Get the Compensation You Deserve: A Guide to Optimistic Car Accident Settlement Amounts in Connecticut Car accidents can be devastating events that can leave you with serious injuries and emotional trauma. If you have been in a car accident in Connecticut, you are entitled to compensation for your damages. The key to getting the compensation...
Buses provide a means of transportation for people to commute to home, work or school on a daily basis. They are an important part of the reduction of the number of vehicles on the roads and highways. Unfortunately, buses are not immune from being involved in motor vehicle collisions. Often, due to the nature of...
You have been injured. Your injuries were caused by the negligence of someone else, such as a negligent driver of a motor vehicle in a car crash or a store that left something slippery on a floor causing you to fall. Connecticut is a Quasi-Comparative Negligence State. Any negligence attributed to you which is determined...
At-fault drivers and their insurance companies often dispute liability for a crash. When these disputes come up, the victim’s lawyer may need additional evidence to help prove the claim. For example, footage from a dashboard camera in one of the vehicles involved in the crash, or the vehicle of an eyewitness, may be useful. We...
Individuals who have elderly family members in a nursing home should be able to rely on staff and administrators to care for residents as they would want someone to care for their own family. Unfortunately, nursing home abuse and neglect are common concerns. If someone dies in a nursing home as the result of abuse...
Heart attack is the leading cause of death in men and women in the United States. There are about 1.5 million cases of heart attack annually and around 11,000 cases are not properly diagnosed. When detected early, a heart attack can be easily treated and the recovery rate is very high. However, a heart attack...
Car accidents are almost always chaotic and confusing experiences, so it can be understandably difficult to remember in the heat of the moment what you are legally supposed to do after a wreck. As a general rule of thumb, your first move after ensuring you are out of harm’s way to the best of your...
When it comes to slip and falls, we can sometimes see them as a freak accident — the victim tripped in unlikely fashion, resulting in severe injuries. But those injuries can just as easily come from falls caused by obvious and preventable mistakes, and that is what tends to be at the heart of these injuries....
When you enter a doctor’s office, you trust them to do their best in diagnosing and treating your condition. You likely will not expect that they make mistakes, overlook a health risk, or even purposefully harm you. Unfortunately, medical malpractice does happen, and it can have serious consequences. The good news is that there are ways...
In case you are in an accident and you believe that another party is at fault, you can decide to seek compensation and settlement for the damages suffered. While most drivers know their rights in this regard, only a few will be in a position to estimate how much their car accident case is worth....