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CT Insurance Coverage Lawyers Insurance Coverage: CT Appellate Court reverses denial of summary judgment as to whether  claim arose  out of the  use of that part of  premises leased   In an opinion to be officially released on December 20,...

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CT Insurance Coverage Lawyers Insurance Coverage: CT Appellate Court affirms Superior Court's conclusion that the business exclusion of a homeowner's insurance policy issued by the plaintiff applied The Connecticut Appellate Court ruling states in part as follows: DiPENTIMA, C. J....

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CT Insurance Coverage Lawyers CT Insurance Coverage: CT Appellate Court reverses Superior Court finding of medical malpractice coverage, holding the policy and declarations are ambiguous and must be construed in favor of coverage The Connecticut Appellate Court ruling states in...

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CT Insurance Coverage Lawyers Insurance Coverage: Attorney Busher obtains consent ruling granting Motion for Summary Judgment in favor of insurer on a homeowner's claim On November 11, 2011, Attorney Joseph M. Busher obtained consent of opposing counsel for the granting...

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CT Insurance Coverage Lawyers Insurance Coverage: Exclusion for Injury "Arising Out of Sexual Molestation" Applies Only to Claims Arising Out of Molestation Allegedly Perpetrated by the Insured  New London County Mutual Insurance Company v. Jeffrey Lyon et al, Superior Court...

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CT car accident lawyers Wethersfield, Farmington, Southington, Cromwell, West Hartford car accident lawyers CT Car Accident Update: Appellate Court addresses verdict after race injury   Car racing team manager, who had been injured when he crashed motorbike he had been...

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CT car accident lawyers Connecticut Wethersfield, Farmington, Southington, Cromwell, West Hartford car accident lawyers CT Car Accident Update: Appellate Court addresses uninsured/underinsured motorist issues Insured, who had been injured in accident while operating a motorcycle, brought action against automobile insurer,...

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CT car accident lawyers Wethersfield, Farmington, Southington, Cromwell, West Hartford car accident lawyers CT Car Accident Update: Appellate Court addresses uninsured/underinsured motorist issues In a decision to be released on July 5th, the Appellate Court affirms summary judgment for the...

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CT car accident lawyers Wethersfield, Farmington, Southington, Cromwell, West Hartford car accident lawyers   Connecticut Appellate Court holds that a three contractual time limit is valid and bars the plaintiff's untimely claim   ROMPREY v. SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA,...

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In Sukhrani v. Johnson,  2011 WL 1087153 (Conn.Super. Dooley, J.), the Connecticut Superior Court holds that whether closely related injury-causing events constitute a single accident or multiple accidents for the purposes of a per accident policy limit depend on three...

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S.B. 43 "An Act Expanding the Recreational Land Use Act" passed by a vote of 142 to 1 on May 17, 2011 in the Connecticut House of Representatives.  If adopted, this bill will provide limited immunity for towns and cities...

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  Connecticut Appellate Court address duties of car operator in car accident case The defendant was stopped at an intersection to wait for a break in oncoming traffic so that he could turn left.  While he was stopped, his vehicle...

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Revisions to Recreational Land Use Act Passes Judiciary Committee

By Jackson O'Keefe on April 18, 2011 2:13 PM
The Judiciary Committee has now passed the following language on Friday, April 15th. The substitute bill, which received a unanimous (41-0) vote, now heads to the House floor for a vote. Raised Bill No. 6557                                  LCO No. 5412 AN ACT CONCERNING...

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The language of the exclusion excluded from coverage '' 'bodily injury' to any person . . . participating in any . . . athletic activity . . . whether on a formal or informal basis.'' The plaintiff's allegations clearly and...

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Connecticut Dog Injury Lawyers: Update

By Jackson O'Keefe on April 7, 2011 8:53 AM
Although animal-attack claims most commonly involve dog bites, many other types of domesticated animals, such as ferrets, cats, and even birds, can also bite humans. Even nondomesticated animals, such as large cats ordinarily found in the wild, but owned by...

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Driving safety officials are urging people to pay more attention while they are on the road. The efforts are all part of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, which comes from a U.S. House resolution passed in March. Advocates say it...

