This Winter is Horrific – Safe Winter Driving Can Keep It From Becoming TragicRecord-setting. Brutal. Relentless. Pick your adjectives how you like but this winter has tested the patience and resolve of all New Englanders. But life goes on, and that includes driving. As has often happened this season, sometimes the best course of action […]
Learn MoreLandlord’s Liability for Injuries to Children: Connecticut Supreme Court Looks at “Foreseeability”Is it foreseeable that a ten-year-old boy would drag an 18-pound chunk of concrete up to his family’s third-floor apartment and drop it on the head of his seven-year-old neighbor, causing devastating and traumatic brain injuries and paralysis? Should the landlord who knowingly allowed […]
Learn MoreSlips and Falls: Funny on Film, Serious in Real LifeOver the years, plenty of actors and performers have made us laugh with exaggerated trips and falls designed for comedic effect. Now, there are also tons of supposedly funny clips on YouTube of people slipping and falling on icy sidewalks and pavement. In reality, however, many trips and […]
Learn MoreRepresenting People, Not Just Handling Cases: Why I Get to Know My ClientsIn To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch tells Scout: “You never really understand a person until you consider things from their point of view… until you climb inside it and walk around in it.”I think about those words when I take on a […]
Learn MoreBirth Injuries: Lack of Oxygen During Labor and Delivery Can Lead to Cerebral Palsy and Severe Brain DamageOf the many potential risks involved in childbirth, perhaps none is more impactful than when a baby is deprived of oxygen. “Hypoxia” is the term used for this inadequate level of oxygen before and/or during delivery, and the […]
Learn MoreDangerously Designed Highway Causes Your Car Accident? Connecticut Supreme Court Says Tough Luck.If the state of Connecticut decides to build a highway on a dangerously steep grade and fails to post signs that warn motorists about those dangers or take other steps to make such a road safer, it cannot be held liable for any […]
Learn MoreWhat Happens to Your Personal Injury Case If You Were Partially At Fault?When a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit is filed, the injured person or those who have lost a loved one are alleging that someone else is responsible for the incident that led to the injury or death and therefore should be liable […]
Learn MoreRising Pedestrian and Cyclist Injuries Require Increased Vigilance and SafetyWhen we walk across the street whether it be in a crosswalk, at a stoplight, or elsewhere, we are putting ourselves in the paths of cars which may or may not be mindful of our safety. The same goes for cyclists who must share the road […]
Learn MoreBrain Injuries and Other Damage From Forceps DeliveriesFor decades, doctors have used forceps to assist them during challenging deliveries. A forceps delivery will typically be considered if the physician is having a difficult time reaching the baby’s head or the mother is exhausted and cannot effectively push the baby out. However, a number of conditions […]
Learn MoreIn-Court Demonstrations Can Be the Key to Telling a Story or Asserting a Complete Defense. Recent CT Supreme Court Decision Excluding a Demonstration Gets it Wrong. Trials are about telling stories. When I present a case to a judge or jury, I am telling my client’s story; about how the accident or incident in question […]
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