Personal Injury
Decision
Batiste v. Valdes
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Monday, June 10, 2013
A court can award an additur, for pain and suffering that allegedly results from a motor-vehicle accident, if the jury's failure to award non-economic damages is inconsistent with the evidence.
Decision
Giarnese v. Town of Litchfield
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Monday, May 27, 2013
If a plaintiff's complaint alleges a cause of action under the defective-highway statute, Connecticut General Statutes §13a-149, the plaintiff may not possess a cause of action in nuisance.
Decision
Mason v. Robinson
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Monday, May 27, 2013
As a result of a plaintiff's report to healthcare providers that she experienced significant improvement within two months of a motor-vehicle accident, a jury reasonably can find that much of the plaintiff's medical treatment was unnecessary or not related to the motor-vehicle accident.
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)
News
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.
