Whiplash
Connecticut Supreme Court · 2022
Medical bills of $17,228.38 and $11,864.94 awarded, $0 for pain, then additur upheld
Two men treated for neck and back injuries with about eight months of chiropractic care and one epidural steroid injection each.
whiplash in Connecticut →Whiplash
Connecticut Appellate Court · 2015
Verdict with no award for pain, affirmed
A driver said her body jerked around in the impact and she hit her hip.
whiplash in Connecticut →Back & spine
Connecticut Appellate Court · 2021
Defense verdict, affirmed
Two people hurt in a crash with a Cumberland Farms employee lost at trial.
back & spine in Connecticut →Back & spine
Connecticut Appellate Court · 2015
$77,000 underinsured motorist verdict, affirmed
After a 2008 crash the plaintiff used up the other driver’s $50,000 policy and then sued her own insurer for underinsured motorist benefits, claiming her injuries limited her enjoyment of life.
back & spine in Connecticut →Head & brain
Connecticut Appellate Court · 2014
$82,959.89 economic and $288,000 noneconomic, affirmed
A nanny hurt in a collision the defendant admitted causing complained of headaches, a crawling sensation on her head, numbness, insomnia, and back and shoulder pain, and could not return to full time work.
head & brain in Connecticut →Head & brain
Connecticut Appellate Court · 2020
$30,501.96 judgment reversed
Two empty display boxes fell from a top shelf and struck a shopper in the head and shoulder.
head & brain in Connecticut →Fracture
Connecticut Appellate Court · 2019
$416,214 verdict, reduced 25% to about $312,160
A motorcyclist was thrown from his bike when it was struck by an unmarked Hartford police car with no lights or siren.
fracture in Connecticut →Fracture
Connecticut Appellate Court · 2016
Judgment for the store, affirmed
A nurse slipped in dog urine at a Hamden pet store and rolled her ankle trying to catch herself.
fracture in Connecticut →Medical negligence
Connecticut Appellate Court · 2022
$382,732.21 economic and $2,105,027.16 noneconomic, affirmed
A hospital patient’s rectum was perforated during enema treatments and he needed further procedures.
medical negligence in Connecticut →Medical negligence
Connecticut Appellate Court · 2018
Dismissed before trial, affirmed
A patient sued an oral surgeon over a dental implant, supported by an opinion letter from a general dentist.
medical negligence in Connecticut →Workplace
Connecticut Supreme Court · 2020
City held liable for compensation
A roofer working for an uninsured subcontractor fell while repairing a building owned by the City of Bridgeport.
workplace in Connecticut →Workplace
Connecticut Appellate Court · 2016
Third party suit with the employer intervening
A worker hurt in the 2010 collapse of the Salem Bridge in Naugatuck, during demolition, sued two of his employer’s subcontractors.
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