Ann M. Catino, Chair of the Environmental and Land Use Practice Group, secured a special permit issued by the Town of Hamden Planning and Zoning Commission for the conversion of a natural grass baseball field to a multi-purpose synthetic turf crumb rubber field, which will serve baseball, soccer, lacrosse and field hockey. The new field […]

In State Farm Fire and Casualty Company v. Orenstein, et al., a declaratory judgment action, the defendant-insureds asserted counterclaims against the insurer claiming that the taking of presuit examinations under oath (“EUO”) constituted bad faith. They further alleged that this is particularly the case in the context of third-party liability claims. Halloran & Sage, on […]

In State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co. v. Ritchie, et al., 3:10-CV-00352 (AVC), the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Covello, J.), recently granted State Farm’s motion to dismiss counterclaims alleging breach of contract and bad faith in a declaratory judgment action arising out of an insurance coverage dispute. Halloran & Sage […]

H & S’s Insurance Coverage Group successfully tried a declaratory judgment action on behalf of National Grange and then successfully defended that judgment on appeal to the Connecticut Supreme Court. As the underlying tort claim was a death action, National Grange’s $1,000,000 liability limits were clearly at risk. On appeal, the Supreme Court considered two […]

In an opinion released on February 5, 2008, the Connecticut Supreme Court affirmed the entry of summary judgment in favor of the Universal Underwriters Insurance Company. Universal Underwriters Ins. Co. v. Paradis, Docket Nos. SC 17756, 17757, slip. op. (Conn. 2008). The opinion is a favorable result for the insurance industry. Universal had commenced a […]

Halloran & Sage 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 was […]

In Travelers Property Casualty Company of America v. Continental Casualty Company, 2010 Conn. Super. LEXIS 1169 (Conn. Super. Ct. May 27, 2010) (Cosgrove, J.), Halloran & Sage’s Insurance Coverage Group successfully obtained summary judgment in a declaratory judgment action involving an insurance coverage dispute arising from a slip-and-fall at a construction site. In the underlying […]

Halloran & Sage is pleased to sponsor the Connecticut Bar Association Young Lawyers Section’s upcoming Diversity Town Hall: “Navigating Race and the Constitutional Rights of Students and the Media at American Universities.” Matthew Necci, Chair of the Firm’s Workers’ Compensation Practice Group, is also Chair of the YLS. The free program—to be held on February […]

The Insurance Coverage Group obtained a favorable summary judgment ruling in federal district court that the umbrella coverage part of a policy that was issued by Patriot General Insurance Company did not provide liability coverage in connection with an automobile-motorcycle accident.

In a summary judgment ruling, Bepko v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 2006 WL 2331076 (D.Conn.2006) (Dorsey, J.), the District Court of Connecticut highlighted the degree of care insurers must exercise regarding the timing and delivery of a cancellation notice based upon nonpayment of premium. Bepko involved the construction of Connecticut General Statutes […]