pornography Damages Suit

Three out-of-state men who downloaded child pornography made by a Pittsburgh-area man who raped his adopted daughter at Disney World were dismissed from a civil suit brought by the victim under a federal law passed in her name.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Levin v. Epshteyn

By | April 29, 2014
Plaintiffs Seeking Compensatory Damages Fail to State Action for Malicious Prosecution
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Curbs Defense Seeking Multiple Exams of Plaintiff

Defendants may not require multiple physical examinations of plaintiffs in cases where different doctors treated separate orthopedic conditions, a Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas judge has ruled.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Class Certified in Twinings Suit, But Money Damages Nixed

A California federal judge has certified a class of consumers suing Twinings North America Inc. accusing the tea company of misbranding green, black and white tea blends as a "natural source of antioxidants."
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Court Affirms $5M Verdict Against Chevy Dealer in SUV Rollover Case

A New Jersey appeals court has upheld a $5 million judgment, most of it in punitive damages, against a Chevrolet dealer in a suit by a family injured in an accident caused by a tire blowout.
5 minute read

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