Connecticut Personal Injury Lawyer

Connecticut Personal Injury Attorney

When you suffer an injury due to someone else’s negligence, you deserve compensation to be made whole again. While money can rarely replace the impact of your losses, it can help you move forward following an accident. That’s where a Connecticut personal injury lawyer can help.

Attorneys fight for their clients’ rights while victims focus on their recovery. You’ve suffered enough. Let an experienced lawyer take on the insurance companies and legal system for you.

Types of Personal Injury Cases We Handle

Personal injury covers a wide range of cases. While some law firms only focus on a handful of cases, the team at Miller, Rosnick, D’Amico, August & Butler fights for all kinds of accident victims. The types of personal injury cases we handle include the following:

• Car accidents. High-speed roads in Connecticut, like Merritt Parkway and Wilbur Cross Parkway, see more accidents with severe injuries.
• Dog bites.
• Catastrophic injuries.
• Medical malpractice. Malpractice claims can be filed against an individual doctor, hospital, or a health system like Hartford Healthcare or Yale New Haven Health.
• Product liability.
• Wrongful death.
• Workers’ compensation. Connecticut manufacturing firms, like Raytheon Technologies and Collins Aerospace, must sometimes pay workers for injuries they sustain at work.

Damages You Can Recover After a Personal Injury

Damages in personal injury cases fall into three classes: economic, non-economic, and punitive. Economic damages are your provable losses, often coming with receipts or bills. These include your hospital bills, costs for doctors’ visits, repair or replacement costs for damaged property, time missed from work, and any other items to accommodate your injury.

Non-economic damages are intangible losses, but they’re no less real than economic damages. Also known as pain and suffering, non-economic damages include loss of enjoyment of life, loss of consortium, emotional distress, and disfigurement. To calculate the value of these damages, you’ll use either the multiplier method or the per diem method.

Unlike economic and non-economic damages, punitive damages are not meant to compensate the victim but rather to punish the defendant. Judges will award punitive damages to punish the negligent party for particularly reckless or malicious behavior.

Proving Negligence

To win a personal injury claim, you have to prove the other party acted negligently. However, proving negligence isn’t always straightforward. To prove liability, you must establish the following factors:

• Duty of care. You must show that the other party owed you a duty to act responsibly. For example, a property owner has a duty to keep their premises safe for visitors.
• Breach of duty. You have to prove that they breached that duty. If a homeowner doesn’t repair a step they know is broken, they’re in breach of their duty to protect you from harm.
• Causation. After establishing that the other party breached their duty, you must demonstrate that the breach directly or indirectly led to your accident.
• Damages. The final step requires you to highlight how the accident resulted in bodily harm and other damages.

Personal Injury Cases in Connecticut By the Numbers

Personal injuries don’t just impact accident victims. They affect family members, friends, coworkers, and even the state’s healthcare system. Knowing how pervasive personal injuries can be, it’s important to look at some of the statistics behind these cases:

• In 2024, there were 24,321 car accidents that caused injuries in Connecticut.
• Hospitals treated 33,975 Connecticut residents for motor vehicle accident injuries.
• In 2023, 33 workers died due to injuries they suffered at work.
• In Connecticut, only 0.94% of tort cases are decided by juries.

How Miller, Rosnick, D’Amico, August & Butler Can Help

At Miller, Rosnick, D’Amico, August & Butler, our personal injury attorneys have over four centuries of combined experience. Our impressive track record includes the largest settlement the state has ever recorded for workers’ compensation, multi-million-dollar wrongful death cases, and hundreds of thousands of dollars for victims of catastrophic injuries.

Our attorneys are familiar with the state’s personal injury laws and the tactics insurance companies use to strongarm accident victims into accepting lowball settlement offers. We can fight for your compensation with the compassionate dedication your case deserves.

FAQs

What Percentage Do Most Personal Injury Lawyers Take?

The percentage most personal injury lawyers take is called a contingency fee. The contingency fee lawyers charge varies by attorney and by case. Many states limit this fee to a “reasonable amount” to limit the amount attorneys can receive. It’s important to discuss this fee in your initial consultation so you know what to expect when your case is resolved.

What Shouldn’t You Say to an Insurance Agent?

What you shouldn’t say to an insurance agent is anything that alludes to fault in the crash. You may be contacted by the insurance company of the negligent party. It’s important that you don’t discuss any details of the case without your attorney. You may accidentally say something they can use to minimize your claim. Even an apology can be used against you. If an insurance agent calls you about your injury, tell them to contact your lawyer.

What Is the Hardest Injury to Prove?

One of the hardest injuries to prove in a personal injury claim is soft tissue damage. This type of injury includes whiplash and muscle strains. They don’t appear on X-rays or other standard tests, so it’s difficult to get concrete proof you’ve experienced them. Similarly, psychological injuries like PTSD and anxiety following a crash are difficult to prove, as they’re “invisible” injuries.

What Are the Odds of Winning a Personal Injury Claim?

The odds of winning a personal injury case are affected by the amount that actually goes to trial. The vast majority of personal injury cases settle outside of court. Cases that go to trial are more of a toss-up. The odds of winning a claim vary case by case, and there are no guarantees. However, your chances of winning improve when you work with a knowledgeable and experienced Connecticut personal injury attorney.

Hire a Personal Injury Lawyer from Miller, Rosnick, D’Amico, August & Butler

When someone else’s negligence causes injuries, you have the right to pursue compensation for your damages. Navigating the legal system is hard enough to do on your own. Coupled with the stress of managing your injuries, it could feel like an impossible uphill battle. Hire a personal injury lawyer to help you fight for compensation. Contact the team at Miller, Rosnick, D’Amico, August & Butler today to schedule a free consultation.

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