If you have been involved in some type of Danbury car accident, case one of the issues that will come up is who is at fault. Connecticut follows the law of modified comparative negligence, which says that if an injured party is more than 50% at fault for the accident then that individual cannot recover any money damages from the other party. Additionally, if an injured party is less than 50% at fault then that person’s award would be reduced by their percentage of fault. By way of example, if the plaintiff is awarded $100,000 for her case and a jury finds her to be 30% at fault than the $100,000 award would be reduced by $30,000 which would net the plaintiff the sum of $70,000.

Connecticut elderly driving accidents are on the rise. It has been estimated that every day, for the next 18 years, 10,000 people in America will turn 65. Unfortunately, studies have shown that elderly drivers face an increased risk of being involved in some type of motor vehicle accident. This risk of an elderly driver causing a car accident rises significantly after the age of 75. By way of example, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that in 1997 elderly people comprised 9% of the country’s population but accounted for 14% of all traffic fatalities and 17% of all pedestrian fatalities. If you have been involved in a Connecticut accident case involving an elderly driver then you need an experienced Connecticut injury lawyer to assist you with your Connecticut injury claim.

The Bridgeport CT train accident has injured a significant number of people that have been treated at area hospitals. We were contacted this week by at least one individual that was on the train heading from Grand Central terminal to New Haven (the east bound train) and another individual who was on the train coming from New Haven headed to Grand Central Terminal (the west bound train). There appears to be a lot of conflicting information about exactly what happened at this juncture.The individual who was on the New Haven train headed to Grand Central Terminal indicated that the east bound train had already derailed and that people were getting off of that train, while the west bound train was still in motion. She reported that it appeared that the conductor of her train was evidently unable to stop in time and at which point her train crashed into the other train. The individual who was on the Grand Central to New Haven train indicated that she felt a very violent initial impact, which was then followed by a subsequent impact. There are conflicting reports as to exactly what happened and we are still in the early investigative stages of this CT train accident case.  The official investigation into this CT train accident will probably take a significant amount of time so we will have to wait for the National Transportation Safety Board’s official report. The FBI has reported that there was no foul play.

How can you get more money for your Bridgeport accident case? An experienced Bridgeport accident lawyer will be able to advise you as to what you need to be doing to properly develop your case. There are a great number of things that a Bridgeport Connecticut accident attorney will tell you that you need to do and there are also great number of things that a Bridgeport accident lawyer will tell you that you should not be doing. So what is something that you can do to assist your Bridgeport accident lawyer in helping to maximize the value of your case?

If you’ve been involved in a Bridgeport, Connecticut accident case then one of the questions that you will have is what can you do to help maximize the amount of money that you can get for your accident case. Our Bridgeport injury lawyers and accident attorneys have been helping injured parties and their families for decades so we are happy to provide you with free information as to what you need to be doing. Our Bridgeport accident attorney has written a number of books that are provided to Bridgeport accident victims, for free, which provide valuable information and advice as to what you can do to help maximize the amount of money that you are able to obtain for your accident. So what is one example of what you can be doing to help get more money for your Bridgeport Connecticut accident case?

Bridgeport, Connecticut – A Metro North commuter railway train derailed Friday, and slammed into another train headed in the opposite direction, injuring 60 people. CT’s Governor, Dannel Malloy,announced at a news conference that five people were critically injured and one was very critically injured. Those injured in the Bridgeport CT train accident were taken to Bridgeport Hospital and St. Vincent’s Medical Center, both located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Gov. Malloy indicated that there was no reason to believe that this was anything other than an accident which has severely damaged the tracks and is likely to affect railway traffic between New York and Boston for an indefinite period of time.

After my teenage son was involved in a Connecticut car accident I was contacted by the insurance adjuster of the at fault driver. The insurance adjuster did not know that I was a CT personal injury lawyer and he began to tell me a number of different things that were completely and utterly false. I questioned him about what he told me and he assured me that the information that he was providing me was accurate. After I told him that I was a Connecticut personal injury lawyer and I advised him that the bulk of what he told me was not true, he began to backpedal and attempted to make excuses about the misrepresentations that he had made to me. This is one of a number of reasons why you should not speak with the insurance adjuster of the at fault party unless and until you first speak with an experienced Connecticut accident attorney.

If you have been seriously injured in some type of car, motorcycle, truck, dog bite attack, slip and fall accident, premises liability case, medical malpractice action, pedestrian accident, hit-and-run accident, bicycle accident, or some other type of Connecticut accident resulting in injury, there are a great number of issues that you need to discuss with an experienced CT accident lawyer as soon as possible. If you do not have your case properly investigated, at the earliest possible moment, then you run the very real risk that you can severely jeopardize your case because of mistakes that you might make that may be irreversible.

New Milford CT Accident on Route 7 Under Investigation.

If you have been seriously injured in a Connecticut motor vehicle accident case, caused by a drunk driver, there are a number of issues which may need to be investigated to properly develop your case. It is very important that you contact a Connecticut accident attorney who has experience in handling cases involving drunk drivers. Many people who are seriously injured in Connecticut accident cases involving drunk drivers and do not contact an experienced Connecticut personal injury lawyer until they have made a number of mistakes in attempting to handle the case on their own. We utilized the services of a private investigator who can get to work immediately on investigating your Connecticut drunk driving accident case.

