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 victim’s family.
Jonathan Edington is serving a 12-year prison sentence for killing 58-year-old neighbor Barry James in August 2006, after his wife told him that James apparently molested their young daughter.
A police investigation subsequently found that James did not abuse the girl.
Bridgeport Superior Court Judge Richard Arnold released a ruling saying USAA Casualty Insurance Co. will not be responsible for any civil verdict against Edington, because his policy excluded criminal acts.
A lawyer for James’ family says their lawsuit will go to trial in November.
Topics Carriers Legislation Connecticut
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