Latest Connecticut Headlines
All the headlines from our Connecticut Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Connecticut Hospital Settles Sex Abuse Lawsuits
May 12 2011 // A Connecticut hospital has settled 32 lawsuits involving a now-dead doctor suspected of molesting scores of children over three decades through a bogus human growth study. Monday’s settlement came in the middle of...
Pool Company President Takes Blame for Connecticut Boy’s Drowning
Apr 15 2011 // A swimming pool company president charged in a Connecticut boy’s 2007 drowning pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide, a misdemeanor, for not installing a state-mandated safety device. David Lionetti had...
U.S. Shuts Down Massive Cyber Theft Ring
Apr 14 2011 // U.S. authorities claimed one of their biggest victories against cyber crime as they shut down a ring they said used malicious software to take control of more than 2 million PCs around the world, and may have led to theft...
Connecticut Says Bus Firm Used Uninsured Buses
Apr 11 2011 // Connecticut officials say they are investigating a charter bus company that allegedly transported 250 students to Washington, D.C., on unregistered and uninsured buses. The state Department of Motor Vehicles says its...
Connecticut Builders, Fire Officials Spar over Sprinkler Rule
Apr 5 2011 // With his Connecticut home-building business down more than 90 percent, the last thing Robert C. Fusari Sr. says he needs is a new rule telling him to spend thousands of dollars to install home sprinkler systems that...
Connecticut Lawmakers Approve Local Lawsuit Protection Bill
Apr 4 2011 // A proposal to protect Connecticut cities and towns from lawsuits over injuries on lands owned by municipal authorities has passed a key legislative committee. The Planning and Development Committee recently to approved a...
Crackdown on Distracted Drivers Under Way in Connecticut
Mar 30 2011 // Police in Connecticut are bolstering patrols this week to look for distracted drivers as part of a federal pilot program. Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and police officials announced the fourth and final enforcement wave of the...
Connecticut Lawmakers Approve Local Lawsuit Protection Bill
Mar 28 2011 // A proposal to protect Connecticut cities and towns from lawsuits over injuries on lands owned by municipal authorities has passed a key legislative committee. The Planning and Development Committee voted 19-1 Friday to...
Connecticut Woman Tests State Workers’ Comp Laws
Mar 22 2011 // The fiancée of a victim of last August’s shooting rampage at a beer distributorship in Manchester, Connecticut is putting the state’s workers’ compensation benefits law to the test. Stephanie Laurin was...
Connecticut PIA Elects New Officers
Mar 11 2011 // James Berliner has been elected president of the Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut. He is president of Berliner-Gelfand & Co. Inc., in Bridgeport. Other newly elected officers are Vice President Brian...
People
Mar 7 2011 // Jennifer McPhillips has been promoted to senior director of federal government affairs for the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) and will serve as one of the...
Connecticut Court Rules Man Charged in Arson May Sue Insurer
Mar 7 2011 // A Connecticut man charged with burning down his beach home hours before he was supposed to give it to his estranged wife may sue the home’s insurer for emotional distress, the state Appellate Court has ruled. Richard...
Injured Connecticut Cheerleader Sues Coach, League
Feb 22 2011 // The family of a Wilton, Conn. girl who suffered permanent injuries during cheerleading practice has filed a negligence suit against her coach and a youth football league. The family’s lawyer alleges in the lawsuit...
Connecticut Court: Man Charged in Arson Can Sue Insurer
Feb 16 2011 // A Connecticut man charged with burning down his beach home hours before he was supposed to give it to his estranged wife can sue the home’s insurer for emotional distress, the state Appellate Court has ruled. Richard...
Connecticut Collected $6M in Recovered Claims and Fines Last Year
Feb 7 2011 // Connecticut regulators say they recovered approximately $3.4 million last year for consumers who complained that their insurers mishandled their claims – and then handed out another $2.35 million in fines against...
Farmers Watch Harsh Winter Crush Their Livelihoods
Feb 7 2011 // For Northeastern farmers long used to coping with all sorts of cold-weather problems, this winter presents a new one: snow and ice that’s bringing down outbuildings, requiring costly repairs, killing livestock and...
Leonardi Picked as Connecticut Insurance Commissioner
Feb 7 2011 // The head of an investment firm that works with insurance companies has been picked as Connecticut’s next insurance commissioner. Thomas B. Leonardi, chairman and CEO of Connecticut-based venture capital firm...
Connecticut Collected $6M in Recovered Claims and Fines Last Year
Jan 24 2011 // Connecticut regulators say they recovered approximately $3.4 million last year for consumers who complained that their insurers mishandled their claims — and then handed out another $2.35 million in fines against...
Captivated By Potential
Jan 24 2011 // Northeast State Have Uneven Success Attracting Captives States across the Northeast continue to look at captive insurance companies as a potential source of new business — and tax revenue — but the continued growth of...
Anderson Kill & Olick Opens Connecticut Office
Jan 19 2011 // Insurance recovery law firm Anderson Kill & Olick has opened a new office in Connecticut. The office, in Stamford, gives the firm the ability “ability to represent policyholders on the insurance industry’s...
