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The Danger of Electronic Devices While Walking or Jogging

Posted by HCW Law | Nov 21, 2025 | 0 Comments

Most people know that using your cell phone while driving a motor vehicle is extremely distracting, dangerous and illegal in many states. Fewer people know that driving while using electronics devices such as hands free cell phone or headphones is similarly distracting. However, almost nobody thinks about the dangers of talking on the phone or wearing headphones while walking, jogging or running.

Insurance Company Programs to Minimize Injury Claim Value: Their Tactics and Your Responses

Posted by HCW Law | Nov 21, 2025 | 0 Comments

If you have been involved in a Stamford, Connecticut car accident case you should have a number of questions regarding your CT injury claim that need to be answered right away. In fact, you will need to know about all of the problems and pitfalls that lie ahead in dealing with the insurance company and the techniques they will use to try and pay you the least amount of money possible for your CT injury claim. Get those answers now from attorneys who have decades of experience in obtaining money damages for injured people. By way of example, here is just one such way that an insurance company will try and pay you less money for your CT injury claim and what you can do about it.

Hartford Slip and Fall Jury Charges: Public Nuisance

Posted by HCW Law | Nov 21, 2025 | 0 Comments

A slip and fall case in Hartford, Connecticut resulting in a traumatic brain injury can be devastating to the family of the innocent victim.  Any traumatic brain injury claim must be investigated immediately.  You need an experienced traumatic brain injury lawyer to help you through this most difficult time.  Find out what you need to be doing right away.  Contact us today.

Danbury Slip and Fall Jury Charges: Commercial Mode of Operation

Posted by HCW Law | Nov 21, 2025 | 0 Comments

In an instant, you slip and fall in a grocery store in Danbury, 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?  Our firm has been helping people like you for decades.  You get better and we will handle everything else.

Insurance Companies and Medical Records: Protecting Your Connecticut Injury Case Value

Posted by HCW Law | Nov 21, 2025 | 0 Comments

If you have been injured through the fault of another in any type of Connecticut car accident, motorcycle crash, a slip and fall, dog bite injury, or through doctor or hospital malpractice there are a number of issues that you need to concern yourself about as you treat for your injury or condition. One of these issues involve the insurance company of the at fault party. In evaluating and determining your case value an insurance company will look at your medical records to see about your medical care and treatment and how the injury has affected you.  Therefore, in an effort to increase your case value, it is important that you keep in mind the following fact.

Can a Smart Phone App Prevent DUI Accidents, Injuries?

Posted by HCW Law | Nov 21, 2025 | 0 Comments

If you drink alcohol and then drive your motor vehicle in CT you run the very real risk of causing a drunk driving accident, wherein you could seriously injure or kill someone, or could get yourself arrested for a DUI. The consequences of your actions and this decision can have devastating consequences. The drunk driving laws of the State of Connecticut and the case law determined by the U.S. Supreme Court make it easy for a police officer to pull you over based upon a “reasonable articulable suspicion” that you are driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Burden of Proof and Statutory Requirements in Connecticut Dog Bite Cases

Posted by HCW Law | Nov 21, 2025 | 0 Comments

What happens if you are attacked by a dog, in CT, and are severely injured? What do you have to prove to establish that the owner or keeper of the dog is liable? What effect does the fact that the dog has never bitten anyone before have to do with fault? Connecticut has specific statutory provisions that make a person or entity strictly liable for a person’s injury. It is therefore not necessary to show that a person was negligent in order to be entitled to collect money damages. For example, certain states recognize some or all of the following strict liability torts: parents being held strictly liable for an act of their child; worker’s compensation making an employer liable for an employee’s injuries; owners of pets that bite people being held strictly liable for the pet’s actions; and certain cases involving toxic torts.

A New Years Resolution That Could Save Your Familys Economic Life: How You Can Protect Yourself and Your Family From Irresponsible Drivers

Posted by HCW Law | Nov 21, 2025 | 0 Comments

As the New Year approaches and we begin to think about changes we are going to make in our lives, one of those might be your motor vehicle insurance coverage. Unfortunately, this year I represented several people who were involved in serious accidents, caused by the fault of another, who had minimum limits of liability which were insufficient to pay for their damages.

