Atty. Caroline E. Skelton
Caroline is an associate in the firm's Casualty Department where she handles matters involving transportation related claims, employment liability, and personal injury for the firm's Connecticut clients. Caroline earned her juris doctor from Quinnipiac University School of Law in 2017 and her B.A. from York College of Pennsylvania.
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Caroline E. Skelton is an Associate based in Purchase, New York, practicing at Marshall Dennehey. They have 9+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2017. Their practice focuses on personal injury and employment. Admitted to practice in Connecticut (2017) and New York (2020). Educated at Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., 2017) and York College of Pennsylvania (B.A., 2014). Serands clients in Purchase, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Caroline is an associate in the firm's Casualty Department where she handles matters involving transportation related claims, employment liability, and personal injury for the firm's Connecticut clients
- Caroline earned her juris doctor from Quinnipiac University School of Law in 2017 and her B.A. from York College of Pennsylvania
- During college, Caroline spent a semester at Oxford University in England where she studied social psychology and moral philosophy
- During law school, Caroline served as the Business Managing Editor of the Quinnipiac Law Review
- During her second year she served as an intern for the Honorable Joan G. Margolis in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
- She also worked as a law clerk at a small law firm in Hamden, Connecticut where she worked on cases involving property insurance, personal injury, and family law
- Caroline is admitted to practice in Connecticut
- Classes / Seminars Taught •Civil Litigation State of Affairs - The Impact of COVID-19 in New York and Connecticut & What’s Next,Marshall Dennehey Client Webinar, May, 2021 Results Defense Obtains a Minority View Win in a Personal Injury/Dram Shop Action in the Connecticut Superior Court After suffering severe brain damage in a motor vehicle accident, the plaintiff brought claims of negligence and recklessness against our restaurant client and other various defendants, including the owners and operator of the offending vehicle, who was charged with multiple criminal offenses (still pending) for operating under the influence
- On behalf of our client, cross-claims were asserted for contribution and indemnification
- The co-defendants first requested revision of the cross-claims, which were complied with, and then moved to strike the cross-claims as not recognized under Connecticut law
- We argued, on behalf of the restaurant and sole proprietor owner, that there was a minority view of Superior Court cases of more recent vintage than that cited by the co-defendants’ counsel which supported such cross-claims
- We submitted that the rationale behind these cases includes the plain language interpretation that Connecticut General Statutes Sec. 52-572h(c) does not prohibit a defendant from acquiring an apportionment evaluation of another (already named) party’s negligence
- We argued this is particularly so under the circumstances of a criminally charged co-defendant operating under the influence as the final conduct in the negligence timeline
- The Stamford Superior Court agreed that prohibiting the cross-claims would be absurd, irrational and nonsensical
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Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Why local counsel matters in New York
Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Purchase are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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