AC45389 - Dorfman v. Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co. ("The plaintiff, Tamara Dorfman, appeals from the summary judgment rendered by the trial court in favor of the defendant, Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company, in this action for, inter alia, vexatious litigation. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court (1) improperly granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment as to the counts of her complaint alleging vexatious litigation on the basis of its determination that certain pleadings in a prior action between the parties were filed by the defendant with probable cause, (2) misapplied the proper standard of proof in granting the defendant's motion for summary judgment as to the vexatious litigation counts, (3) improperly denied the plaintiff the ability to obtain meaningful discovery related to her claims of vexatious litigation prior to granting the defendant's motion for summary judgment, and (4) did not engage in the proper analysis when it granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment as to the counts of her complaint alleging violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA), General Statutes § 42-110a et seq., and the Connecticut Unfair Insurance Practices Act (CUIPA), General Statutes § 38a-815 et seq. We agree with the plaintiff's first two claims and, thus, reverse in part the judgment of the court.")