Latest Connecticut Headlines
All the headlines from our Connecticut Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feds Report Fewer Workplace Deaths in New England
Nov 23 2009 // New England recorded fewer work-related deaths last year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday, a trend that could be at least partly attributable to the economic downturn. Preliminary figures for the...
Health Care Reform Dominates Trade Group’s Lobbying Agenda
Nov 20 2009 // Until this year, health care was a minor blip on the radar of insurance agents’ policy efforts in D.C. But with a major reform bill imminent, key trade groups are devoting nearly all of their time to try and tweak...
Court: Owners of Truck in Fatal Connecticut Crash Can Sue Insurer
Nov 20 2009 // The Connecticut Supreme Court reinstated a lawsuit Wednesday brought by the owners of a dump truck involved in a fiery crash in Avon in 2005 that killed four people and injured 11 others.In its decision, the high court...
Connecticut Repair Shops Win $15 Million Against Insurer Over Appraisals
Nov 19 2009 // A Connecticut jury has awarded $15 million to automobile repair shop owners in their lawsuit accusing an affiliate of The Hartford Financial Services Group of unfair trade practices. The Stamford Superior Court jury this...
Medical Errors Hidden after Connecticut Law Changed
Nov 17 2009 // Changes made five years ago to a Connecticut law aimed at revealing medical mistakes at hospitals have allowed the facilities to keep more errors secret, according to a <i>Hartford Courant</i> analysis. After...
Family Sues over Connecticut Woman’s Bathrobe Fire Death
Nov 15 2009 // The family of an elderly Connecticut woman who died after her chenille bathrobe caught on fire has filed a $30 million lawsuit against the retailer for wrongful death and product liability. Atwilda Brown, 80, was making...
Declarations
Nov 15 2009 // Chimp Victim Sues Connecticut “We believe the evidence will show that the state, acting through the Department of Environmental Protection, failed to adequately address a serious public safety issue that resulted in...
Judge: Insurance Company Not Liable in Connecticut Murder
Nov 15 2009 // A Connecticut judge has ruled that the insurance company for a former Fairfield lawyer who killed his neighbor in 2006 won’t be responsible for any damages that could be awarded in a lawsuit filed by the...
States Back Federal Role in Insuring Natural Catastrophes
Nov 15 2009 // After Decades of Discussion, States Adopt 3-Tired Plan Though it may seem like the debate over the creation of a national catastrophe insurance plan is a relatively recent phenomenon, the National Association of Insurance...
Chimp-Attack Victim Seeks to Sue State of Connecticut
Nov 6 2009 // The family of a Connecticut woman mauled and blinded by a chimpanzee sought Wednesday to sue the state for $150 million, saying officials failed to prevent the attack. Attorneys for Charla Nash’s family filed a...
Connecticut Insurance Agent Admits Stealing Clients’ Money
Nov 2 2009 // Federal prosecutors say a Waterbury businessman has admitted to ripping off more than $1.3 million from clients that authorities say was used to gamble at Connecticut’s casinos. The U.S. Attorney’s office said...
Decades in the Making, NAIC Outlines Natural Catastrophe Plan
Nov 1 2009 // White Paper Approved at Fall Meeting with Near-Unanimous Vote Though it may seem like the debate over the creation of a national catastrophe insurance plan is a relatively recent phenomenon, the National Association of...
Family Sues over Connecticut Woman’s Bathrobe Fire Death
Oct 30 2009 // The family of an elderly Connecticut woman who died after her chenille bathrobe caught on fire has filed a $30 million lawsuit against the retailer for wrongful death and product liability. Atwilda Brown, 80, was making...
Connecticut Judge: Killer’s Insurance Company not Liable
Oct 28 2009 // A Connecticut judge has ruled that the insurance company for a former Fairfield lawyer who killed his neighbor in 2006 won’t be responsible for any damages that could be awarded in a lawsuit filed by the...
Brodeur Named Vice President at Gowrie in Connecticut
Oct 20 2009 // Westbrook, Connecticut-based insurance broker Gowrie Group has named Christopher T. Brodeur as vice president in its commercial insurance division. Brodeur will work with business owners and executives throughout...
Connecticut Firefigher Sues over Promotion Test
Oct 19 2009 // A black New Haven, Connecticut firefighter has filed a federal lawsuit against the city over a promotion exam that was the subject of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June. Firefighter Michael Briscoe alleges in a...
Chimp Owner Claims Connecticut Woman was Mauled on the Job
Oct 16 2009 // An attorney representing the owner of a chimpanzee that mauled and blinded a woman is calling the attack a work-related incident and said her family’s case should be treated like a workers’ compensation...
Do Cell Phone Bans Change Driver Behavior?
Oct 14 2009 // Phoning while driving and texting behind the wheel are in the news. This is the highway safety issue of the moment, the subject of cartoons and, on a more serious side, the focus of legislation. A key question is whether...
Connecticut Now Requires Two Written Tests for Teen Drivers to Get Licenses
Oct 5 2009 // Starting this month, 16- and 17-year-olds in Connecticut who are seeking a driver’s license will need to pass two written tests. The legislature is requiring the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to administer the...
Connecticut Adds Second Test for Teen Drivers
Sep 24 2009 // Starting next month, all 16- and 17-year-olds in Connecticut who are seeking a driver’s license will need to pass an additional second written test, called the “DMV Final Exam,” under a recent law change...
