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Alinor Sterling - Bridgeport, CT
350 Fairfield Avenue Suite 501 Bridgeport, CT 06604
Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder PC
Bridgeport Appellate Practice Lawyer
Overview
Alinor believes the law is a powerful weapon in the fight against injustice, and she has devoted her career to that fight.
She represented nine families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in a landmark case against the Remington Arms Company - the manufacturer of the assault rifle used to carry out the attack...
Alinor believes the law is a powerful weapon in the fight against injustice, and she has devoted her career to that fight.
She represented nine families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in a landmark case against the Remington Arms Company - the manufacturer of the assault rifle used to carry out the attack...
Alinor believes the law is a powerful weapon in the fight against injustice, and she has devoted her career to that fight.
She represented nine families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in a landmark case against the Remington Arms Company - the manufacturer of the assault rifle used to carry out the attack. Alongside law partner Josh Koskoff, her work led to the families' settlement of the case for every dollar of available coverage, $73 million, and the right to publicly share Remington's internal documents. The case has been compared to the first tobacco cases, in which documents obtained were used to hold cigarette companies accountable for the public health crisis they had created.
Alinor also represents Sandy Hook families in a suit against internet supplements and survival gear salesman Alex Jones for his false claims that the Sandy Hook shooting was a "hoax" and that it was staged by actors. The trial of this case resulted in a judgment of roughly $1.5 billion in favor of the clients.
Alinor's appellate wins include Soto v. Bushmaster, the landmark case in which the Connecticut Supreme Court allowed Sandy Hook families' case to proceed against Remington; Lafferty v. Jones, in which the Connecticut Supreme Court affirmed severe sanctions against Jones for abusive litigation conduct; Munn v. The Hotchkiss School, affirming a $41.5 million damages verdict in favor of an injured student; and Gagliano v. Danbury Hospital, confirming a $9.6 million verdict against the hospital based on its resident's negligence.
Alinor is presently Vice President of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA). She also co-chairs CTLA's Rules and Amicus committees and has written numerous amicus briefs for CTLA and other organizations that promote civil justice. She is a board member of the International Festival of Arts and Ideas in New Haven.
About Alinor Sterling
Languages
- French
- Russian
Practice Areas
- Appellate Practice
- Medical Negligence
- Product Liability
- Personal Injury
Representative Cases
- Soto, et al. v. Bushmaster, et al., 331 Conn. 53, 202 A.3d 262 (2019)
- Gagliano v. Advanced Specialty Care, P.C., 329 Conn. 745, 189 A.3d 587 (2018)
- Munn v. Hotchkiss School, 216 Conn. 540, 165 A.3d 1167 (2017)
- DiLieto v. County Obstetrics & Gynecology Group, P.C., 316 Conn. 790, 114 A.3d 1181 (2015)
- Dickerson v. Pincus, 154 Conn. App. 146, 105 A.3d 338 (2014)
- Rosa v. Lawrence & Memorial Hosp., 145 Conn. App. 275, 74 A.3d 534 (2013)
- Wisniewski v. Town of Darien, 135 Conn. App. 364 , 135 Conn. App. 364, 42 A.3d 436 (2012)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 1996
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1997
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1998
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2019
Other Affiliations
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Vice President
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors)
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Past Chair, Women's Caucus)
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, Rules Committee (Co-Chair)
- American Association for Justice (Member, Amicus Curiae Committee )
- Connecticut Bar Association (Member, Appellate Advocacy Committee )
- New Haven County Bar Association
- Connecticut Trail Lawyers Association (Amicus Committee, Co-Chair)
- Greater Bridgeport Bar Association (Member)
Classes and Seminars
- Alinor has lectured for the Connecticut Bar Association, New Haven County Bar Association, and the Connecticut Trial Lawyers? Association
Pro Bono Activities
- Town of Branford Board of Ethics, Board Member
- International Festival of the Arts, Board Member
- Pound Civil Justice Institute, Board Member
- Town of Branford Representative Town Meeting, Former Member
Past Positions
- Hon. Lourdes G. Baird, U.S. District Court Judge, Central District of California, Law Clerk, 1995 - 1996
- Jacobs, Grudberg, Belt & Dow, P.C., New Haven, Connecticut, Associate, 1996 - 2006
- Law Offices of Alinor C. Sterling, Branford, Connecticut, Principal, 2006 - 2010
Education
- UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles, California
Honors: Order of the Coif
Law Journal: UCLA Women's Law Journal, Editor - Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton, New Jersey, 1989
B.A. - Graduate Fellowship in Research, Moscow, Russia
Fees
Offers Free Initial Consultation
Articles
Published Works
- "Undressing the Victim: The Intersection of Evidentiary and Semiotic Meaning of Women's Clothing in Rape Trials", 7 Yale J.L. & Fem. 87 (1995)
- Protecting Apparent Agency: Why Hospitals Are Liable for the Negligence of Their Medical Staff, CTLA Forum 2013
Office Information
Address
350 Fairfield Avenue Suite 501 Bridgeport, CT 06604
Fax
- 203-368-3244
Office Hours
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday
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