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Challenges for Truck Drivers that Increase Their Risk of an Accident

One of the main causes of truck accidents is negligent driving by the person behind the wheel of the truck. There are many risk factors for truck drivers that make them more likely to cause an accident. Below, learn more...

Centers for Disease Control to Study Health Risks of E-Scooters After Numerous Injuries in Texas

Personal Injury

Three epidemiologists from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been conducting a study of e-scooter accidents and injuries in Austin, Texas since December. Austin city leaders asked for the investigation because of the high number of...

Connecticut’s Personal Injury Statute of Limitations: Car Accidents

Car Accident

A statute of limitations is a law that outlines how long an individual has to file a lawsuit within his or her state. Each type of case has its own statute of limitations that must be followed. If this deadline...

Can I Sue a Hospital for Medical Malpractice?

Medical Malpractice

Hospitals and medical institutions have an obligation to apply procedures and hire staff members that meet the standards held by the medical community. When a hospital’s failure to uphold its duty results in a patient’s injury or death, it can...

Can a Nursing Home Be Held Liable for Abuse or Neglect?

Nursing Home Abuse

Nursing homes have an obligation to ensure the patients under their care are receiving the treatment they require. If a resident is deprived of the treatment he or she needs, it may result in the resident suffering serious injury or...

Are Surgeons Giving Living Donors Enough Information?

Medical Malpractice

It takes a brave person to be willing to go under the knife for a relative, friend or total stranger. To give someone a kidney or part of a liver as a live donor is incredibly compassionate, but it is...

78-Year-Old Woman Severely Injured in Pit Bull Attack

Medical Malpractice

A 78-year-old woman suffered severe injuries to her head, neck and arms after being attacked by a pit bull in New Haven on July 4. According to the New Haven Fire Chief, the woman was the landlord of the property...

7 Steps to Take After a Truck Accident

Medical Malpractice

The damage that results from a collision between a passenger vehicle and a commercial semi-truck can be extremely severe. The better prepared you are and the more knowledge you have about what goes into a truck accident investigation, the more...

6 Important Connecticut Motorcycle Laws

Medical Malpractice

Although riding a motorcycle brings the freedom and joy of the open road, it can also be very risky, as motorcycles lack the many protections offered by traditional passenger vehicles. Because of this, there are several important motorcycle laws in...

4-Vehicle Crash in Connecticut Kills 1

Car Accident

On Dec. 16, a woman died following a four-vehicle accident in New Milford. Three vehicles pulled to the side of Whisconier Road, and when a 4th vehicle became involved, it turned into a fatal accident. According to the police report, a...