When you are seriously injured by a CT automobile accidents you have so many questions. Do you speak to the insurance company of the at fault driver? How do you investigate the CT automobile accident? Who will interview the witnesses? How are all of your bills going to be paid? Don’t delay in getting the answers you need. Call the Connecticut Car Accident Lawyers of Hastings, Cohan, & Walsh, LLP today for a FREE consultation at (888) 244-5480.

A Ford Explorer read-ended a Chevy Equinox in the morning of August 2.

After your child has been injured, you are tremendously concerned for your child and about what to do. You are scared and anxious about how you will be properly compensated for your losses, and your child’s losses. These concerns are very common and very real. We are here to help you through this difficult time.

An accident between an SUV and an RV sent four people to the hospital today, August 6th. The SUV crossed over the center lane and struck the RV head on. The driver of the SUV, and a man, woman and child from the RV were all taken to the hospital. The man had been trapped in the RV wreckage initially after the accident, but was rescued by witnesses that were kind enough to help.

In an instant, a child injury in Connecticut changes everything. Your life is suddenly put on hold. You child is in constant pain, you have mounting medical bills and you have to take time from work. Where do you turn and what do you do? Our firm has been helping parents like you for decades. You can focus on getting your child better and we will handle everything else.

Fatal East Haven CT Bike Accident When Van Collides with Bicyclist- A male bicyclist was killed in East Haven CT when a van struck him while riding his bicycle. The cyclist was revived on scene and taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where the seriousness of his CT bike accident injuries eventually took his life. The van was owned by Sarah Inc., an organization for children and adults with disabilities. The van contained the driver and two passengers when it hit the bicyclist, flipped over, and struck a utility pole. The passengers and driver were also taken to Yale-New Haven hospital with serious but not life threatening injuries.

Last Friday, a 23-year-old Greenwich man was struck by a vehicle while crossing West Putnam Avenue at Western Junior Highway at about 12:15 a.m. The vehicle left the scene of the accident without offering aid to the victim. The unidentified victim was walking home after being out with friends when he was struck by the Volkswagen sedan.

An early morning ATV accident on Saturday, July 28th, sent three people to Hartford Hospital, all with minor injuries. One ATV rider was taken to the hospital by LifeStar due to the type of injury.

According to the CDC child injury report 2000-2006, for children less than 1 year of age, two-thirds of injury deaths were due to suffocation. Drowning was the leading cause of injury death for those 1 to 4 years of age. For children 5 to 19 years of age, the most injury deaths were due to being an occupant in a motor vehicle traffic crash.A Waterbury Connecticut car accident can be tragic for your family.  The most devastating is that it has been caused by the negligence of another driver.  Prior to the jury getting your Waterbury child injury case, the judge will have to instruct the jury on how to apply the law to the facts of your case. The way in which the judge does this is to “charge” the jury. The judge might give the following jury charge as it relates to the issue of causation in your child’s injury case:

A CT motor vehicle accident resulting in the death of an individual is devastating to the family of the innocent victim.  Any wrongful death claim must be investigated immediately so the rights of the survivors are protected. You need an experienced Connecticut wrongful death lawyer to help you through this most difficult time.  Find out what you need to be doing right away. Contact the lawyers at Hastings, Cohan, and Walsh, LLP today.

If you have been involved in a CT car accident that only resulted in property damage to your vehicle, you can most likely negotiate with your insurance company on your own to receive reimbursement for your repairs and property damage. However, if you or one of your passengers suffered a serious personal injury in the car accident, it is important to have an experienced CT car accident lawyer on your side to ensure your rights are protected.  Contact Hastings, Cohan, and Walsh, LLP today for a FREE case evaluation.

If you have been seriously injured in a slip and fall, or trip and fall accident in a CT mall or CT store, or if you have been injured as a result of a premises defect or have a claim for any type of injury that occurred in any type of mall or shopping center located in Connecticut then you need immediate advice from experienced Connecticut personal injury lawyer or accident attorney as to what you should and what you should not be doing. Before you hire a CT accident lawyer or injury attorney, speak to an insurance adjuster, or sign any type of paperwork, order our FREE book today “The Crash Course On Personal Injury Claims in Connecticut”.  Do not attempt to represent yourself unless and until you get the advice of an experienced Connecticut personal injury attorney or accident lawyer. Do not unknowingly do something that could ultimately hurt your case. Take advantage of our decades of legal experience in representing Connecticut accident victims who have been injured through the fault of another. Find out what you need to do now.  Contact Hastings, Cohan, and Walsh, LLP today for a free case evaluation.

