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“The fall from the bike was very debilitating for Representing the university was James Wildes,
him. He was very active, even into his early 70s. Dan- an attorney with Cynthia Garraty Law Offices in
ny biked and ran marathons well into his 60s. He can’t Hamden. Wildes did not respond to a request for
run anymore because of the accident,” Jacobs said. comment Tuesday.
Jacobs said he was seeking an amount in the “six ¦

figures” for his client’s compensation. But the case is Robert Storace covers legal trends, lawsuits and
now over. analysis for the Connecticut Law Tribune. Follow
A former Connecticut resident, Klein now lives in him on Twitter @RobertSCTLaw or reach him at
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‘Heinous and Horrific’: Settlement Clinched
for Woman Who Gave Birth in Prison Cell

By Robert Storace

T York Correctional Institute in Niantic.
wo Hartford solo practitioners said the pres- General’s office,” said DeVaughn Ward, who along
sure they put on the office of Connecticut with colleague Ken Krayeske filed a lawsuit against
Attorney General William Tong to secure a the state soon after Laboy gave birth to a baby girl in
six-figure settlement for a woman who gave birth in February 2018.
Ward and the lawsuit say officials at York Cor-
a prison cell included setting up a website for people rectional Institute in Niantic were neglectful for not
to contact that office. sending Laboy to the hospital to give birth two days
prior to her delivery, when she showed signs of pre-
And, they did. term labor.
“We set up a website so people could fill out a form
letter, and those letters were sent to the Attorney In addition, Ward said Thursday, “They were sup-

General’s office. More than 400 letters sent on be- posed to do rounds the night before the baby was
half of Tianna Laboy were submitted to the Attorney
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