Please click on the links below to review the reported favorable Court decisions we have obtained for our clients. In addition, there are numerous decisions that are not reported but encompass the areas of our expertise, available upon request.
Montanez v. Sharoh, (click to view Court decision)
---Fed.Appx.---, 2011 WL 5386414 (2d Cir. Nov 09, 2011) (reversing district court’s denial of summary judgment and remanding to enter judgment in favor of police officers on Fourth Amendment warrantless entry claim) - this interlocutory appeal based on qualified immunity reverses Montanez v. City of Milford, 706 F.Supp.2d 222 (D.Conn. 2010)
Smith v. DaRos, (click to view Court decision)
777 F.Supp.2d 340 (D.Conn. 2011) (granting Town and First Selectman summary judgment on discharged employee’s First Amendment retaliation claim)
Ferraresso v. Town of Granby, (click to view Court decision)
646 F. Supp. 2d 296 (D. Conn. 2009) (granting Town and police officers summary judgment on excessive force and failure to train claims)
Peruta v. Town of Rocky Hill, (click to view Court decision)
640 F. Supp. 2d 186 (D. Conn. 2009) (granting Town and police officers summary judgment on false arrest, malicious prosecution and failure to train claims)
Tacinelli v. Town of Plainville, (click to view Court decision)
--- F. Supp. 2d ---, 2008 WL 2477611 (D. Conn. 2008) (granting Town, Town manager and fire chief summary judgment on equal protection and due process claims)
Massaro v. Trumbull, (click to view Court decision)
525 F. Supp. 2d 302 (D. Conn. 2007), aff’d, 323 Fed Appx. 68 (2d Cir. 2009)(granting Town and police officers summary judgment on Fourth Amendment excessive force claim)
Tomasco v. Milford Board of Education, (click to view Court decision)
2007 WL 2755888 (Conn. Super. Ct. Aug. 31, 2007) (denying request for temporary injunction against Board of Education)
Doe v. Firn, (click to view Court decision)
2007 WL 1893591 (Conn. Super. Ct. 2007) (43 Conn. L. Rptr. 701) (granting City, Board of Education and school social worker’s motion to strike negligence claims arising from alleged sexual molestation)
Molnar v. Doerfler, (click to view Court decision)
488 F. Supp. 2d 138 (D. Conn. 2007) (granting police officers summary judgment on Fourth Amendment excessive force claim)
290 Farmington Avenue, LLC, v. Town of Plainville, (click to view Court decision)
485 F. Supp. 2d 87 (D. Conn. 2007) (granting Town and police officers summary judgment on equal protection claim)
Bailey v. Town of West Hartford, (click to view Court decision)
100 Conn. App. 805 (2007) (affirming trial court’s dismissal of negligence claim against Town and its firefighters following a fatal fire)
Goldfarb v. Town of West Hartford, (click to view Court decision)
474 F. Supp. 2d 356 (D. Conn. 2007) (granting Town and Town employees summary judgment on equal protection and substantive due process claims brought by Town employee)
Milner v. Duncklee, (click to view Court decision)
460 F. Supp. 2d 360 (D. Conn. 2006) (granting police officers summary judgment on Fourth Amendment claim)
Bontatibus v. Ayr, (click to view Court decision)
386 F. Supp. 2d 28 (D. Conn. 2005) (granting police officer summary judgment on false arrest claim arising from arson murder charges)
Marczeski v. Gavitt, (click to view Court decision)
354 F. Supp. 2d 190 (D. Conn. 2005) (granting police officers summary judgment on First Amendment claims)
DaCruz v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company,
268 Conn. 675 (2004) (affirming judgment that insurer owed no duty to defend or indemnify insured for intentional assault claim)
Longmoor v. Nilsen,
329 F. Supp. 2d 303 (D. Conn. 2004) (granting first selectman and zoning official summary judgment on equal protection, due process and emotional distress claims)
Weinstock v. Wilk,
296 F. Supp. 2d 241 (D. Conn. 2004) (granting police officer summary judgment on false arrest claims)
Thomas v. Zaharek,
289 F. Supp. 2d 167 (D. Conn. 2003) (granting summary judgment in favor of sheriff on due process claims)
Colon v. Ludemann,
283 F. Supp. 2d 747 (D. Conn. 2003) (granting police officer summary judgment on false arrest claims)
Gavlak v. Somers,
267 F. Supp. 2d 214 (D. Conn. 2003) (dismissing Fifth Amendment takings claim against Town and Zoning Board of Appeals)
Zandhri v. Dortenzio,
228 F. Supp. 2d 167 (D. Conn. 2002) (granting police chief and police officers summary judgment on false arrest, malicious prosecution, substantive due process and equal protection claims)
Aquavia v. Goggin,
208 F. Supp. 2d 225 (D. Conn. 2002) (granting Town Burgess summary judgment on First Amendment retaliation claims)
Keeney v. City of New London,
196 F. Supp. 2d 190 (D. Conn. 2002) (granting City and police officers summary judgment on warrantless entry, excessive force, and failure to train claims)
Melanson v. Town of West Hartford,
61 Conn. App. 683 (2001) (affirming trial court’s grant of motion to strike personal injury action brought against Town, Chief of Police and police officers)
Moore v. Continental Casualty Company,
746 Conn. 405 (2000) (affirming judgment that insurer owed no duty to defend or indemnify insured for emotional distress claim)
Lamay v. Town of Bloomfield,
62 F. Supp. 2d 583 (D. Conn. 1999) (granting motion for summary judgment in favor of Town and police officers on § 1983 claim)
Williams v. Town of Southington,
45 F. Supp. 2d 981 (D. Conn. 1999) (granting Town’s motion to dismiss wrongful termination claim)
Schwapp v. Town of Avon,
30 F. Supp. 2d 279 (D. Conn. 1998) (denial of plaintiff’s motion for new trial after jury verdict in favor of Town and police employees on employment discrimination claim)
Hankard v. Town of Avon,
126 F.3d 418 (2d Cir. 1997) (affirming District Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Town, Town Manager and Chief of Police on employment discrimination claim)
Cartier v. Lussier,
955 F.2d 841 (2d Cir. 1992) (reversing District Court’s denial of qualified immunity for false arrest claims against police officer)
Spear v. Town of West Hartford,
954 F.2d 63 (2d Cir. 1992) (affirming District Court’s dismissal of First Amendment Claims against Town, Corporation Counsel and Police Chief)
Butts v. Carey,
706 F. Supp. 158 (D. Conn. 1988) (bench trial verdict for defendant on false arrest and excessive force claims)