This week is officially recognized as Connecticut’s Safe Teen Driving Awareness Week which is meant to be an opportunity for community leaders statewide to organize their area teens around the theme of How A Community Helps to Make Teens Safe Drivers.

A common cause of winter motor vehicle accidents is a condition known as “black ice.” Black ice is a coating or a glaze that forms on roadway surfaces, sidewalks and driveways generally due to freezing rain or because of the melting and refreezing of snow or ice. It is commonly called black ice because it is clear and looks like the black surface which it covers.

When you are seriously injured by someone speeding in Stamford CT Car Accident you have so many questions.  Do you speak to the insurance company of the at fault driver?  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.  Call us today.

A slip and fall case in Danbury, 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.

As you are walking through a retail store parking lot in Waterbury, Connecticut you slip and fall on an accumulation of ice and snow sustain several broken bones.  You are seriously injured and are taken to the hospital.  You life will never be the same again.

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 duty to protect individuals from the wrongful conduct of others and an appropriate jury charge might be:

When you are seriously injured from a slip and fall on a defective municipal/city sidewalk in Danbury, 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.  Call us today.

Being deeply concerned about your situation after your New Haven, 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.

What is my Connecticut accident or injury case worth? This is one of the first questions we are asked at a new client interview by someone who has been recently injured through the fault of another. Recently, there are a number of attorneys who claim to be able to have you input numbers into an injury case evaluator to advise you of the value of your case. If someone claims to be able to tell you the value of your case, right after you have been injured, I would not consider hiring them.

As you are walking through a retail store parking lot in Danbury, Connecticut you slip and fall on an accumulation of ice and snow sustain several broken bones.  You are seriously injured and are taken to the hospital.  You life will never be the same again.

If you have been injured in some type of slip and fall or trip and fall type case one of the first questions a lawyer will ask you is “What caused you to fall?” Sometimes liability can be determined by how or what caused you to fall in a rather straightforward manner such as with a defect that has been known to exist for an extended period of time. In other cases liability might be more difficult to prove such as when a person slips on a foreign substance on a floor of a unknown origin or without knowing how long it was there. One of the advantages of hiring an experienced slip and fall lawyer is that this experienced attorney might be able to develop different theories of liability based upon the specific facts or determine who might be responsible for your injuries.

If you have been involved in a high impact motor vehicle accident or if you have experienced a sudden acceleration or deceleration of your head then you may have suffered a  post concussion syndrome. A PCS is a form of a traumatic brain injury that can cause lifelong disabilities and pain and suffering years after the time the head injury occurred. After a motor vehicle crash the injured party should be aware of a number of initial symptoms that may start to bother the victim. The problems could include, but not be limited to: varying degrees and locations of headaches, feeling very fatigued, short term memory problems or difficulty in concentrating, feelings of being out of sorts or not one’s self, impatience or irritability.

Automobile accidents account for the leading cause of death for young people ages 16 to 21. A major reason for this tragic statistic is driver inexperience. There are a number of other major factors that combine that lead to these deadly consequences. These factors include immaturity, reckless and thrill seeking behavior, peer pressure, poor judgment, speeding, alcohol and drug use, distracted driving and failure to abide by the law.

If you have been hospitalized as a result of your Stamford, Connecticut motorcycle accident case 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.

Most Connecticut victims of hit and run accidents assume that because the person who caused the accident cannot be located that they will not be able to recover money damages for their injuries, some of which can be very serious. There are sources of compensation which may be available to you that could lead to a large financial recovery. Let our experienced personal injury and accident attorneys explain your rights to you and determine what sources of insurance coverage are available to compensate you for your injuries. It is important that you contact us at the earliest possible moment so that a timely investigation can be conducted into the facts of your case.

Connecticut car, truck, motorcycle and other motor vehicle accidents can leave victims with very serious and sometimes fatal results. Our experienced team of personal injury and accident lawyers and wrongful death attorneys can get to work on your case right away to immediately investigate the facts of your case including the causes of the accident, determine what parties are responsible for your injuries, find out what insurance coverages are available and develop alternate theories of liability all in an effort to help maximize the amount of money we can recover for you. We are here to answer your questions and to fully explain your rights to you.  So before you hire a lawyer, speak to an insurance adjuster or sign any paperwork, order a copy of our FREE book, “The Crash Course on Personal Injury Claims.”

Two people were injured, one seriously, after they were hit by a car on Larrabee Street Friday night, police said.

You should be aware that studies have shown that experienced lawyers can negotiate settlements and obtain judgments that are often considerably higher than what the injured parties can negotiate for themselves. In other words, in most cases, you will do better off after paying a lawyer than you would if you attempted to negotiate your own settlement with insurance company claims’ adjusters. This is just one of the many complications which you might encounter so it is very important to at least get the advice of an experienced personal injury lawyer:

f your child has been injured in some type of accident, you could potentially assess liability, if applicable, based upon the following legal theory:

You are walking through a retail store in Danbury, Connecticut when all of a sudden you slip and fall down, seriously injuring yourself.  You are justifiably outraged!  Where do you turn to for help and what do you do?

In the United States, motor vehicle accidents account for twenty percent of all deaths among children ages 1 to 14 and pedestrian injuries account for one third of them as has been reported by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Two people were hit by a car while walking in the area of Broad and Jefferson streets Friday evening, a fire official said.

One in three teenager deaths are caused by a car accident. The factors, which contribute to teen driving accidents, include:

Your slip and fall case in New Haven, 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.