The United States District Court dismissed bad faith and statutory unfair insurance and trade practices claims against a professional liability carrier, finding that even under the liberal federal pleading standards, the plaintiff's complaint failed to state legally sufficient claims. 

Halloran & Sage is pleased to announce that Al DiVincentis, a member of the Firm’s Construction Group has been selected to Co-chair the ABA’s Section of Litigation Alternative Dispute Resolution & Construction CLE Conference. The Conference will take place November 9 – 11, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada and will feature some of the nation’s […]

Halloran & Sage is pleased to announce that Kenneth Slater Jr., a member of the Firm’s Environmental and Land Use Group has been selected as a member of the Hartford Business Journal’s “2005 40 Under Forty Team”. “40 Under Forty” achievers are selected based on their professional and personal achievements, and featured in the August […]

The plaintiff was injured while snowtubing at the defendant's facility. Before he was allowed to participate, he signed a release and waiver agreement exculpating the defendant for liability from any and all claims, including those involving the defendant's own negligence. The Supreme Court held, in a divided en banc opinion, that although the release was […]

The law firm of Halloran & Sage is proud to announce its support of the 2005 Special Olympics Connecticut Eastern Regional Games. Halloran & Sage has been an enthusiastic sponsor of the games, scheduled for Saturday, May 21, 2005 at the University of Hartford, Weaver High and Watkinson School, for several years. The games kicked-off […]

Workers Compensation Death Benefit Offsets Uninsured Motorist Coverage Limits The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant, a personal auto insurance carrier, finding that the workers' compensation death benefit paid to a surviving dependent offset all available uninsured motorist coverage under the employee's personal auto policy.

Richard Roberts, a partner in the Firm’s Business and Commercial Litigation Group, has been elected to be a member of the Steering Committee of the Working Lands Alliance, a broad-based coalition, whose supporters include farmers, conservation organizations, food security groups, local government associations, and others.  These groups (currently over 130) have joined together in an effort to halt the […]

Ann Catino, Chair of the Environmental & Land Use Practice Group presented a breakfast discussion on the growing trends in environmental enforcement against individuals by the Connecticut Department of the Environmental Protection. From now on, you and the company could be held responsible for the failure of the corporation to comply with environmental laws. Many […]

Halloran & Sage sponsored the 12th Annual New England Energy Conference and Exposition presented by the CT Power and Energy and Commerce Association and the Northeast Energy and Commerce Association. As the current premiere energy conference in the Northeast, it was designed to appeal to a broad-ranging audience including: load aggregators and end-users; equipment suppliers and technology companies; […]