Connecticut News

Connecticut Increases Motor Vehicle Fees

Cash-strapped Connecticut has increased a number of fees and charges at its Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Among the fees are an $8 increase — up to $72 — for renewing licenses, a $25 fee for failing to renew on …

Conn. Man Wins Nearly $1M for Botched Eye Surgery

A 60-year-old Army veteran won a $925,000 settlement with the Department of Veterans Affairs after he was blinded in one eye during a routine outpatient cataract operation, his attorney said this week. Jose Goncalves of Hartford was blinded in his …

Connecticut Insurance Licensing Going Paperless

Applying for insurance licenses in Connecticut is about to become a paperless experience. Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas B. Leonardi announced that beginning Aug. 1, 2011, applications for licensing will be accepted and processed only online on the department’s Web site, …

Bridgeport Rebuilding as Tornado Anniversary Marked

A year has passed since a tornado roared down Main Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut, battering buildings and toppling trees in the Nutmeg State’s largest city. Recovery has been steady in some areas and lagging in others. The initial shock has …

Lawyers Immune to Ex-NFL Player’s Fraud Suit, Connecticut Court Rules

A state appeals court in Connecticut has ruled that ex-NFL player and investment firm founder Bob Simms can’t sue his ex-wife’s lawyers for fraud during a long-running divorce and alimony case, saying they’re protected by a centuries-old doctrine called absolute …

Driver of Car Hit by Train is Billed for Damage

Metro-North plans to bill a 40-year-old woman for the damage one of its trains suffered when it struck the woman’s car in Milford, Connecticut on Sunday. Metro-North spokeswoman Marjorie Anders says the commuter railroad has determined that Vicki Buker-Besse of …

Connecticut Couple Wins $58M Malpractice Award

A jury awarded a Connecticut couple $58 million after their baby was born with severe injuries in what the couple’s attorneys called the largest medical malpractice verdict in state history. The jury in Waterbury Superior Court reached the verdict in …

Connecticut House Passes Municipal Liability Limits Bill

The Connecticut House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a bill that limits the liability of cities and towns that make certain types of public lands available for recreational purposes. House members on Tuesday passed the legislation on a 142-1 vote. …

Son’s Suicide Prompts Connecticut Father to Sue Town

The father of a Montville, Connecticut high school sophomore who killed himself has filed a notice that he intends to sue the town and the school district for negligence, alleging his son was driven to suicide by bullying. Lawyers for …

Connecticut Hospital Settles Sex Abuse Lawsuits

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 jury deliberations in the first of more …