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Is There a Statute of Limitations on Personal Injury Claims?

If you are considering filing a personal injury claim in Connecticut, there are important deadlines you must be aware of. These deadlines are called statutes of limitations and they limit how long an injury victim has to file a personal...

Important Evidence to Support Your Personal Injury Claim

Personal Injury

Succeeding in a personal injury claim requires providing evidence that your injuries were directly caused by the defendant’s actions. This will include proving how the injury occurred and the extent of your damages. The Connecticut personal injury attorneys at D’Amico & Pettinicchi...

How to Avoid Accidents in the Snow

Car Accident

More than 1,300 people are killed and more than 116,000 suffer injuries in automotive accidents because of snowy, icy or slushy roadways every year, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration. Connecticut is known for having serious...

Guide to the Connecticut Wrongful Death Statute

Wrongful Death

Losing a loved one is tragic, particularly when your loved one’s death was caused by another person’s negligence and could have been prevented. Nothing can make up for your loss, but filing a Connecticut wrongful death lawsuit may provide a sense of...

Five Connecticut Nursing Homes Fined for Negligence

Nursing Home Abuse

This summer, five Connecticut nursing homes were fined a minimum of $1,500 for neglecting residents and allowing serious injuries, including one death. Last month, state health officials fined Gardner Heights Health Care Center $3,000 after a resident died because he...

Filing a Personal Injury Claim as a Passenger Injured in an Auto Accident

Car Accident

Although car accident claims are often filed by the vehicles’ drivers, passengers may also file a personal injury claim if they are injured in the collision. However, many people might be unaware of their rights as a passenger after being...

Drunk driver kills two children

Car Accident

Two children were killed after the vehicle they were traveling in was rear-ended by a drunk driver shortly after 2 a.m. Nov. 3. The deceased victims parents and a 12-year-old boy were also injured in the crash. Following the fatal accident,...

Do I Have a Medical Malpractice Case?

Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional’s action or inaction results in substandard treatment and causes injury to the patient. It is important to note, however, that simply because you did not get the outcome you intended from medical treatment,...

Do I Have a Medical Malpractice Case for a MRSA Infection?

Medical Malpractice

MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is a staph infection commonly contracted during a hospital stay that can cause severe consequences for patients, as it is resistant to many antibiotics and is difficult to treat. In rare cases, this type of infection...

Do I Have Grounds for a Legal Case if my Child has Cerebral Palsy?

Medical Malpractice

Of all the potential birth injuries to a newborn child, cerebral palsy is one of the most devastating. Occurring in approximately 1.4 to four of every 1,000 births, cerebral palsy can occur as the result of medical malpractice, which means...