Here’s one for the dog days of August. A Connecticut Superior Court has ruled that a plaintiff was not tormenting the defendant’s dog when the plaintiff was riding his bike in circles in front of the defendant’s house. Moreno v. Edgar (Doc. No. CV07-5004312S)(Alvord J. 2008). Here’s a quick summary of Connecticut dog bite law. Suffice …
New Teen Driving Laws Go Into Effect Today
Connecticut’s tough new teen driving laws have gone into effect. The laws have some teeth as most offenses result in mandatory suspensions. Don’t even think about driving with a suspended license as it may put you in the fast lane to jail. When I interned at the State’s Attorneys Office in law school, part of …
They’re Probably Suing For More
This morning while making breakfast, I had a local news station on. Somewhere between making the coffee and my english muffin, I heard a newscaster say that “so and so is suing so and so for fifteen thousand dollars.” I thought to myself “probably not.” I hear this several times a year on the news, so …
Baseball Is A Contact Sport
Sometimes I love reading cases. In D’Amico v. Tomkalski, 1999 WL 162985 (1999), Judge Pellegrino writes a home run of an opinion. The plaintiff, a baserunner in a softball game, was struck by a ball thrown by a second baseman as he was either on the base path or moving out of the base path. The runner …
A Foul Ball, The San Diego Chicken, and a Lawsuit…
Attorney McKeen takes another look at foul ball liability as he discusses Harting v. Dayton Dragons Baseball Club.
Foul Ball Liability In Connecticut (He’s Out Part 2)
I can practically feel the excitement of defense counsel in the case of Mantovani v. Yale University, 44 Conn.L.Rptr.13 (2007)(Cosgrove, J.) when he or she read Teixeira v. New Britain Baseball Club, Inc. and thought that their client would prevail on summary judgment. After all, Mr. Mantovani like Mr. Teixeira, was enjoying a cookout in the right field pavilion area …
He’s Out (Part 1)
Jim Rice wasn’t elected to the Hall of Fame yesterday. What does this have to do with Connecticut law you might ask? The answer, as far as I can tell is nothing other than inspiring me to write a baseball law post. What is interesting is the present divide in Connecticut superior courts on the issue of the liability …