Emily Cousins

Emily Cousins

I'm a litigation reporter for Connecticut Law Tribune, covering litigation wins, verdict news, settlements, interesting cases, etc. Contact me with tips at [email protected].

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December 05, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

CooperSurgical Class Action Survives Motion to Dismiss

"This order means we get to proceed with litigation and start preparing our case for class certification and trial," Adam Polk of Girard Sharp said.

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December 04, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Case Will Test If Wrongful-Death Suit Can Be Brought for Fetus

The law in Connecticut is still developing around when a wrongful-death action can be brought on behalf of a fetus. While the Connecticut Appellate and Supreme courts have yet to weigh in, a Superior Court decision in the 2018 case Elderkin v. Mahoney held that a wrongful-death claim could be brought on behalf of a fetus that was 17 weeks.

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December 04, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

New Teeth for Anti-SLAPP Statute? Absolute Immunity for Union Grievance Proceedings

The Appellate Court held that the defendant’s statements made during the grievance proceedings were quasi-judicial and were protected by absolute immunity.

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December 03, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

$7.5M in Punitive Damages Awarded in Product Liability Case

“Quite simply, corporations such as the defendant should not be hiding dangerous products from consumers or seeking to minimize the impact of toxins through hyper-technical definitions or scientific lobbying strategies,” the court said. “The defendant was and is in a position to know the dangers associated with the mining operation and the products produced therefrom.”

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November 22, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Waterbury Jury Awards $2 Million Verdict Against Eversource

Attorneys John J. Houlihan Jr., Ryan K. Sullivan and Giacomo Cabrera of RisCassi & Davis represented the plaintiff.

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November 21, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Plaintiff Gets $500K Policy Limit Without Surgery

While many of the case's alleged facts were positive for her client, plaintiffs lawyer Angela Edwards of Trantolo & Trantolo said it was a hard battle to get the policy limit because the plaintiff did not have a surgery recommendation, but was receiving "extensive pain management."

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November 20, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Plaintiffs Seek to Avoid Jurisdiction Fight in IVF Case, Challenge CooperSurgical in Connecticut

"The overall policy of protecting people from dangerous products like the culture media that CooperSurgical put on the market is very, very strong in Connecticut," Tracey Cowan of Clarkson Law Firm said. "We do think the law in general in Connecticut is very disposed to protecting people like our clients."

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November 19, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Pike Fuels Agrees to Pay $2 Million Settlement to Resolve Alleged New Haven Environmental Violations

The alleged violations occurred at Pike Fuels' New Haven petroleum distribution facility, which were discovered during an investigation by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency in 2019.

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November 18, 2024 | Law.com

Not a Shield, but a Weapon? Blue Cross Accused of Antitrust Practices

The complaint was surfaced on Law.com Radar.

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November 15, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

'They Should Have Tried to Negotiate': Jury Finds Against Insurer

"If they had offered us the $100,000 at any point, because we have uninsured motorist coverage to go after, we would have taken it," Anthony Masone of Carter Mario said. "They have to take cases like this seriously, but they undervalued the claims."

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