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Category: Premises liability
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The Connecticut Appellate Court’s recent decision in Hope v. Willimantic Partners, LLC addresses several recurring issues in premises liability litigation. The case arose from a serious fall in a commercial parking lot and resulted in a substantial jury verdict for the plaintiffs—one that the Appellate Court affirmed in full. For plaintiff-side trial attorneys, Hope is not about a new rule of law. Instead, it offers