Montville Litigation Summary

The total of recent and likely future rulings against Montville known as of August 2006 is at least $16.95 million not including legal fees.

1996 - Rand-Whitney sued the town over the quality of recycled water provided to the paper plant. The town has incurred about $1.6 million in legal costs as of August 2006. The court awarded Rand-Whitney $10 million. The company was also awarded $3.5 for reimbursement of legal fees.

12/2004 - The town will pay $2.65 million to Montville Power LLC from 2006 to 2011 to settle the power plant's appeal of its tax assessments.

07/2005 - The O'Connor's family is seeking reimbursement of medical expenses and other damages incurred during an accident involving a town ambulance April 22, 2005. The amount sought is not known.

10/2005 - Nancy Sullivan filed a complaint against the town through the state Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.

06/2006 - Residents of 18 properties on Podurgiel Lane have notified the town they intend to sue because of property damage they endured from construction of the Montville Commons shopping complex.

05/2006 - For the fifth straight year, Rand-Whitney Containerboard is suing the town in an effort to reduce the company's tax assessments. Rand-Whitney, one of the town's biggest taxpayers, is challenging not only the $20 million personal property assessment the town set on its Route 163 paper mill, but also the $16 million real estate assessment the town established in 2005. Combined, those assessments would yield nearly $1,047,600 in municipal taxes this year.
The company alleges it overpaid the town $1.3 million in personal property taxes and an unknown amount in real estate taxes.

06/2006 - Residents and property owners of Podurgiel Lane are suing the town to reverse a June 6 decision by the planning commission to approve modifications to the Montville Commons shopping center site plan.

07/2006 - The Rev. Jerry Davis, mother of Patrick Davis, filed an intent notice Friday (07/07/06) in the town clerk's office. Davis claims her son sustained serious physical injuries, including a torn kidney, a punctured intestine, punctured colon, a collapsed left lung and a main artery clot. Davis claims the school "failed to have bus monitors, supervision or security to protect" her son.

08/2006 - Podurgiel Lane residents, along with a handful of other property owners, also have filed a lawsuit to reverse the Planning and Zoning Commission's July 25 decision to approve site plan modifications for a fueling station on the site that would be operated by Stop & Shop.