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What to Do Following a Truck Accident
When it comes to recovering from a truck accident, there are two key aspects of the process: Protecting your health Protecting your legal rights Both are extremely important, and both require your immediate attention. Here are the steps you should take if you have been seriously injured in a truck accident in Connecticut or New […]
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How to Find the Right Motorcycle Accident Lawyer
Recovering from the effects of a serious motorcycle accident can be extraordinarily difficult, especially if the crash resulted in the death of a loved one. But, choosing the right lawyer to help you assert your rights shouldn’t be difficult. When it comes to choosing a lawyer after a motorcycle accident, there are a number of […]
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9 Steps to Take After a Car Accident
The steps you take after a car accident can make or break your claim for financial compensation. If you have been seriously injured, you need to make smart decisions about protecting your legal rights, and you need to make sure you avoid mistakes that could make it more difficult to secure fair financial compensation. What […]
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What are Punitive Damages in a Personal Injury Claim?
“If you have been injured in an accident, you are entitled to just compensation.” This statement, which you will see frequently if you are looking for information about your legal rights online, addresses the primary means of securing a financial recovery if you have been injured due to someone else’s negligence or intentional misconduct. However, […]
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When Should You Hire a Personal Injury Lawyer?
If you have been injured, should you hire a personal injury lawyer? Will a lawyer be able to help you recover your losses; or, will you be wasting your time (and theirs) by scheduling a free consultation? The truth is, after most types of accidents, it is hard to know whether you need a personal […]
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10 Questions to Determine Hospitalist and Specialist Responsibility in Med-Mal Cases
Physicians known as “hospitalists” have emerged in recent years due to various economic, political, medical, and social forces on inpatient care, and now are the fastest growing medical specialty. Over the last 20 years, while the number of hospitalized patients and number of specialists available to care for them has remained stable, the number of […]
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Little Known Facts About Motorcycle Accidents
Motorcycle accidents, though not necessarily more common than other motor vehicle accidents, can be more shocking and devastating. But, they can also be caused by some unique circumstances. A number of studies and surveys have discovered some interesting facts and statistics about motorcycle accidents: 1. Approximately ¾ of motorcycle accidents involve collisions with another vehicle, […]
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MASS TORT V. INDIVIDUAL INJURY CASES: A LEARNING EXPERIENCE
by Emily B. Ashe Length of Time If there’s one thing we all know, lawsuits can take a long time. One of the down sides for a mass tort client is that their case generally takes a number of years to resolve (they benefit in other ways such as sharing costs with other plaintiffs—I’ll get to […]
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Alcohol – What Is Dram Shop Liability (and what is a dram, anyway)?
Dram shop laws relate to cases in which a person has received alcohol from an establishment and then causes an accident while in an intoxicated state. Dram shop laws allow victims who were hurt by the intoxicated driver to pursue compensation from the establishment or party that provided alcohol to the intoxicated driver. What Is […]
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Study ties communication errors to surgical ‘never events’
According to a new study, poor communication among surgical teams may be a common cause of the inexcusable surgical mistakes known as “never events.” Harmful medical errors are a threat that people in Danbury face every time they seek medical attention or treatment. Alarmingly, between 2008 and 2012, over 3,000 people in Massachusetts suffered severe […]
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