Danbury Slip and Fall Jury Charges: Reasonable Time to Remedy after Notice

You are seriously injured in a slip and fall incident in Danbury, Connecticut and your entire world is turned upside down.  This is the exact reason why we wrote the book “The Crash Course On Personal Injury Claims in Connecticut” so you can educate yourself on what you need to do to get better quicker and to help your attorney get more money for you.

Jury charges are instructions that the trial court judge will give to the jurors after the closing statements have been made by the attorneys but before they begin deliberations. There charges are the law in the State of Connecticut as it relates to certain decisions, which the jury will be called upon to make. One decision that the jury will have to make involves the time to remedy what made your slip and fall and an appropriate jury charge might be:

Reasonable Time to Remedy after Notice.  In deciding the issue of notice, the subsidiary question is whether the defect had existed for such a length of time that the defendant, in the exercise of due care, should have discovered it in time to have remedied it prior to the plaintiff’s fall.  What constitutes a reasonable time is a question of fact for you to determine based on the circumstances you find to have existed in this case.

After your Danbury slip and fall accident, it is important that you get accurate and prompt legal advice. You need answers to your important questions so you take the necessary steps to develop your case. Injured parties call us with many legal questions and accident related issues, which is why we wrote the book “The Crash Course on Personal Injury Claims in Connecticut”. Contact us today at www.hcwlaw.com or call us toll free at (888) 842-8466 to get a FREE copy of our book. You have questions, we have the answers. Do not speak to anyone from the insurance company, do not hire an attorney and do not sign any papers until you read our free book. Don’t delay. Get the information you need today.

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New Haven Slip and Fall Jury Charges: Constructive Notice

After falling down in a large chain retail establishment in New Haven, Connecticut you experience a great deal of pain, you are tremendously concerned about what to do and you are scared and anxious about how you will be properly compensated for your losses.  These concerns are very common and very real.  We are here to help you through this very difficult time.

Before the judge gives your case to the jury to begin deliberations after your case is concluded, the judge will provide the jury with “charges” that will instruct the jury as to how they are to apply the law to the facts of our case so they can reach a verdict. There are two major issues that must be decided by the jury: Liability, that is who is at fault. As to the issue of Liability an appropriate jury charge might be:

Constructive Notice.  In order for the plaintiff to recover in the absence of proof that the defendant created the condition or actually knew of it, the plaintiff must prove that the defendant had constructive notice.  That means that the defendant, using reasonable care, should have known of the unsafe condition in time to have taken steps to correct the condition or to take other suitable precautions.  You may consider whether the defendant inspected the premises on a reasonable basis or in a reasonable way in determining whether the defendant should have known of the unsafe condition.  You may consider the length of time the condition had existed in determining whether the defendant should have known of the condition had the defendant used reasonable care.

After your slip and fall, you need to take several steps to strengthen the value of your claim and here are a number of things you could do to harm your case. Found out what to do and what not to do by ordering our FREE comprehensive book “The Crash Course on Personal Injury Claims in Connecticut” for FREE. Call us today at (888) 842-8466 or order it online at www.hcwlaw.com. By properly developing your case from the start, you can increase the amount of money you will get for your injuries.

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Jury Verdict Research in Personal Injury and Accident Cases: What to Ask For in Damages and How Much is Too Much to Demand

The jury system provides that you are able to present your case to “your peers” who then pass judgment on the issue(s) presented to them.  One thing is certain with the jury system and that is you never know what a jury is going to decide.  As one senior judge once remarked, the jury system is the largest floating crap game on the planet.

Therefore when it comes to personal injury cases, plaintiffs need to be careful regarding how much money they request from a jury and which requests yield higher awards.

In one study, a plaintiffs’ attorney made a request from different groups of jurors of $750,000, $1,500,000 or $5,000,000 for a case that was evaluated, absent a request, as being worth $250,000.00.  In all cases, the jurors awarded less than the plaintiffs’ attorney requested, but the larger the request for damages was made, the larger the award from the jury was given.

Another study attempted to determine if the plaintiffs’ request could be perceived to be so high that it would reduce the award when compared to the lesser extreme.

In this second study, the plaintiffs’ attorney requested, from a different jury, the sum of $1,500,000, $15,000,000 and $25,000,000 for the case that had been evaluated at $250,000.

Interestingly, these jurors awarded almost three times more in damages in response to the $15,000,000 request. However, the $25,000,000 request provided an award of only two thirds of the award for the $15,000,000 request but that was still two and a half times larger than the $1,500,000 request.

The two lines of thought that come out of this research are:  the more you request from the jury the more you will get; and be careful what you ask the jury to award you. Although a imperfect system, it still provides one of the best time tested ways of seeking redress for your injuries absent a negotiated settlement.

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Connecticut Snow and Ice Accident: Slips and Skids Result in Injury

Connecticut Snow and Ice Accident: Slips and Skids Result in Injury

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