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CT Law Update Newsletter – March 2024
Workers’ Compensation Exclusivity – Bars to Liability Authored by: Justin R. Bengtson Gutierrez v. Hutchinson, Jr., et al., Superior Court, judicial district of Bridgeport at Bridgeport, 2024 WL 340712 (January 26, 2024). The plaintiff worked for a tree service company when he sustained serious injuries to his hand while on [...]
Morrison Mahoney Managing Partner Scott D. Burke Recognized in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s 2024 Managing Partners Spotlight
Morrison Mahoney Managing Partner Scott D. Burke was recently recognized in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s 2024 Managing Partners Spotlight, an honor reserved for 28 Massachusetts managing partners who have helped their firms to grow revenue, grow and maintain their talent base, remain active in their communities, and achieve important milestones. The firm [...]
Morrison Mahoney Elects Kimberly Iverson Tufo and Rachel Forbes to Partnership
March 13, 2024 [BOSTON, MA] -- Morrison Mahoney LLP is pleased to announce the election of Kimberly Iverson Tufo and Rachel Forbes to the firm’s partnership. “Kimberly and Rachel have demonstrated exceptional legal skills as part of our medical malpractice team in Boston,” said Morrison Mahoney Managing Partner, [...]
CT Property and Casualty Insurance Law Newsletter – February 2024
Authored by: Joseph Ciollo Superior Court – Underinsured Motorist Coverage – Summary Judgment In Bartolf v. Government Employees Insurance Company, the plaintiff sought Underinsured Motorist (“UIM”) benefits after being injured in an accident. The plaintiff lived with his parents at the time of the accident. GEICO filed a motion for [...]
CT Property and Casualty Insurance Law Newsletter – January 2024
Authored by: Joe Ciollo Superior Court – Duty to Defend – Third-Party Direct Action In Altschuler v. Utica First Insurance Co., the plaintiff obtained a default judgment against Utica First Insurance Co.’s (“Utica”) insured. The plaintiff’s decedent had suffered a gunshot wound to the head, brain lacerations, skull fractures, and [...]
Insurance Case Law Developments and Commentary- January 2024
NEW RULINGS OF NOTE 1. New Jersey Supreme Court Says No to Covid BI Coverage At the outset of the COVID coverage litigation pandemic in 2020, Garden State policyholders believed, perhaps with some justification given Wakefern and other first party precedents, that New Jersey courts would be receptive. In the [...]
