AC43285 - NRT New England, LLC v. Longo ("The defendants Salvatore R. Longo, Anthony Longo, Salvatore Longo & Sons, LLC, and the estate of Salvatore Longo, Jr., appeal from the judgment of the trial court, rendered following a trial to the court, in favor of the plaintiff, NRT New England, LLC, doing business as Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, relating to the sale of commercial property owned by the defendants. On appeal, the defendants claim that the court erred in (1) concluding that the plaintiff had standing to bring an action for a real estate commission, (2) finding that the defendants breached the operative exclusive right to sell listing agreement, and (3) concluding that the defendants had violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA), General Statutes § 42-110a et seq. Although we disagree with the defendants' standing claim, we agree with their second and third claims. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the trial court.")
AC43158 - Onofrio v. Mineri ("In this new home construction dispute, the defendants Joseph Mineri (Mineri) and Timberwood Homes, LLC (Timberwood), appeal from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a bench trial, in favor of the plaintiffs, Daniel Onofrio and Elsie Onofrio, against (1) Mineri and Timberwood on the plaintiffs' claim pursuant to the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA), General Statutes § 42-110a et seq., and (2) Timberwood on the plaintiffs' claim pursuant to the New Home Warranties Act (warranties act), General Statutes § 47-116 et seq. We affirm in part and reverse in part the judgment of the trial court.")
AC42244 - United Concrete Products, Inc. v. NJR Construction, LLC ("This appeal arises out of the delayed construction of a bridge over the Hockanum River on Route 74 in Vernon. The plaintiff subcontractor, United Concrete Products, Inc., appeals from the judgment of the trial court, rendered as to certain claims in favor of the defendants, NJR Construction, LLC (NJR), as general contractor, and Aegis Security Insurance Company (Aegis), as surety. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the trial court improperly: (1) calculated its award of damages to NJR on the breach of contract count of NJR's counterclaim; (2) concluded that NJR did not fail to mitigate its damages; (3) failed to render judgment against Aegis on the plaintiff's payment bond claim and award interest and attorney's fees pursuant to General Statutes § 49-42; (4) failed to render judgment against NJR on the plaintiff's claim for interest and attorney's fees pursuant to General Statutes § 49-41a; (5) concluded that the plaintiff's conduct violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA), General Statutes § 42-110a et seq.; and (6) awarded attorney's fees to NJR pursuant to the parties' purchase order agreement. Addressing these various contentions, we agree with the plaintiff's third claim and reverse the judgment of the trial court only with respect to count three of the complaint. We affirm the judgment in all other respects.")