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Understanding a CT School Bus Accident Case

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

Your child’s CT school bus accident case can completely overwhelm you.  What should you do?  What should you not do?  Have you done anything to harm your child’s case?  How will this case be investigated?  Contact us today so we can get you a FREE copy of our book “The Crash Course On Child Injury Claims” so you can get all of your questions answered.

New Haven Slip and Fall Accident Jury Charges: Reasonable Time to Remedy after Notice

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

You are seriously injured in a New Have slip and fall incident, your entire world may be 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.

Danbury 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 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.

New Haven 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 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.

Jury Verdict Research in CT Personal Injury and Accident Cases

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

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 in  CT Personal Injury and Accident Cases.  As one senior judge once remarked, the jury system is the largest floating crap game on the planet.

Danbury Slip and Fall Jury Charges: Notice of Specific Defect

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

Your slip and fall case in Danbury, Connecticut can completely overwhelm you.  What should you do?  What should you not do?  Have you done anything to harm your case?  How will this case be investigated?  Contact us today so we can get you a FREE copy of our book “The Crash Course On Personal Injury Claims in Connecticut” so you can get all of your questions answered.

Strengthening Your Claim in CT Child Injury Car Accident Cases

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

Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers in the United States which account for more than one in three deaths in this age group. In 2008, it was reported that nine teen drivers ages 16 to 19 died every day from motor vehicle injuries. On average, for every mile driven, it is estimated that teen drivers ages 16 to 19 are four times more likely than their older counterparts to get into an accident. Those who are at an especially high risk for motor vehicle accidents, among teenage drivers, are:

Social Host Liability: Keep Your Guests Safe For The Big Game Safety isnt just a football term.

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

This weekend will be somewhat of a National Holiday. While not on the calendar, Super Bowl Weekend is about as functionally close to a National Holiday as it gets. When most people think about the Super Bowl, they think hard hitting action, explosive plays, great defense, and one heck of a half-time show. Of course, you will want to share this incredible experience with others and may consider throwing a Super Bowl party. The Super Bowl is among the most watched American television events of the year and is second only to Thanksgiving for U.S. food consumption. Along with food consumption comes alcohol consumption and those two come together in countless Super Bowl Parties. So what liability could you have if a guest at your party, who leaves intoxicated, gets into an accident and seriously injures someone? The easy answer is; plenty. While any party you may throw brings up social host liability issues, Super Bowl Parties almost always involves alcohol so it is a good time to review social host liability law. Social host liability arises any time you have guests, where they consume alcohol on your property and you let them leave when you know or should have known that  they are intoxicated. If your intoxicated guest leaves your party and then injures themselves or a third party, including physical and/or property damage, you could be civilly liable for all those damages.

Hartford Slip and Fall Jury Charges: Notice of Specific Defect

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

Your Hartford slip and fall can completely overwhelm you.  What should you do?  What should you not do?  Have you done anything to harm your case?  How will this case be investigated?  Contact us today so we can get you a FREE copy of our book “The Crash Course On Personal Injury Claims in Connecticut” so you can get all of your questions answered.

Connecticut Assault Jury Charges: Duty to Protect

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

If you have been hurt as a result of an assault at a large retail mall facility in Connecticut, or you suffer a serious injury as a result of inadequate security at a retail mall facility on Connecticut, then you need immediate legal representation.  Order our FREE book today “The Crash Course On Personal Injury Claims in Connecticut”.  Do not unknowingly hurt your case.  Find out what you need to do now.

Collecting Money in Your CT Accident Case When The At Fault Driver Has Little or No Insurance

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

Imagine if someone in your family were seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident or suffered a wrongful death, and the responsible driver was un-insurance or had minimum limits of insurance coverage. The fact that your loved one was seriously injured would be devastating. Finding out that there is little or no insurance to properly compensate that person for their injuries would be catastrophic.

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.

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