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Connecticut Car Accident Lawyer: Connecticut Car Accident Statistics

By Jackson O'Keefe on April 6, 2011 8:56 AM
Connecticut Motor Vehicle Accidents - The StatisticsAccording to reports by the Connecticut legislature in 1985, there were 115,427 accidents reported in Connecticut. In 2006, there were 71,724 reported accidents. The law requires only certain accidents to be reported, but the...

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Connecticut Injury Lawyers: Connecticut Injury Case Juror Statistics

By Jackson O'Keefe on April 6, 2011 8:45 AM
The charts below are from the Connecticut  Judiciary and show information for Court Year 2009 (September 1, 2008, through August 31, 2009) and for Court Year 2010 (September 1, 2009, through August 31, 2010).  These include Connecticut personal injury cases as well as all...

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Connecticut Injury Lawyers: Connecticut Injury Case Statistics

By Jackson O'Keefe on April 5, 2011 9:37 AM
These tables present historical statewide data from the Connecticut Judiciary on civil injury and tort cases added and disposed, starting with fiscal year 1991-92.  Click on the tables to enlarge them.For more information and resources on Connecticut personal injury lawyers,...

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Connecticut DUI Accident Lawyers: Drunk Driving statistics

By Jackson O'Keefe on April 5, 2011 8:43 AM
Connecticut DUI and Drunk Driving Accident LawyersRecent Studies on Drunk Driving and Drugged Driving Show Significant Ongoing ProblemsThe attorneys at Jackson O'Keefe, in Hartford, represent men and women throughout Connecticut who have been injured because of drunk driving accidents. Contact...

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As of 2007, the Connecticut State Highway System had a total of 3,719 miles of roadway. The number of licensed drivers increased from 2. 1 million in 1979 to 2. 8 million in 2007. Total vehicle registrations increased from under...

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Ignition Locking Devices, Minimum Prison Sentences Discussed In Legislative Committee SessionAccording to the Hartford Courant, the Connecticut Judiciary Committee is considering several bills that would toughen the penalties for those convicted of driving while intoxicated. One would require ignition locking devices for first-time...

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Connecticut Car Accident Lawyer: Connecticut Car Accident Statistics

By Jackson O'Keefe on April 4, 2011 4:29 PM
The facts are staggering. There are approximately 6 million car accidents in the United States every year. Of these 6 million car accidents, there are 3 million injuries--about 2 million of which are permanent, including paralysis, paraplegia and quadriplegia. Car...

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Insurance policy must be construed from perspective of policy holder

By Jackson O'Keefe on November 15, 2010 3:03 PM
The leasing of premises to a tenant who engages in conduct constituting a nuisance to the owners of neighboring property may be an "accident" from the perspective of the landlord, as that term is used in a commercial liability policy. ...

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The case of GEICO General Insurance Co. v. Nazarian, 49 CLR 502 (Brazzel-Massaro, Barbara, J.), holds that the rule that an insured may avoid an insurer's denial of coverage for the insured's failure to comply with a policy requirement of...

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Tie-in Arrangements

By Jackson O'Keefe on August 12, 2010 3:01 PM
A "tie-in arrangement," also known as "insurance packing," in the insurance industry consists of a lender's extension of credit to a borrower on the condition that the borrower purchase certain insurance, usually from an insurer with close ties to the...

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Suits by Intended Beneficiaries

By Jackson O'Keefe on August 12, 2010 2:59 PM
Causes of ActionA party who may have been intended to collect proceeds of an insured's life insurance policy may be entitled to bring an action after the insured's death if that party did not receive the proceeds. The intended beneficiary...

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The Duty of Reinsurers to Follow the Fortune of Cedant Insurers

By Jackson O'Keefe on August 12, 2010 2:59 PM
Most reinsurance contracts by which an insurance company cedes or reinsures a portion of the coverage for policyholders to a reinsurer call for the reinsurer to "follow the fortune" of the insurer. Thus, the reinsurer is expected to pay the...

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Aviation Insurance Pools

By Jackson O'Keefe on August 12, 2010 2:58 PM
Insurance pools have developed in response to the magnitude of potential losses from an occurrence involving aviation. Aviation insurance generally covers risks arising from the operation of aircraft and ground facilities for aircraft. A single occurrence involving aircraft or an...

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Interplay with Consumer Protection Statutes

By Jackson O'Keefe on August 12, 2010 9:21 AM
The Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, was one of the first laws to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive acts or practices in commerce. Additionally, most states have now adopted either the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act1 or enacted...

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