Connecticut Law About Vexatious Litigation

Connecticut Law About Vexatious Litigation
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Connecticut General Statutes

Research guides prepared by the Connecticut Judicial Branch law librarians:

Vexatious Litigation in Connecticut

§ 1 Vexatious Suits in Connecticut

§ 2 Malicious prosecution in Connecticut
§ 3 Abuse of process in Connecticut

Frivolous Lawsuits in Connecticut

Connecticut Judicial Branch Civil Jury Instructions:

OLR Research Reports - Office of Legislative Research:

Vexations Litigation and Sanctions Against Attorney - 2008-R-0101
You asked for information on vexatious litigation and whether the statute or other sanctions might apply to prejudgment remedies. You also asked for statistics on how often the vexatious litigation statute is used.

Library Materials

Tort Remedies in Connecticut. by Richard L. Newman & Jeffrey S. Wildstein.
- Chapter 12. Intentional Torts
  - § 12-3. Malicious Prosecution and Vexatious Suit
Connecticut Law of Torts, Third Edition. by Douglas B. Wright et al.
- § 160. Introduction
- § 162. Vexatious Suit

These titles are available at each of your local law libraries.

Selected Statutes:

Chapter 925 - Statutory Rights of Action and Defenses
- Sec. 52-568. Damages for groundless or vexatious suit or defense
- Sec. 52-568a. Damages for groundless or vexatious suit against the owner or operator of a "pick or cut your own agricultural operation".

Connecticut Practice Book

Selected Rules:

Sec. 24-33. Costs in Small Claims

Recent Case Law

Bernhard-Thomas Building Systems, LLC v. Dunican, 286 Conn. 548 (2008)
"The dispositive issue in this certified appeal is whether the Appellate Court properly concluded that a prejudgment remedy application is not a civil action for purposes of a subsequent claim for the tort of vexatious litigation. We agree that such an application is not a civil action for purposes of a subsequent claim for vexatious litigation, and accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the Appellate Court."
Lopes v. Farmer, 286 Conn. 384 (2008)
“In this malicious prosecution brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983, the plaintiff appeals from the grant of summary judgment rendered in favor of defendants. On appeal, the plaintiff claims the trial court improperly concluded that his claims against the defendants were barred by the statute of limitations. We agree, and accordingly, reverse the judgment of the trial court.”

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