Three individuals were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries after an Middlebury CT car accident.

If you have been injured in a CT accident or have received injuries through the fault of another you need to consult with an experienced personal injury lawyer. One of the most common type of case that a Connecticut accident and injury attorneys deals with is that of negligence. Negligence is a very broad area of tort law that deals with a great many types and causes of action.  Basically, negligence involves the failure to exercise the level of care that a reasonably prudent person would have exercised under the same circumstances.  If a person causes a motor vehicle accident, for example, an issue that would have to be determined is whether or not the person who caused the accident was negligent, that is, whether that person did something that a reasonably prudent person would not have done, such as speed or go through a red light.

29-year-old Halloran Zanone and another car were racing down I-84, headed East. The other driver lost control and sideswiped a third car, headed over the center median, rolled over several times, and struck two cars that were traveling West. The driver of the  vehicle was able to flee the scene.

Connecticut Slip and Fall Jury Charges: Commercial Mode of Operation- In an instant, you slip and fall in a grocery store in Connecticut and everything changes.  Your life is suddenly put on hold.  You are in constant pain, you have mounting medical bills and you cannot work.  Where do you turn and what do you do?  The Connecticut personal injury lawyers of Hastings, Cohan & Walsh, LLP has been helping people like you for decades.  You get better and we will handle everything else.  Contact Hastings, Cohan & Walsh, LLP today for a FREE case evaluation.

Connecticut auto accidents can be traumatic. Immediately following the accident, it is normal to feel flustered, overwhelmed and stressed. These conditions do not always make it easy to think clearly. Unfortunately, the actions you take immediately following your auto accident can significantly impact your ability to recover the compensation you deserve. Will you know what to do after a CT Auto Accident?

A woman was headed southbound on Route 7 in Wilton CT, when she was rear ended by the car behind her. After stopping in front of Wilton High School, she heard squealing and felt something hit her bumper. The other motor vehicle was driven by a Wilton CT man, John O’Hara of 345 Mountain Road, who was later arrested for driving under the influence.  A witness of the accident said the 42-year-old man was confused and his vehicle smelled of alcohol. After noting that the driver had difficulty standing and slurred speech, police arrested the man for DUI and also charged him with having an expired vehicle registration.

Austin P. Mordowanec, a former Middlebury resident who was living in Wolcott, was fatally injured when his jet ski collided with a dock on the Connecticut River this Sunday evening. He was 34 years old.

When you are involved in a CT Slip and Fall on a defective municipal/city sidewalk in Bridgeport, Connecticut you have so many questions.  Do you speak to the insurance company of the city?  How do you investigate the accident?  Who will interview the witnesses?  How are all of your bills going to be paid?  Don’t delay in getting the answers you need. Contact Hastings, Cohan, and Walsh, LLP today.

Personal injuries are catastrophic, serious injuries. Some of the most common types of personal injury include:

A gentleman in his 80s was struck by an SUV on Greenfield Street in Fairfield Friday night at around 9 pm. The accident happened in the vicinity of Liana’s Trattoria, Fairfield Police reported.

As a Connecticut accident attorney and personal injury lawyer who has been practicing for decades, you get the opportunity to meet some very highly regarded accident and injury lawyers throughout the U.S. One such highly regarded  injury lawyer is Anthony Castelli from Cincinnati, Ohio. I have spoken with Tony about a number of legal issues and find him to be very intelligent, highly experienced and very concerned about the welfare of his clients. I have even co-authored a book with Attorney Castelli who has a excellent grasp of exactly what he needs to do to protect his clients’ rights and to help maximize the value of his clients’ cases.

A 16 year old female New Canaan driver was placed under arrest, last week, after police said that she was distracted by the use of a handheld cell phone which resulted in her hitting and fatally injuring a 44-year-old jogger.

As parents our greatest responsibility and concern is to provide for the safety and well-being of our children. Unfortunately, no  matter how diligent we are  and how much we try and protect our children, child accidents and injuries occur every minute of every day. Car accidents, playground injuries, slip and falls, sports injuries, bus accidents, dog bites, burn injuries, injuries from toys and other causes can result in strains and sprains to broken bones to head injuries to traumatic brain injuries to injuries involving scarring that requires plastic surgery. Sadly, some of the accidents result in very serious injuries and tragically some result in death. If your child is injured in some type of accident then you should take certain steps.