Jacobs & Jacobs Nursing Home Suit Shows Dangers of Arbitration Agreements
(January 2012) Part of the nursing home admissions process involves signing many forms. Residents and their families are often trying to cope with the huge change that entering a nursing [...]
Read More...Disclosures About Expert Testimony Sufficient Even When General
(April 2011) While in the hospital for an emergency appendectomy, Eric Klein suffered an injury that provided him with continued pain, diminished quality of life and negative affects at work. The [...]
Read More...Connecticut Seeks To Strengthen Drunk Driving Laws To Help Curb Accidents And Injuries
(March 2011) It sometimes takes a public tragedy to expose inadequate policies or laws, and the death of a 15-year-old who was struck by an off-duty Windsor Locks, Connecticut, police officer [...]
Read More...The Changing Face of Ski Resort Liability
(December 2010) Due in no small part to a series of lawsuits brought in recent years, ski resort and lodge owners around Connecticut and all of New England are on the [...]
Read More...New Funds To Combat Abuse In Connecticut Long-Term Care Facilities
(October 2010) It is a tragic phenomenon that the people who need the most attention and care during their lives, or towards the end of their lives like the elderly, often [...]
Read More...School Buses Recalled Twice In September
(September 2010) In early September 2010, the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) issued a recall for small school buses manufactured by Thomas Built Buses. The New York Times reports that [...]
Read More...Governor Announces Crackdown on Unsafe Trucking Practices
(August 2010) In early August, Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell announced that her office was leading an “intense crackdown” on unsafe driving practices by truck drivers. The crackdown was announced in [...]
Read More...Court Papers Say New Haven Cop Lied About Hit-And-Run
(July 2010) Marquis Morrison, a rookie police officer for the New Haven Police Department, is now being charged with several felonies in connection with an off-duty hit-and-run accident that left [...]
Read More...Connecticut’s Distracted Driving Law Gets Some Teeth
(July 2010) Texting drivers beware: starting October 1, drivers caught texting behind the wheel in Connecticut can be pulled over and fined at least $100 for the dangerous activity. The texting [...]
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