About the Firm

     The Law Office of Arthur C. Laske III is a law practice that specializes in representing clients in matters of civil litigation, in both state and federal court. Our philosophy is to limit the cases we accept to those where clients truly need a trial lawyer to handle their concerns.
      We believe that certain situations require the dedication and talents of attorneys who specialize in the trial of difficult matters.
      We handle cases for individuals who have suffered significant personal injury and economic loss. Our clients include individuals injured through medical malpractice, automobile collisions, unsafe premises, or dangerous products.
      Our firm also specializes in representing businesses that need effective, aggressive representation to protect their interests in conflicts that require litigation.
      We also represent municipalities and municipal employees, including elected officials, police officers, firefighters, teachers, and administrators and boards when they are sued for negligence, or for alleged violations of federal civil rights laws, in particular U.S.C. Section 1983.
      Since its founding in 1993, our firm has been committed to providing the highest quality legal services to clients who need a trial lawyer to fully represent their interests. Please look through this web site to learn more about our practice, and please call or e-mail us if you think that we could be of service to you, your family, or your business.

  


Recent News

CITIES, TORT LAWYERS CLASH OVER MUNICIPAL IMMUNITY
Two powerful adversaries thundered before the state Supreme Court Dec. 4---debating the meaning of silence. Attorneys for Connecticut cities and lawyers who represent tort plaintiffs have diametrically opposing views on whether a 1987 law creates a right to directly sue municipalities for negligence. Trumbull advocate Arthur C. Laske III, representing the City of Bridgeport....

GHOST-BUSTING WARRENS AWARDED $300,000 DAMAGES FROM ICY FALL
Ghost hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren were awarded $300,000 from the town of Monroe for injuries Lorraine Warren suffered when she slipped on a patch of ice in front of her home more than five years ago.

PETERS’ THIRD WAY
The Supreme Court last week issued three opinions on whether the Constitution guarantees a right to maintain minimal subsistence. The four-justices majority in Moore vs. Ganim upheld the status quo, declaring no such right exists. Dissenting Justices Robert I. Berdon and Joette Katz went the opposite direction, finding a governmental obligation to provide for the poor.

SOLOS CONNECT WITH CONTRACT LAWYERS
For solo and small firm practicioners, co-counsel arrangements can be the next best thing to working in a full service firm and having a host of specialists on the same floor. But that's not the only alternative to going it alone.

DISMISSAL OF TEACHER’S WRONGFUL ARREST SUIT UPHELD
The State Appellate Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit by a former city official and teacher who claimed he was wrongfully arrested by Bridgeport police on charges of assaulting students. The appeals court ruled that the former teacher, Leonard L. Crone, had not presented sufficient evidence to prove his contention that city officials had conspired against him because of his earlier political work.

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