Mediation in Connecticut Injury or Accident Cases

Posted by HCW Law | Nov 21, 2025 | 0 Comments

If you have a Connecticut injury or accident case or you have been the victim of medical malpractice, where you have reached maximum medical improvement, one of the options which you could discuss with your attorney is to engage in non-binding mediation. Mediation is the process whereby both sides to a case agree upon an impartial, experienced, third party (Mediator) who has no decision making authority but who will attempt to assist both sides  in voluntarily negotiating an acceptable resolution of a case.

Danbury Slip and Fall Jury Charges: Constructive Notice

Posted by HCW Law | Nov 21, 2025 | 0 Comments

After falling down in a large chain retail establishment in Danbury, 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.

Have you been injured by an Accident or Medical Malpractice in Connecticut?

Posted by HCW Law | Nov 21, 2025 | 0 Comments

If you have been injured in a Connecticut accident or if you have been the victim of medical malpractice, chances are, you need the services of an experienced CT injury attorney. People who are considering making a claim for personal injuries lawsuit usually contact, either through our online form, by calling us or by visiting us in our office, seeking answers to certain basic questions. A few of the main concerns most commonly voiced by current, new, or prospective clients are:

Jury Charges Commercial Mode of Operation

Posted by HCW Law | Nov 21, 2025 | 0 Comments

In an instant, you slip and fall in a grocery store in Hartford, 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?  Our firm has been helping people like you for decades.  You get better and we will handle everything else.

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

Posted by HCW Law | Nov 21, 2025 | 0 Comments

You are seriously injured in a slip and fall incident in Hartford, 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.

Hartford Slip and Fall Lawyer

Posted by HCW Law | Nov 21, 2025 | 0 Comments

If you have been seriously injured then you may need a Hartford slip and fall lawyer or trip and fall attorney. If you have been injured in some type of CT fall case then you need the advice of an experienced Connecticut slip and fall attorney and personal injury lawyer. So do not speak with an insurance adjuster, sign any paperwork or hire a Connecticut accident attorney until you get a copy of our free book “The Crash Course on Personal Injury Claims in Connecticut.” Our comprehensive book will advise you as to what you should be doing and what you should not be doing. It will tell you how to get better medical care and how to get better quicker. It will tell you how a personal injury case is developed and put together and most importantly it will advise you as to what you should do to help your attorney get you more money for your injury case. Being deeply concerned about your situation after your Hartford, Connecticut slip and fall case is very typical.  Your body hurts.  You cannot sleep, your mind races, how are you going to survive financially?  We are here to help take the pressure off you so you can just worry about getting better. Contact our Hartford slip and fall lawyer to help you right now.

Hartford Slip and Fall Jury Charges: Constructive Notice

Posted by HCW Law | Nov 21, 2025 | 0 Comments

After falling down in a large chain retail establishment in Hartford, 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.

Putting the Brakes on Holiday Accidents and Injuries: Understanding and Avoiding The Common Causes of Holiday Accidents

Posted by HCW Law | Nov 21, 2025 | 0 Comments

As we gather with family and friends this holiday season we should be mindful of the fact that this time of the year is the worst season for accidents. We all want to spend time with those we care for but want to be as safe as possible so it would be helpful to review some of the most common causes of holiday accidents and review how we can avoid these injuries.

What You NEED To Do in the Case of a Hartford, CT Wrongful Death of Your Loved One

Posted by HCW Law | Nov 21, 2025 | 0 Comments

An accident or injury case in Hartford, Connecticut resulting in the death of an individual can be devastating to the family of the innocent victim. Any CT Wrongful Death Case must be investigated immediately so the rights of the survivors are protected. You need an experienced wrongful death lawyer to help you through this most difficult time. Find out what you need to be doing right away. Contact us today.

Get Answers to Your Stamford Connecticut Speeding Accident Worries

Posted by HCW Law | Nov 21, 2025 | 0 Comments

When you are seriously injured in a Stamford  Connecticu speeding accident you have so many questions. Do you speak to the insurance company of the at fault driver? How do you investigate the Stamford Connecticut speeding accident? Who will interview the witnesses? How are all of your bills going to be paid? Who will pay you while you are out of work?

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