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How to Successfully Prepare a Personal Injury Claim

If you’ve suffered a personal injury, you can make a legal claim against the party or individual at fault. Even if you are partially responsible for your own injuries, you may still be awarded compensation. In order to do [...]

Can You Prove Emotional Distress?

If you file a personal injury claim in pursuit of monetary damages for emotional distress, be prepared to prove this type of loss based on clear and convincing evidence. Emotional distress is not as easy to prove or document as [...]

What To Do If You’ve Been Involved In A Hit & Run

A “hit and run” is when a driver hits another car, a person or property and knowingly fails to provide his or her insurance information or render aid before driving away. (We could also call this several other things, [...]

The 51 Percent Rule in Auto Accidents

The 51 percent rule means that an accident victim can still claim damages unless his or her percentage of fault was greater than 51 percent. If the court finds the plaintiff to be comparatively negligent, monetary damages will be [...]

A Guide to Distracted Driving in CT

Connecticut law does not specifically define the offense of causing a fatality due to using a cell phone or texting while driving. Depending on the circumstances of a case, a person may be charged with multiple types of criminal [...]

What Is the 51% Modified Comparative Fault rule?

Connecticut is a 51% modified comparative fault state. But what does that mean, and how can that impact you if you've had an accident? If you have been injured in an accident but you haven’t filed a personal injury [...]

Pain & Suffering Settlement 101

WHAT COUNTS AS PAIN AND SUFFERING IN A CONNECTICUT ACCIDENT? Pain and suffering refers to the physical pain and psychological and/or emotional distress a person may experience as a result of personal injury. This can refer to actual pain from [...]

Statute of Limitations in CT

Personal Injury Actions A personal injury action must be filed within two years from the date the injury is first sustained or discovered. In no event can a suit be filed more than three years from the date that the [...]

Can You Be Compensated for Emotional Distress?

Yes, it is possible to collect financial compensation for emotional distress with a personal injury claim in Connecticut. After a traumatic event such as a car accident, dog bite injury, or slip and fall, you may qualify for compensation for the noneconomic damages [...]

What is Considered Distracted Driving?

Did you know that there are three different types of distracted driving? If you are a driver in Connecticut, or about to have a teen driver start driving, then it is important to know the different types of distracted [...]

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