If you’re a CT accident victim and you’ve been seriously injured, or if a loved one has died, as the result of the negligence of another party, in any type of accident in Norwalk, Wilton, Stamford, New Canaan, Westport, Weston, Easton, Reading, or Ridgefield Connecticut, then you should have a great number of questions regarding how you should proceed with your case. Most of us know that one of the ways we can learn things in life is through trial and error or as a result of on-the-job training. In other words, we learn from our mistakes as we go along. If you have been injured in some type of car, truck, motorcycle, bus, taxi, bicycle, hit and run, pedestrian, dog bite, slip and fall or some other accident the last thing you want to do is proceed with your case, and make a great number of mistakes, before getting the advice of an experienced Connecticut personal injury lawyer.

A spinal cord injury falls into one of two levels of severity: complete and incomplete.

If you have been involved in a seriously injured in a Connecticut car accident case one of the things that you can do to help your Connecticut personal injury lawyer add value of to your case is to create a photographic record of all accident related issues.The insurance company of the at fault party will want to be provided with copies of the CT police accident report, all of your medical records, all of your medical reports, therapy bills, therapy notes, lost wage information, and information about how this accident has had an impact upon your life.

The decision as to what Connecticut personal injury attorney or accident lawyer to hire should not be taken lightly. If you have been seriously injured in some type of accidents, if a loved one has died as the result of the fault of another, or if you have been the victim of medical malpractice you need to do some research before hiring the first ct injury lawyer that you come upon. So what are some of the characteristics or qualities that you should be looking for in a lawyer that you are looking to interview to find out if that person is the right match for you?

If you have been seriously injured by a CT drunk driver and the driver of the vehicle has no insurance, are there other sources where you can turn to for money damages? There could very well be a number of other sources that you could look to in an effort to obtain money damages for your serious injuries. One of the ways that you might be able to collect money damages would be through any and all applicable under-insured or uninsured motorist policies that would cover you at the time of your accident. This is a complicated area of the law and you need to consult with an experienced CT drunk driving lawyer or injury attorney at the earliest possible moment.

Your child is seriously injured in Connecticut while on the land of another person. Your child did not have permission to be on this person’s property and you are concerned about the fact that you might not be able to collect money damages for the injury sustained by your child because of that fact. You are terrified about your child’s medical condition and you are experiencing a great deal of uncertainty about whether or not your child will make a full recovery. The last thing you need to worry about is a legal issue involving your child’s accident. You need to concentrate on making sure your child gets the best medical care possible.

Brain injuries can have a wide range of symptoms. Traumatic brain injuries can impact nearly every part of your life, making it next to impossible to work, interact socially, or even control your bodily functions.

In Connecticut, any person or business that is responsible for a property can be held liable for injuries that occur at their location due to a failure to provide reasonably safe premises. This can include landowners, property managers, landlords, and even government entities. In some cases, liability may lie with more than one party.

What happens if you have been seriously injured in a slip and fall or trip and fall accident, as a tenant, in your Waterbury, Connecticut rental property? Does it matter if you were involved in a CT injury accident as a result of a defective condition? What happens if you were injured as a result of a slippery surface? What would happen if you were seriously injured as a result of falling on snow or ice? What responsibility does the landlord have as it relates to your use of the property? Can you collect money damages against your landlord for injuries you sustained in some type of accident that occurred on the landlord’s property?

If you have been involved in a low impact Naugatuck CT car accident, one of the things that the insurance company of the at fault party will try and do is pay you less money because of the fact that it is a low impact crash. One of the major factors insurance companies look at in these cases is the amount of property damage caused by the accident because they will allege that the less damage there is to the motor vehicles than the less injured the plaintiff will be. The insurance company has even named these cases DOLF which stands for defense of litigated files or MIST, minor impact soft tissue cases. These cases typically involve low impact accidents with minor property damage as a result of which the injured party claims whiplash type injuries to the neck and back.

If your child has been injured in some type of accident there are a large number of issues that will be present. You need to make intelligent decisions regarding your child’s care and how their accident case is handled. There are many questions you should have regarding your child’s health and how their injury case should be developed.

If you have been seriously injured in a Wallingford CT accident one of the concerns that you will have is what is your case worth. It is very important that you have an experienced Wallingford CT accident attorney and injury lawyer assist you in the development, presentation and prosecution of your case. There are a great many elements, facts, circumstances and situations that must be reviewed, and potentially investigated, to properly determine the value of any one personal injury case.

If you have been injured in a Stamford CT car accident case one of the issues that will need to be proven is liability. In other words, a determination will have to be made to see who caused the accident. Clients often times will want to know how we go about proving liability. There are many issues that will need to be investigated in a Stamford CT car accident case to determine who is at fault. Sometimes clients feel like this is a very easy thing to prove but many times there are a number of complications that make this determination somewhat difficult.

Some slip and fall accidents result in serious personal injury such as fractured bones, brain injuries, or damage to the spinal cord. Sadly, other slip and fall accidents result in death. If you have lost a loved one in a slip and fall accident, you may have the right to take legal action against the property owner or manager where the accident occurred. A wrongful death attorney from Hastings, Cohan & Walsh, LLP can evaluate your case and help you determine if you have cause to file suit.

If you have been seriously injured in a Connecticut motor vehicle accident case then chances are that the insurance company of the at fault party will be using a computer program called Colossus to evaluate the value of your personal injury case. This program is a database that evaluates insurance claims based upon information entered into the program by the insurance adjuster. Therefore the evaluations of a cases’ value generated by Colossus can only be as good as the information that the adjuster enters into the software program. Does your CT injury lawyer know this?