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Day Pitney partner and
former U.S. Attorney for
Connecticut Christopher
Droney adds his voice
to concerns over politics
at the Department of
Justice.

February 24, 2020 ¦ Vol. 46, No. 8 ¦ $10.00 See Page 7
SPECIAL SECTION: ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION – PAGES S-26 TO S-31

Cellphone Data Helps Decide
$900,000 Connecticut Verdict

By ROBERT STORACE
Faced with an eyewitness who was
positive his client was using a cell-
phone at the time of her bicycle
crash, plaintiff counsel James Harrington
knew he needed technology to refute
that testimony.
The task for Harrington, a partner at
Waterford-based Polito & Associates,
was an arduous one: hire a forensic in-
formation technology expert and prove
the eyewitness wrong.
The strategy proved effective, and al- Jillian Sprague suffered brain damage after the bicycle she was
riding in New Britain in 2017 went over an uneven portion of the
lowed Harrington to secure a $900,000 roadway, causing her to fly off the bike. She recently settled her
settlement for his client.
lawsuit for $900,000. Courtesy photo

Harrington’s client had been riding when she
struck an uneven portion of roadway, which But her attorney said she did remember she had
caused her to fly off the bike. Plaintiff Jillian left her cellphone in her car to charge while she’d
Sprague, who suffered a traumatic brain injury, biked in New Britain.
didn’t remember much about what had happened.
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