archive for February, 2018

• Lawsuit Against Archdiocese for Sexual Abuse Of Minor

  By Christina Acampora | posted on February 28th, 2018

  John Doe v. Archdiocese of Hartford (Superior Court of Hartford—filed February 13, 2018) Our client was repeatedly sexually abused as a minor child by parish priest, Louis Paturzo, who was employed by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford beginning in 1974, and appointed to Sacred Heart Church in Hartford in 1982. While under direct supervision of the Archdiocese, Paturzo was given unlimited access to children as part of his daily work. Our plaintiff was raised in a devout Catholic family and participated in many youth and church activities, including serving as an altar boy. Over a three-year span, Paturzo sexually MORE

• Criminals in Sex Trafficking Conspiracy Face Financial Penalties

  By Christina Acampora | posted on February 26th, 2018

  Edward Barron, et. al. vs. Bruce Bemer and William Trefzger (Bridgeport Superior Court—January 18, 2018) The brave plaintiffs in this case were among a group of children and very young men repeatedly and horrifically sodomized at the hands of the Bruce Bemer criminal sex trafficking conspiracy—operated by depraved individuals who, over decades, orchestrated a human trafficking conspiracy for their own sexual pleasure and financial gain. Career pedophiles preyed on victims and plied them with narcotics—hand selecting children and seriously mentally ill individuals for attack. They were chosen carefully based on their vulnerability and susceptibility to coercion. Almost immediately, the young MORE

• Drunk Driver Crosses Center Line; Injures Four

  By Christina Acampora | posted on February 24th, 2018

  Qui, et al. vs. Madrid-Cruz (Danbury Superior Court—filed December 12, 2017) Recklessly crossing the center line on Warwick Road in New Fairfield, CT one summer evening, a drunk driver collided with our client’s vehicle, injuring all four passengers in the car. The innocent crime victims were very severely injured, requiring multiple surgeries and extended medical intervention. Their lives were forever altered by the intoxicated defendant and, in addition to significant physical pain and suffering caused by blunt force trauma, they lost the ability to participate in many daily activities they used to enjoy. We will extract punitive damages from the MORE

• Insurance Company Misconduct and Bad Faith Claim

  By Christina Acampora | posted on February 22nd, 2018

  Anne Kisver vs. Nationwide Mutual Company (U.S. District Court of CT – filed Oct 12, 2017)  Faxon Law Group is expert in handling insurance company misconduct and bad faith claims. One recent example stems from the case Kisver v. Pfieffer. Pfieffer, an intoxicated Nationwide insured stuck our pedestrian client and caused severe injuries.  FLG obtained a $950,000 judgment for Pfieffer’s negligence that Nationwide has refused to pay, citing nonsensical hyper-technicalities in the insurance policy.  Nationwide has had numerous chances to settle within policy limits prior to our client’s favorable judgment and refused to protect its insured. As a consequence of MORE