Farren civil assault case moving forward

A civil assault suit brought by Mary Farren against her husband, former White House counsel John Michael Farren, will likely go to trial at the Stamford courthouse on Dec. 10.

In the long-awaited trial, Mary Farren, 46, seeks millions in damages after she was allegedly beaten by her husband with a metal flashlight in their New Canaan mansion on Jan. 6, 2010.