COOKE v. WILLIAMS

(SC 20719).

316 A.3d 278 (2024)

349 Conn. 451

Ian T. COOKE v. John R. WILLIAMS, et al.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially Released June 25, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Brown, for the appellant (plaintiff).

William Tong, attorney general, and Stephen R. Finucane, assistant attorney general, filed a brief for the state of Connecticut as amicus curiae.

Kenneth Rosenthal and Audrey Felsen filed a brief for the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association as amicus curiae.

Robinson, C. J., and McDonald, D'Auria, Mullins and Ecker, Js.


In Taylor v. Wallace, 184 Conn.App. 43, 51-52, 194 A.3d 343 (2018), the Appellate Court adopted what is generally referred to as the exoneration rule for civil claims seeking relief against a plaintiff...

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