Advance Release Opinions – August 25

Connecticut Appellate Court

Rockhill v. Danbury Hospital – Plaintiff was injured when she tripped on an obstacle in a pedestrian walkway and fell. Judgment for plaintiff after a trial to the court. The Appellate Court rejected defendant’s invitation to impose a firm “trivial defect” rule. The Appellate Court also rejected defendant’s claims that plaintiff had failed to prove the defect actually caused her injuries and that not all of plaintiff’s bills were related to the fall. Affirmed.