Richard Tynan recently obtained a defense verdict in a primary care physician death claim case. In the case the plaintiff alleged that his primary care physician breached the standard of care by prescribing Naprosyn while the plaintiff’s decedent was also taking Coumadin. The defendant contended the standard of care did not require the plaintiff to […]

Attorney Richard Tynan recently obtained a directed verdict for a defendant in a claim involving the death of a two-month old prematurely born infant. The plaintiff alleged that the pediatrician failed to perform an adequate assessment of the infant’s pulmonary status after the infant’s arrival in Connecticut. (The infant was born in Georgia.) The case […]

Environmental attorney Ann Catino was recently profiled in St. Anselm College’s Portraits in Philanthropy as she is one of the dedicated alumni of the college (political science, class of 1982) who has continually contributed to the school for over 12 consecutive years and is committed to its future.

Halloran & Sage recently obtained a pair of favorable summary judgment rulings in Federal Court barring coverage under homeowners' policies on the basis that the conduct alleged in the underlying complaint was essentially intentional tortious conduct and did not constitute an occurrence under the defendant/insured's policy. On this basis, the courts ruled that the insured […]

Richard Tynan obtained a defense verdict in a case in which the plaintiff alleged a breach of standard of care and unlawful imprisonment. The plaintiff alleged that a psychiatrist improperly filled out a physician’s emergency certificate, which resulted in the plaintiff’s involuntary hospitalization. The case was tried in Middlesex Superior Court. The verdict was awarded […]

After several days of evidence and after hearing from various expert witnesses, the judge ruled in favor of the ophthalmologist in a laser surgery case. Allegations involved failure to obtain informed consent to proceed with laser surgery for treatment of diabetic retinopathy. This case was tried in the New Britain Superior Court. The verdict was […]

Richard Tynan obtained a defense verdict in a case in which the plaintiff alleged a covering chiropractor improperly treated her lower back, and injured it, when the patient had consented to therapy. The therapy had already been begun by another chiropractor and centered around the cervical spine and TMJ. This case was tried in Middlesex […]

Richard Tynan obtained a defense verdict in a case in which the plaintiff alleged that a covering primary care physician failed to properly diagnose a myocardial infarction which was subsequently diagnosed by the plaintiff’s primary care physician several days later. This case was tried in New Britain Superior Court. The verdict was awarded in February […]