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Connecticut Law Tribune

Conn. Appeals Court Slices $150 Million in Statutory Damages From Judgment Owed by Alex Jones

The court affirmed the bulk of the judgment—Connecticut's largest-ever personal injury award—rejecting defense arguments on appeal that the trial court improperly defaulted Jones and denying his motion for remittitur.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

$7.5M in Punitive Damages Awarded in Product Liability Case

“Quite simply, corporations such as the defendant should not be hiding dangerous products from consumers or seeking to minimize the impact of toxins through hyper-technical definitions or scientific lobbying strategies,” the court said. “The defendant was and is in a position to know the dangers associated with the mining operation and the products produced therefrom.”
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Waterbury Jury Awards $2 Million Verdict Against Eversource

Attorneys John J. Houlihan Jr., Ryan K. Sullivan and Giacomo Cabrera of RisCassi & Davis represented the plaintiff.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Plaintiff Gets $500K Policy Limit Without Surgery

While many of the case's alleged facts were positive for her client, plaintiffs lawyer Angela Edwards of Trantolo & Trantolo said it was a hard battle to get the policy limit because the plaintiff did not have a surgery recommendation, but was receiving "extensive pain management."
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Pike Fuels Agrees to Pay $2 Million Settlement to Resolve Alleged New Haven Environmental Violations

The alleged violations occurred at Pike Fuels' New Haven petroleum distribution facility, which were discovered during an investigation by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency in 2019.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

'They Should Have Tried to Negotiate': Jury Finds Against Insurer

"If they had offered us the $100,000 at any point, because we have uninsured motorist coverage to go after, we would have taken it," Anthony Masone of Carter Mario said. "They have to take cases like this seriously, but they undervalued the claims."
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Daily Business Review

'They Got All Bent Out of Shape:' Parkland Lawyers Clash With Each Other

"We didn't vilify anybody," said Broward attorney Alejandro Arreaza.
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Daily Business Review

Tampa Jury Returns $5.8M Verdict Against Insurer Who Denied Coverage

"That's the hardest part of trying a case—evoking empathy from six disinterested people," said David Henry, a partner at Morgan & Morgan.
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Law.com

Judge Approves $795K Settlement in Class Action Over Misclassification of Delivery Drivers

"We think this is a very favorable resolution of misclassification and deduction claims under the Massachusetts Wage Act, which provides significant relief to the 47 class members involved," Olena Savytska of Lichten & Liss-Riordan said of the $795,000 settlement on behalf of delivery drivers misclassified as independent contractors.
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Daily Business Review

Even the Chief Judge Noted the Cost of This Broward Case

"There's been enough money spent on legal costs and expert costs to put a small high school completely through college," Judge Jack Tuter said of the 9 year case.
4 minute read

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