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Emmans and Mandzuk v. Theraplant, LLC ($6.6 million default judgment)
Two former Theraplant executives sued the company in 2023 over unpaid compensation, adding a statutory wage claim in 2024. Theraplant never appeared. After a hearing in damages the court entered judgment of $6,624,984.84 in May 2024.
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- Connecticut Superior Court, Waterbury
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- 3
Docket: UWY-CV23-6071923-S (Waterbury).
Status: CLOSED. Judgment after hearing in damages May 30, 2024: $2,492,773.28 to Daniel Emmans and $4,132,211.54 to Jennifer Mandzuk.
Parties. Plaintiffs Daniel “Dan” Emmans and Jennifer Mandzuk. Defendant Theraplant, LLC, which did not appear.
What the complaint says. The original May 2023 complaint sought compensation the plaintiffs said Theraplant owed them. The March 2024 amendment, published here with the request for leave, added a seventh count for failure to pay wages under C.G.S. § 31-72, which allows double damages and attorney’s fees.
What happened. Filed July 17, 2023. Default for failure to appear entered August 21, 2023 and the case was claimed for a hearing in damages. The plaintiffs filed exhibits and the amended complaint in March 2024. Theraplant did not attend the hearing. On May 30, 2024 Judge Carletha Parkinson found $2,492,773.28 owed to Emmans and $4,132,211.54 to Mandzuk, a total judgment of $6,624,984.84. Notice of judgment was served June 6, 2024.
Status. Closed. The docket shows no satisfaction of judgment.
Documents below are published exactly as they appear on the Judicial Branch’s civil case look-up (civilinquiry.jud.ct.gov). The full docket for every case is public; CannaTimes publishes the leading complaint and the outcome documents, and describes the rest in the text above.
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- Court filingConnecticut Superior Court, Waterbury
Emmans v. Theraplant: Amended Complaint Plaintiffs' Request for Leave to Amend Complaint (03/07/2024)
AMENDED COMPLAINT Plaintiffs' Request for Leave to Amend Complaint, filed 03/07/2024 in Emmans v. Theraplant, Connecticut Superior Court docket UWY-CV23-6071923-S (entry 104.00). Public court record downloaded from the Judicial Branch civil case look-up and published as filed.
Dated March 7, 2024PDF, 86 pp., 11 MBID ctc-2026-0398 - Court filingConnecticut Superior Court, Waterbury
Emmans v. Theraplant: Order (05/30/2024)
Order, filed 05/30/2024 in Emmans v. Theraplant, Connecticut Superior Court docket UWY-CV23-6071923-S (entry 105.50). Public court record downloaded from the Judicial Branch civil case look-up and published as filed.
Dated May 30, 2024PDF, 1 pp., 3 KBID ctc-2026-0399 - Court filingConnecticut Superior Court, Waterbury
Emmans v. Theraplant: Notice of Judgment – Certified/Served (06/06/2024)
Notice of judgment – certified/served, filed 06/06/2024 in Emmans v. Theraplant, Connecticut Superior Court docket UWY-CV23-6071923-S (entry 107.00). Public court record downloaded from the Judicial Branch civil case look-up and published as filed.
Dated June 6, 2024PDF, 4 pp., 298 KBID ctc-2026-0400
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