Eric Niederer (Partner-Stamford, CT) and Casey Miller (Associate-Stamford, CT) secured a dismissal of a lawsuit filed against an insurance carrier. The Connecticut Superior Court granted the firm's motion to dismiss in its entirety.

The underlying action arose from a plaintiff's claim for underinsured motorist benefits following a 2022 motor vehicle accident in New Haven, Connecticut. Through diligent investigation, the Eric and Casey determined that the plaintiff had sued the wrong entity: the client's records contained no policy issued to the plaintiff, and the police report from the underlying accident identified a separate, similarly named company as the plaintiff's actual insurer.

Based on these findings, the firm moved to dismiss the complaint on the grounds that the court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction because no contractual relationship existed between the parties, and that process was insufficient because it named the wrong defendant. The court agreed on both points and granted the motion to dismiss in full.