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Tort Law Appellate Court Opinions

by Agati, Taryn

 

AC45265 - Ammar I. v. Dept. of Children & Families ("In this discrimination action, the defendant, the Department of Children and Families, appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying its motion to dismiss the complaint filed by the self-represented plaintiff, Ammar I., and from the court's denials of two of its motions to reargue. On appeal, the defendant claims that the court erred in concluding that (1) the litigation privilege did not bar the plaintiff's claims, (2) sovereign immunity did not bar the plaintiff's claim for money damages brought pursuant to General Statutes ยงยง 46a-58 (a) and 46a-71 (a), and (3) the plaintiff had standing to maintain this action following the termination of his parental rights. For the reasons that follow, we agree with the defendant on its first claim and, therefore, reverse the judgment of the trial court.")

AC45319 - Cornelius v. Markle Investigators, Inc. ("The plaintiff, Charles Cornelius, appeals from the judgment of the trial court granting the motions for summary judgment filed by the defendants Markle Investigations, Inc. (Markle), and Hopkins School, Inc. (Hopkins School).On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court improperly rendered summary judgment in favor of the defendants as to the plaintiff's claim of invasion of privacy by intrusion upon seclusion because genuine issues of material fact existed as to whether (1) the defendants' alleged intrusion was intentional, (2) the defendants' surveillance of the plaintiff solely in public was an actionable intrusion, and (3) the defendants' surveillance of the plaintiff was highly offensive to a reasonable person. We disagree with the plaintiff as to his claims regarding whether there was an actionable intrusion and whether such intrusion was highly offensive and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of the trial court.")