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Woodbury Man Left For Dead In Waterbury Hospital Hallway, Lawsuit Alleges
June 30, 2017WATERBURY, CT—The wife of a Woodbury man is filing suit after she says he was left unattended for three hours and died in the emergency room at Waterbury Hospital. A lawsu...
Middle-Aged Man Dies Seeking Care, Left in Hallway at Waterbury Hospital: Lawsuit
June 29, 2017A lawsuit against the Waterbury Hospital alleges a man died when the facility neglected to care for him while he was experiencing extreme pain in the hallway for three hours. ...
BMH named in malpractice suit
May 31, 2017BRATTLEBORO — A woman at the center of a case that resulted in the Division of Licensing and Protection issuing a pair of citations to Brattleboro Memorial Hospital filed ...
Rap Star, Connecticut Theater Sued For Deadly Shooting
May 24, 2017Law360, New York—Famed “battle” rapper Meek Mill and a Connecticut theater on Tuesday were slapped with a lawsuit in Waterbury Superior Court over a fatal shoo...
Victims In Meek Mill Concert Shooting Sue Rapper, Oakdale Theatre
May 23, 2017The family of a New Haven man shot and killed following a Meek Mill rap concert at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre in December filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the venue and the rappe...
Family of man killed in Oakdale Theatre shooting in Wallingford sues venue, rapper
May 23, 2017WALLINGFORD—The family of a man shot and killed outside the Oakdale Theatre in December is suing because they believe the venue should have provided more security the nigh...
More Victims Emerge in Danbury Sex Trafficking Ring
May 19, 2017DANBURY—Two more alleged victims of a local sex-trafficking ring that targeted disabled young men, including a man who claims to have been sexually assaulted when he was 1...
New Haven Jury Awards $6.4 Million to Family of Bicyclist Struck and Killed in 2012
May 18, 2017NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A jury in New Haven returned a $6,413,000 million verdict to be awarded to the family of a bicyclist who was killed after being struck by a van i...
Jury Ignores Cocaine Defense in $6.4 M Accident Verdict
May 18, 2017The family of a 52-year-old bicyclist killed when he was struck by a van was awarded $6.4 million despite attempts by the defense to mitigate damages by claiming the victim used...
Among State's Most Prolific Businessmen, Bruce Bemer's Name Now Tarnished
April 30, 2017At the New London-Waterford Speedbowl, he was revered by fans for rescuing the racetrack from foreclosure and funding a seven-figure renovation. When he acquired Skylark...
Additional Victims of Danbury Sex Ring Come Forward
April 20, 2017DANBURY—Two additional men who say they were victimized by a sex trafficking ring that preyed people with disabilities are looking to join a lawsuit against the purported ...
State cites Waterbury Hospital for lapses
April 16, 2017WATERBURY – Waterbury Hospital failed to follow procedures in the case of an emergency room patient who died in August, as well as in seven out of 10 other cases randomly ...
Lawsuit Filed Against Men Accused in Danbury Sex Trafficking Ring
April 06, 2017DANBURY—Two men victimized by what authorities describe as a long-running sex trafficking ring are looking to seize at least $10 million in assets from two men charged las...
Victims Seek To Freeze Assets Of Two Men Charged In Sex Trafficking Ring
April 05, 2017Two men who say they were victimized by a sex-trafficking ring that preyed on mentally ill and drug-addicted individuals are seeking to freeze the assets of two of the suspects....
Workers Injured In Kleen Energy Plant Still Waiting For Millions They've Been Awarded
February 17, 2017As he walked up the stairs of the main building of the under-construction Kleen Energy power plant in Middletown on the morning of Feb. 7, 2010, Timothy Hilliker could hear natu...
Connecticut State Jury Finds Deviation In Standard Of Care, Awards $ 5.8 Million Against Hospital That Allegedly Failed To Monitor Patient Following Heart Surgery
February 09, 2017On March 18, 2013, Marjorie Ashmore filed a medical malpractice action against Hartford Hospital in the Connecticut Superior Court for the Judicial District of Waterbury. ...
Jury awards family $6M in malpractice lawsuit
January 28, 2017NAUGATUCK — A borough family was awarded nearly $6 million Wednesday by a Waterbury Superior Court jury that determined a 68-year-old man who went to Hartford Hospital for...
Hartford Hospital Hit With $5.8 Million Verdict in Patient's Death
January 26, 2017The family of a 68-year-old Naugatuck man who died when Hartford Hospital personnel failed to reconnect wires of his pacemaker before administering a potent narcotic was awarded...
Jury Returns $5.8 Million Verdict Against Hartford Hospital
January 25, 2017A Superior Court jury Tuesday awarded $5.8 million to the family of a Naugatuck man who survived open heart surgery only to die when Hartford Hospital personnel failed to reconn...
New Haven program pairs kids with cops, with some help from Faxon Law Group
December 12, 2016NEW HAVEN >> Children are often afraid of police, and officers who just want to help can feel like unwanted outsiders. It’s a serious problem facing many com...
Cops & Kids Heads To Westville/West Hills
November 28, 2016West-side cops and young people will talk about their fears and stereotypes — while the cameras roll. The effort is part of a project called Cops & Kids, desig...
New Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Filed Against Legionaries Of Christ
October 29, 2016A former member of the Legionaries of Christ has filed a lawsuit against the Cheshire-based religious group, claiming that when he was 12 years old he was molested by its leader...
Lawsuit alleges sex abuse by ex-No. 2 at Legion of Christ
October 28, 2016HARTFORD—A lawsuit filed in Connecticut alleges sexual abuse in the early 1990s by a former top official for the scandal-plagued Legion of Christ. The accused prie...
School Principal Awarded $500,000 After Botched Surgical Procedure
April 05, 2016Connecticut's middle school principal of the year in 2014 has been awarded nearly $500,000 by a Waterbury jury after a botched gynecological procedure caused her to nearly bleed...
Naugatuck Principal Receives $500,000 Jury Award in Doctor's Negligence Case
March 31, 2016NAUGATUCK, CT - Connecticut Middle School 2014 Principal of the Year Johnna Hunt, who is Hillside Intermediate School's principal, was awarded a $500,000 verdict Thursday by a j...
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