For over 30 years, our firm has helped people who have been injured by the negligence of others.
How many people die as a result of medical malpractice each year? According to a September 2013 study reported in the Journal of Patient Safety, somewhere between 210,000 and more than 400,000 patients who die in hospitals each year are associated with "preventable...
Concussion-related news has been garnering substantial media attention as sports power houses such as the NFL and the NCAA are paying out hundreds of millions of dollars to settle lawsuits over player concussions, as recent examples show. It is evident that...
State and federal transportation safety regulators and commercial trucking groups broadly agree that problematic -- that is, comparatively accident-prone -- carrier companies need to be readily identifiable, with incentives in place that will grab their attention and...
An auto accident not only causes physical pain and suffering to a victim injured in the crash but also gives rise to a fresh set of challenges related to work, education, and in some cases, even normal day-to-day activities. While a worker can lose wages due to...
It’s that time of year again: Kids of all ages are returning to school in Connecticut and the rest of the country. What that means is that drivers need to be ready to share the roads with school buses and students who are walking or biking to school.While the...
A phrase often heard in medical malpractice cases is "standard of care." What is the standard of care that physicians and other medical personnel must meet when providing treatment or care to patients?According to Connecticut's Office of Legislative Research, "the...
Most people who ride motorcycles on a regular basis are aware that they are at a higher risk of being involved in a motor vehicle accident than other types of vehicles. The vehicles that share the road with motorcycles are not the only reasons that motorcycle...
Despite the faith that most people have in their medical caregivers, it is entirely possible that a doctor error can result in a medical procedure that injures a patient. New Haven, Connecticut, residents may know that the laws of the state provide a legal remedy for...
As residents of New Haven, Connecticut, no doubt know, the process of childbirth can be extremely painful and highly complicated. Despite the utmost care demonstrated by doctors and nurses, both the mother and child can be at risk. Parents expect that the physicians...
We all know that drunk driving is against the law, but for some reason there are still many people in Connecticut who do it repeatedly. In effort to reduce the number of drunk drivers on the roads, lawmakers passed a law last year that requires even first-time drunk...
