Traveling out-of-state is stressful enough, thanks to booking hotel rooms, trying to navigate an unfamiliar area, and familiarizing yourself with local speed limits and signage. It gets even worse when you’re involved in a car crash far from home. How do you get your vehicle repaired and back home? Will your trip have to be […]
Recently, accidental injuries became the number three cause of death in the U.S. for the first time according to figures from the National Safety Council. In one year alone, fatalities from preventable injuries rose 10%. Americans are hurt every second on average, and someone loses their life every three minutes in our nation. Preventable events include […]
A former State of Connecticut employee was awarded a service-connected disability pension retroactive to August 2011. The total retroactive award was $400,000.
Claimant contracted Covid-19 during the course of his employment from a co-worker. Unfortunately, the Claimant died from complications of Covid-19 after a month-long hospital stay. A claim for survivor’s benefits for the Claimant’s wife were brought under C.G.S. 31-306. The Workers’ Compensation insurance company agree to pay a settlement of $650,000 to settle the claim. […]
Under Connecticut law, you can still have a compensable Worker’s Compensation claim to a body part you have previously injured. Connecticut law only requires a work incident or work activity to be “a substantial contributing factor” in order for it to be considered a viable Worker’s Compensation injury. There is no requirement that the work […]
As the snow continues to pile up, let us take a moment to review some of the law relating to snow and ice removal in Connecticut. Are property owners responsible for premises liability lawsuits if someone is injured on their property? Under Connecticut law, a landowner has an obligation to remove or otherwise treat dangerous […]
1.My Cousin Vinny (1992) Joe Pesci plays a brash Brooklyn lawyer who only recently passed the bar exam on his 6th try. He is representing his cousin and friend who are arrested for murder after stopping at a convenience store in Alabama. 2. Marshall (2017) Chadwick Bosman plays Thurgood Marshall, the first black justice on […]
Driving through Connecticut during the summer and fall months means navigating an endless series of infrastructure projects. The orange traffic cones, flashing arrow boards, and concrete jersey barriers lining Interstate 95 through Fairfield County and Interstate 84 near Hartford signal necessary highway improvements. However, these highly congested, tightened corridors also create dangerous bottlenecks for daily […]