Personal Injury
Decision
Chomiak v. Hopkins Restaurant Corp.
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Monday, May 6, 2013
A court can award economic damages for medical expenses and non-economic damages, for pain and suffering, to an individual who allegedly is assaulted at a nightclub.
Decision
O'Mara v. Perito
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Monday, April 22, 2013
A court can award economic damages for medical expenses and non-economic damages, for pain and suffering, to plaintiffs who allegedly were injured in a motor-vehicle accident.
Decision
Cordero v. University of Connecticut Health Center
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Monday, April 1, 2013
Connecticut General Statutes §17b-93(a) establishes a general rule for a claim for reimbursement of public assistance benefits by the state under which the state has a claim for the full amount of its benefit payments against a beneficiary who has or acquires property, and the exception in C.G.S. §17b-94(a)
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Beware Of the Discount Rate
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Friday, February 15, 2013 | by MICHAEL E. DiGIACOMO
The objective of an expert's opinion of damages in a lost profit engagement is deceptively simple: measure in financial terms, the extent of harm a plaintiff has suffered because of defendant's alleged wrongdoing. The purpose of awarding damages is to restore an injured party to a position they were in prior to being injured.
News
Businesses, Towns Oppose Workers' Comp Expansion To Include Emotional Trauma
Friday, February 1, 2013 | by JAY STAPLETON
Once upon a time in Connecticut, if someone suffered an emotional trauma at work that affected their ability to earn a living, he or she could file a claim for workers' compensation benefits.
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Volunteers May Need Additional Protection
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Friday, January 18, 2013
In Sweeney v. Friends of Hammonasset et al. officially released on January 1, 2013), the state Appellate Court concluded that Connecticut General Statues § 52-557m provides greater protection under the circumstances of that case than did the Federal Volunteer Protection Act (FVPA).
Column
Distracted Driving: We Can Do More
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Friday, January 18, 2013 | by Carter Mario
Every day, millions of Americans are pulling up to stop lights, looking over their shoulder towards the car next to them, and seeing a driver unaware of their surroundings.
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Chef Gets $316,000 Verdict After Neck Injury
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012 | by CHRISTIAN NOLAN
Tessa Scandariato Eichelberger v. Edward Borrelli: A Norwich woman who injured her neck in a car accident was recently awarded $316,000 by a jury, though the amount was reduced by 20 percent because she was found to be partially at fault.
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Marathoner Injured In Rear-End Collision Walks Away With About $270,000
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Friday, October 19, 2012 | by CHRISTIAN NOLAN
Timothy Kesselring v. Gunna Voight, et al.: A former marathon runner who developed back problems after getting rear-ended on Interstate 95 was recently awarded nearly $273,000 by a New Haven judge following a hearing in damages.
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Salesman Awarded $162,000 For Knee Injury
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Monday, October 15, 2012 | by CHRISTIAN NOLAN
Vincent Yaccarino v. Jarett Matlock, et al.: A North Haven salesman who was injured in a car accident on Interstate 95 was recently awarded $162,000 in damages by a judge.
