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Young v. City of Stamford

Howd & Ludorf, LLC recently won a jury trial in Stamford Superior Court in Young v. City of Stamford, a suit brought under the Connecticut Defective Highway Act. The City was represented by Howd & ...

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Babij v. Town of Winchester

Babij v. Town of Winchester:  Howd & Ludorf, LLC partner Kristan Maccini obtained a ...

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Fisk v. Town of Redding

Fisk v. Town of Redding: Plaintiff jumped from an unfenced retaining wall (same wall as Smith trial, above) and suffered a severe leg fracture, resulting in permanent disability. Plaintiff ...

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Smith v. Town of Redding

Smith v. Town of Redding: Plaintiff suffered a traumatic brain injury from an unfenced retaining wall and sued the Town for nuisance, claiming $3M in damages. The Town responded that the ...

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Marchand v. Simonson

Marchand v. Simonson: Plaintiff sued Willimantic Police Officer Eric Simonson, after being tased as he attempted to enter his home. Officer Simonson encountered Plaintiff acting in an ...

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Arrigoni Enterprises, LLC v. Town of Durham

Arrigoni Enterprises, LLC v. Town of Durham: This was a federal Equal Protection claim tried in the U.S. District Court in Hartford.  Plaintiff, a land developer, sought to build 3 ...

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Nikides v. Town of Wethersfield

Nikides v. Town of Wethersfield: Plaintiff tripped and fell on a badly cracked sidewalk in the Town of Wethersfield, near a railroad crossing. Aerial photographs indicated the crack had ...

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Harris v. O’Hare, et al.

Harris v. O'Hare, et al.: Two City of Hartford Police detectives, acting on a tip regarding the whereabouts of illegal handguns, entered the plaintiff's property, only to be confronted by a ...

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Grant v. Town of Branford

Grant v. Town of Branford: Plaintiff was a truck operator who entered a four way intersection in Branford with a green light. At the same time, Branford Police Sgt. Gary Verni was ...

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Edgerton v. Town of Clinton

Edgerton v. Town of Clinton: Plaintiff was a passenger in a car that fled the scene of a motor vehicle accident. The victim of that accident followed the plaintiff’s car and called in the ...

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