Maggie Flanagan

Abstract

This casenote examines the 2007 case Cogswell v. American Transit Insurance Company, which concerns a conflict between Connecticut insurance claims and a New York insurance company not licensed to do business in Connecticut. Relying on International Shoe precedent, the note discusses the constitutional rights of the New York company and the court’s decision to decline jurisdiction. It uses this Connecticut case to highlight major questions of American civil procedure, including personal jurisdiction, the burdens placed on defendants, the interests of the state and the plaintiff, and the Connecticut Supreme Court’s rulings on each issue. The note also reviews the Court’s citations to similar decisions from other jurisdictions. Finally, it considers the broader policy implications of the Court’s denial of jurisdiction.

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