Court dismisses negligence claims against DCF under discretionary function exemption of Tort Claims Act, finding child custody and abuse investigation decisions qualify for sovereign immunity.
Parental rights terminated for mother and father whose conduct exposed children to severe abuse. Mother's completion of service plan tasks insufficient when she refused to acknowledge her role in abuse and remained committed to abuser.
Condominium bylaw requiring 80 percent unit owner consent before trustees could sue developers for construction defects, held void as contrary to public policy protecting home safety.
Statute of limitations for environmental property damage claims begins when owners discover damage not curable by remediation process, not when contamination is first discovered.
Juvenile Court lacked jurisdiction over youthful offender indictments issued after defendant turned eighteen, judge held. Appeals Court reversed, finding statute permits prosecution between eighteenth and nineteenth birthdays.
Reverse mortgage incorporates statutory power of sale despite lacking the word "statutory," when language is ambiguous and ambiguity is construed against drafter.
Regional school district withdrawal legislation upheld as constitutional despite affecting only one town. Individual plaintiffs lacked standing; governmental entities cannot challenge state law constitutionality.
Victim impact statements including sentencing recommendations are constitutional in noncapital cases when considered by judges, who can weigh them dispassionately without being unduly influenced.
Husband sought to modify alimony using filing date of 1990 complaint; court held the relevant date is the 1994 joint petition on which judgment of divorce absolute entered.
Petition for superintendence denied where petitioner had adequate alternative remedies through ordinary appellate process available to challenge interlocutory rulings and orders.
