Results
PERSONAL INJURY
Auto Accident – Jury Award: $184,739.00 - 5 injured in a Berlin Turnpike car crash. New Britain Superior Court. 2003. More Details.
Auto Accident – Jury Award: $189,497.37 inclusive of interest and costs - 32 year old attorney rear ended. Suffered 7.5% permanent partial disability to neck. Allstate offered $32,500.00. Hartford Superior Court. 2003. More Details.
Auto Accident – Damages Awarded: $275,000.00 - Drunk driver rear-ended Plaintiff’s van, pushed van forward into Plaintiff who was walking around the front of the van. Case affirmed on Appeal. Hartford Superior Court. 2002. More Details.
Auto Accident - $365,000.00 Settlement- An Eastern Connecticut State University student was visiting the University of Connecticut with some friends. While walking home from an off-campus party, he was struck by a car which fled the scene. The young driver crashed his car into a tree about a mile from the scene and reported that accident to police, but not the fact that he had struck our client. The Eastern Student was unconscious and suffered facial injuries and a badly fractured leg. More Details.
Auto Accident– $40,000.00 Settlement - A woman cited for making an illegal u–turn was hit by an approaching vehicle on New Year’s Eve during a snow storm. More Details.
Auto Accident - Wrongful Death - $1,000,000.00 Settlement- March 2009. More Details.
Slip & Fall at Wal-Mart - $115,000.00 Settlement - A Wal-Mart shopper was entering the store on a rainy day and slid on the wet floor and landed on her back. Several months later, she developed increased neck symptoms and ultimately had neck surgery. More Details.
Auto Accident - $365,000.00 Settlement- An Eastern Connecticut State University student was visiting the University of Connecticut with some friends. While walking home from an off-campus party, he was struck by a car which fled the scene. The young driver crashed his car into a tree about a mile from the scene and reported that accident to police, but not the fact that he had struck our client. The Eastern Student was unconscious and suffered facial injuries and a badly fractured leg. More Details.
Auto Accident– $40,000.00 Settlement - A woman cited for making an illegal u–turn was hit by an approaching vehicle on New Year’s Eve during a snow storm. More Details.
Auto Accident - Wrongful Death - $1,000,000.00 Settlement- March 2009. More Details.
Slip & Fall at Wal-Mart - $115,000.00 Settlement - A Wal-Mart shopper was entering the store on a rainy day and slid on the wet floor and landed on her back. Several months later, she developed increased neck symptoms and ultimately had neck surgery. More Details.
Blasting Accident - Jury Award: $56,000.00 – A woman was struck in the side of her foot by a small rock sent through the roof of Costco by a nearby blasting operation. New Britain Superior Court. 2010. More Details.
Car v. Bicyclist Accident - $250,000.00 (Liability Action) and $7,500.00 (Declaratory Action) Settlement. More Details.
Dangerous & Defective Premises - $1,000,000.00 Settlement - Man Wearing Wrong T-Shirt Assaulted and Drowns. More Details.
Construction Accident - Tradesmen Injured Due To Stairway Collapse – $210,000.00 Settlement
A plumber and a plumber’s helper were injured when the basement stairs they were walking down collapsed. Case settled on the first day of jury selection. Parties participated in meditation two weeks before trial which helped frame the issues and bring the case to a point where it could be settled soon after.
Construction Site Accident - $1.6 Million Settlement - The Plaintiff fell from the second story of a residence he was helping to construct and now suffers permanent paralysis. OSHA reports showed that there were no industry required railing or safety harnesses at the job site. More Details.
Construction Accident – Local 23 Union Carpenter - $1,000,000.00 Settlement More Details.
Contractor Liability - $275,000.00 Settlement - Elderly man who had let floor refinishing crew into son's apartment suffers badly burned leg when workmen failed to turn off stove pilot light. Flooring stain ignites causing flash fire resulting in second and third degree burns to leg. No lost wages and all medical bills paid by health insurance.
Sexual Abuse Settlement with the State of Connecticut Department Of Children And Families - $700,000.00 Settlement. More Details.
Dangerous & Defective Premises - $1,000,000.00 Settlement - Man Wearing Wrong T-Shirt Assaulted and Drowns. More Details.
Construction Accident - Tradesmen Injured Due To Stairway Collapse – $210,000.00 Settlement
A plumber and a plumber’s helper were injured when the basement stairs they were walking down collapsed. Case settled on the first day of jury selection. Parties participated in meditation two weeks before trial which helped frame the issues and bring the case to a point where it could be settled soon after.
Construction Site Accident - $1.6 Million Settlement - The Plaintiff fell from the second story of a residence he was helping to construct and now suffers permanent paralysis. OSHA reports showed that there were no industry required railing or safety harnesses at the job site. More Details.
Construction Accident – Local 23 Union Carpenter - $1,000,000.00 Settlement More Details.
Contractor Liability - $275,000.00 Settlement - Elderly man who had let floor refinishing crew into son's apartment suffers badly burned leg when workmen failed to turn off stove pilot light. Flooring stain ignites causing flash fire resulting in second and third degree burns to leg. No lost wages and all medical bills paid by health insurance.
Sexual Abuse Settlement with the State of Connecticut Department Of Children And Families - $700,000.00 Settlement. More Details.
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Medical Malpractice - Jury Award: $68,000.00 – Elderly woman suffers 10” slice wound to her lower leg during knee surgery at the William Backus Hospital. Last offer was $15,000.00. New London Superior Court. 2008. More Details.
Medical Malpractice – Jury Award: $350,000.00 - A young woman suffered permanent nerve injury due to misplaced surgical tack. Hartford Superior Court. 2005. More Details.
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
STATE V. LENARZ, 301 Conn. 417 (2011) – Sexual Assault - Not Guilty of 8 of the 9 charges at trial and the sole conviction dismissed on appeal before the Connecticut Supreme Court. More Details.
Criminal Defense - Felony Trial - State v. Rodriguez - The firm represented Mr. Rodriguez on multiple felony charges. Mr. Rodriguez was observed by a joint task squad of local and state police based on a tip provided by a confidential informant. Rodriguez was seen with a garbage bag which was later searched by police and found to contain 700 bags of heroin. He was charged with possession with intent to sell, possession within 1500 feet of a school and numerous other felony charges. The jury found the defendant not guilty of all charges.
Criminal Defense - Felony Trial - State v. Rodriguez - The firm represented Mr. Rodriguez on multiple felony charges. Mr. Rodriguez was observed by a joint task squad of local and state police based on a tip provided by a confidential informant. Rodriguez was seen with a garbage bag which was later searched by police and found to contain 700 bags of heroin. He was charged with possession with intent to sell, possession within 1500 feet of a school and numerous other felony charges. The jury found the defendant not guilty of all charges.
* Results depend upon the unique facts of each case and we cannot guarantee results such as these in your case.