Court Upholds Key Allegations in Policyholder’s Lawsuit Against State Farm
A recent Connecticut Superior Court ruling in Roosevelt v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company marks an important development for insurance policyholders pursuing claims of unfair practices and bad faith. The plaintiffs, represented by Biller, Sachs & Robert, alleged that State Farm mishandled a first-party property damage claim. The insurer filed a Motion to Strike, […]
Biller Sachs & Robert Successful in Defending Motion to Dismiss Related to a Force Placed Insurance Policy
While homeowners should obtain their own insurance policies for their homes, there are occasions where mortgage companies for homeowners secure insurance policies on properties on which they hold mortgages. The policies obtained by mortgage companies are commonly referred to as force-placed insurance or lender-placed insurance. In Thomas Barry and Rising Star Roofing, LLC as assignee […]
Biller Sachs & Robert Secures Courtroom Win and Treble Damages in Auto Theft Case
Co-authored by: Jon Biller & Brianna Robert In a victory for Liberty Automotive, Inc. d/b/a Liberty Mazda of Hartford, our Associate Attorney Niki Abossedgh successfully argued for treble damages under Connecticut General Statutes § 52-564, following a hearing in damages before Judge Robert B. Shapiro in the Connecticut Superior Court, JD of Hartford in Liberty […]
Connecticut Court Compels Insurance Company to Appraise the Value of Homeowners’ Loss in Landmark Decision for Homeowners
Co-authored by: Brianna Robert, Niki Abossedgh & Luc Shay Biller, Sachs & Robert secured another important victory for homeowners this past October after a Connecticut Superior Court ordered an insurer to participate in an appraisal proceeding to determine the amount of loss suffered by two homeowners following a windstorm.[1] The homeowners turned to the Biller […]
Connecticut Court Rules a Property Owner Can Recover Repair Costs or Diminution in Value at his Option as well as Damages for Stigma for an Explosion Caused by Negligence of a Third Party
Co-authored by: Brianna Robert & Luc Shay Attorneys Jon Biller and Brianna Robert successfully argued, on behalf of another plaintiff-property owner, a Motion in Limine before the Connecticut Superior Court, J.D. of Hartford. See Kallmeyer v. Kleen Energy Sys., No. X07-CV-12-5036401-S, 2023 WL 9054174 (Conn. Super. Ct. Dec. 28, 2023). In December of 2023, Superior […]
Victory Against Connecticut Utility Company, Establishing Electricity as a Product After Improper Electrical Service Restoration Causes Catastrophic Fire
Co-authored by: Brianna Robert & Niki Abossedgh In April 2023, Judge Barbara Jongbloed of the Connecticut Superior Court for the Judicial District of New Haven denied summary judgment to a public utility provider after Biller, Sachs & Robert successfully argued that electricity was a product under the Connecticut Product Liability Act in Clemmons v. Connecticut […]