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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Dorfman v. Smith, 342 Conn. 582 (2022)

Citation
Dorfman v. Smith, 342 Conn. 582 (2022)
Parent Document
Dorfman v. Smith, 342 Conn. 582 (2022)
Jurisdiction
Connecticut (state)
Effective Date
2022-03-29

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Action to recover damages for injuries sustained as
a result of the named defendant’s alleged negligence,
and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in
the judicial district of Hartford, where the court,
Robaina, J., granted the plaintiff’s motion to add Liberty
Mutual Fire Insurance Company as a defendant; there-
after, the action was withdrawn as against the named
defendant; subsequently, the court, Noble, J., granted
the motion filed by the defendant Liberty Mutual Fire
Insurance Company to bifurcate the trial as to the sec-
ond count of the operative complaint; thereafter, the
second count was tried to the jury before Noble, J.;
verdict for the plaintiff; subsequently, the court, Noble,
J., granted in part the motion to dismiss the remaining
counts filed by the defendant Liberty Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company; thereafter, the plaintiff withdrew the
amended complaint in part, and the court, Noble, J.,
rendered judgment in part for the plaintiff and in part for
the defendant Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company,
from which the plaintiff appealed. Affirmed.
  Proloy K. Das, with whom were Leonard M. Isaac,
James J. Nugent, Marilyn B. Fagelson and, on the brief,
Brian Parrott, for the appellant (plaintiff).
  Philip T. Newbury, Jr., for the appellee (defendant
Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company).
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