$4.5 Million

Attorney Jon A. August

Reportedly the largest Connecticut Workers’ Compensation settlement awarded, on behalf of a 19 YEAR OLD undocumented worker who fell from a roof during the course of his labor and was left paralyzed. The $4.5 Million settlement was reached after several years when the injured worker expressed a desire to move back to Guatemala to be closer to family. The award included the purchase and renovation of suitable housing and provisions for ongoing medical care.

$3 Million

Trucking Firm reaches $3 million settlement.

$3 Million

Attorney Harold Rosnick

Award to Injured Worker.

$2.5 Million

Attorney Harold Rosnick

Jury Awards $2.5 million in a Wrongful Death Case.

$2.45 Million

Attorney Peters C. Reynolds

Contested liability construction site accident. Plaintiff was an independent contractor hired to perform maintenance work on large equipment. While inspecting the brakes of a tractor trailer, an employee of the Defendant entered the vehicle and drove away causing the Plaintiff to sustain significant injuries. Settlement was reached after mediation.

$2,263,939

Attorneys Jon A. August and Harold L. Rosnick

Awarded on behalf of a young man who suffered life ending injury when his vehicle collided with a transport vehicle.

$2 Million

Attorney Jon A. August

Awarded on behalf of construction laborer injured at work and left paralyzed below the waist.

$1.8 Million

Attorney Michael J Rosnick

Settlement award to an 18 year old passenger in a car crash. The responsible parties were the auto manufacturer for defective seat belt design and the car driver.

$1.15 Million

Attorney Michael J Rosnick

60 year old practicing physician was involved in a rear-end collision that required cervical spine fusion surgery.

$1 Million

Attorney Jon A August

Award upheld for Ex-Trooper.

$1 Million

Attorney Michael J Rosnick

Woman gets $1M settlement in car crash.

$827,000

Attorney Harold Rosnick

Awarded to disabled State Trooper

$741,000

Attorney Michael J Rosnick

Awarded to 35 year old male involved in an auto accident that required a spinal fusion surgery.

$687,500

Attorney Michael J Rosnick

Recovered for 42 year old female housekeeper who immigrated from Brazil. Significant injuries sustained in a rear-end car collision included herniated discs that required a lumbar fusion surgery.

$660,000

Workman Gets $660,000 for Broken Leg.

$615,000

58 year old male was rear-ended while his vehicle was stopped during an ice storm. He sustained an aggravation of a shoulder condition and a spinal disc herniation that did not require surgery. The defendants denied responsibility on the theory of “sudden emergency”.

$600,000

Attorney Michael J Rosnick

Recovery – 45 year old landscaper injured in car crash who underwent two (2) neck surgeries. Recovered $50,000 from the responsible driver and $550,000 in underinsured motorist benefits.

$525,000

Settlement – A charging dog caused client to suffer a fractured ankle that required surgery.

$500,000

Settlement – 22 year old suffered a traumatic brain injury and a neck sprain in a car accident where a commercial vehicle made an improper left hand turn.

$490,000

Attorney Jon A August

Secured for police officer injured by the negligent actions of his partner during a high-speed chase. Settlement was reached after several full day mediation sessions before retired Appellate Court Judge Frederick Freedman.

$412,500

$388,000

Jury Awards $388,000 TO A WOMAN INJURED IN AN AUTOMOBILE COLLISION.

$350,000

Attorney Michael J Rosnick

Settlement – a Bridgeport electrician who underwent three (3) shoulder surgeries following a car crash.

$330,000

64 year old man fell on ice outside his apartment. He sustained a transverse fracture of the right patella (knee cap), requiring open reduction, internal fixation. There was a subsequent infection. Settled.

$317,000

Attorney Peters C. Reynolds

Head-on motor vehicle accident resulting in injuries to the cervical spine, lumbar spine and shoulder. Settlement was reached after mediation.

$300,000

Attorney Peters C. Reynolds

Slip and fall on ice in the parking lot of a local restaurant resulting in knee injury. Settlement was reached after mediation.

$300,000

Attorney Michael J Rosnick

Settlement – 65 year old fell at a marina causing an aggravation of a prior knee replacement surgery.

$275,000

Attorney Harold Rosnick

Awarded to boy who was mauled by a leopard at the Zoo

$230,000

55-year-old woman was rear- ended on the Merritt Parkway In December 2015. The lap belt compressed the area of her bladder, causing pelvic floor dysfunction.

$225,000

Attorney James E. Butler

Tire Dealer Awarded from Jury.

$225,000

Attorney Michael J Rosnick

46 year old male recovers $225,000 as a result of a red light collision which caused a tear in the shoulder that required surgery

$200,000

81 year-old man fell on black ice on the sidewalk in Milford, in February 2017. He suffered a partially torn rotator cuff, injury to the lumbar spine, and a concussion.

$195,000

Attorney Peters C. Reynolds

Slip and fall on handicap ramp outside of a local grocery store resulting in knee injury. Settlement was reached after mediation.

$165,000

Confidential Settlement.

$160,000

52 year old woman fell over a box on the floor in her office building. She sustained fractures of both the right and left elbows, requiring surgery. Questionable liability. Settled.

$150,000

Settlement against commercial property owner and elevator company for defective elevator door. Client sustained a cervical spine injury that required surgical intervention.

$125,000

Attorney Peters C. Reynolds

Injury to the lower extremities after employee fell in the course and scope of his employment. Settlement was reached by way of full and final stipulation.

$120,000

Attorney James E. Butler

Jury finds fault with Stew Leonard’s.

$115,000

Attorney Michael J. Rosnick

Woman fell at ice skating rink off raised platform causing a fracture of the right humorous that required surgery.

$110,000

Woman fell in commercial parking lot causing a knee injury that required surgical intervention

Significant Confidential Settlement – Husband-and-wife driving to their ski condo in Killington, Vermont.

Attorney Mark D. Arons

Significant Confidential Settlement – Husband-and-wife driving to their ski condo in Killington, Vermont. Their car struck an 1800 pound bull, which was standing on the state road in Killington. Driver killed at the scene. The owner of the ball was aware that the bull would often escape from the farm and wander onto the road. The owner of the bull was indicted for involuntary manslaughter. A claim was made against the owner of the bull for the death of the operator of the car. The case was resolved before litigation for a substantial and confidential amount.

Attorney Jon A August

Successful defense and court ordered reinstatement of a police officer, whom the municipality attempted to terminate for alleged non-disclosed medical issues.

Attorney Jon A August

Successful defense of local restaurant Ralph n Rich’s in a two-year trial during which the developer/landlord was attempting to evict the restaurant form its leased space.

A 2 year old girl fell at the base of an “up” escalator in a shopping mall and had the pinky and ring fingers amputated. The escalator had not been properly serviced and maintained. The case settled for an undisclosed amount.

Mubarak Soulemane case

A 19-year-old Black college student was shot and killed by a Conn. State Trooper in January 2020, after he had stolen a car and led police on a chase on I-95. The police surrounded the car in West Haven, CT. The doors and windows were closed. When he displayed a knife inside the car, he was shot seven times. The civil lawsuit seeking compensation for the family was settled for an undisclosed amount.

https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/settlement-reached-mubarak-soulemane-civil-case/3460693/
The trooper was prosecuted for manslaughter and acquitted following a criminal trial. It was the first time any law enforcement officer was criminally prosecuted in Conn. for a shooting in 18 years. The civil lawsuit seeking compensation for the family from the West Haven, CT police who participated in the incident is ongoing.