On December 24, 2012, the Court, Zemetis, J., granted Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company’s (“Empire”) Motion for Summary Judgment in a case involving an issue of first impression in Connecticut regarding the federally mandated MCS-90 endorsement. The facts of the case can be summarized as follows: The plaintiff, Renee Martinez, filed a lawsuit against […]
In Town of Branford v. Arrowood Indem. Co., et al., 2014 WL 570906 (Superior Court, J.D. of Hartford, Jan. 14, 2014), the Connecticut Superior Court (Sheridan, J.) held that the defendant-insurers, Arrowood Indemnity Company and American Alternative Insurance Company, did not owe a duty to defend or indemnify their insured, the Town of Branford, under […]
In Selective Insurance Company v. Oliveira, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41660 (D.Conn. May 18, 2009), the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut granted summary judgment to the carrier where the carrier asserted that, based upon the insured's lack of cooperation, it had no obligation to defend or indemnify the insured in three […]
In the case of Wiretek, Inc. v. The Phoenix Insurance Company and The Travelers Indemnity Company (decision unpublished), the Connecticut superior court for the Judicial District of Hartford recently struck three causes of action from the plaintiff’s complaint, asserting waiver and violations of the Connecticut Unfair Insurance and Unfair Trade Practices’ Acts, respectively. Specifically, the […]
Halloran & Sage prevailed on a Motion to Strike three extra-contractual counts brought against State Farm in an uninsured/underinsured motorist case. After having previously had their solitary extra-contractual claim stricken by the court, the plaintiffs replied, this time alleging, in three counts, breach of the covenant of good faith and faith dealing, violations of the […]
The Insurance Law Practice Group tried and won an insurance coverage dispute in the case of Cornish Contracting v. Travelers Indemnity Company of America, Docket No. KNL-CV-5001208. In Cornish Contracting, Travelers denied coverage to the plaintiff after the plaintiff gave late notice of a claim for wind and water damage to a commercial property in […]
Halloran & Sage was pleased to be a gold sponsor, presenter and exhibitor at the 2016 New England Mortgage Expo, held recently at Mohegan Sun, for the third consecutive year. NEME, held annually and presented by the Connecticut Mortgage Bankers Association and The Warren Group, is the largest, most inclusive regional mortgage conference.
Halloran & Sage welcomed over 200 friends and clients to an Open House event in celebration of the New Haven office, which recently relocated to a brand new office space located at One Century Tower, 265 Church Street. According to Managing Attorney Gerry Giaimo, “This move reaffirms our commitment to New Haven.” The updated space […]
New Britain Superior Court granted a summary judgment in a case where the plaintiff filed an amended complaint alleging two counts sounding in sexual assault and two counts sounding in medical malpractice against his pediatrician. The plaintiff alleged that the conduct occurred between approximately 1976 and 1984. Halloran & Sage filed a motion for summary […]