Arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) are sadly common in Connecticut and throughout the United States. In 2021, an astonishing 13,384 fatalities occurred due to drunk drivers, amounting to approximately 1 death every 39 minutes. Connecticut alone sees an average of over 100 drunk-driving-related traffic deaths per year according to data...
Driving in Connecticut is a privilege. When a Connecticut resident gets a driver’s license, obtaining that license gives implied consent for blood alcohol testing at any time a law enforcement officer pulls them over and suspects alcohol impairment. Driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or drugs is a criminal offense in Connecticut, punishable...
Everyone experiences a fall at some point, whether due to an icy walkway, a loose carpet, or a toy left on the floor. Most slip-and-fall accidents are minor and cause little more than embarrassment and a couple of bruises. But some falls can be serious, with either temporary or permanent life-altering consequences for the...
Sudden injuries are painful and distressing. A serious injury may even have life-altering consequences. But when an injury occurs directly due to negligence on the part of another person or business, or from someone else’s wrongdoing, it’s especially traumatic. What’s worse—an injury victim could be left to suffer serious financial damages at the same...
Personal injury claims help injury victims to recover their economic losses plus compensation for their pain and suffering after an accident or injury caused by someone else. Injuries happen in many ways, but when one party’s negligence, recklessness, or intentional wrongdoing causes serious injury to another, the injury victim deserves compensation—typically paid through the...
Anyone can suffer an injury and not all injuries are preventable. Suffering a serious injury is always painful and distressing, and sometimes life-altering, but when the injury was caused due to someone else’s negligence, reckless behavior, or intentional wrongdoing, it’s even more traumatic. Serious injuries can also quickly become expensive. Injury victims often have...
A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury caused by a blow to the outside of the head or by a strong jolt or shake that causes the brain to bump against the bony inner surface of the skull. While a concussion is a mild type of brain injury and most people fully...
The human brain controls every body system as well as our senses, thoughts, and emotions. Despite the protection of a cushioning layer of fluid and a bony skull, the brain sometimes suffers injuries with serious impacts on physical and cognitive ability as well as mood, emotion, and behavior. Over 5 million adults in the...
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) has serious effects on more than just the victim’s physical health. Because the brain controls all body systems as well as mood and personality, the effects ripple throughout all aspects of the injury victim’s life and also affect their family. The financial costs of a moderate to severe traumatic...
Weber & Rubano has reached a $45 million joint settlement on behalf of our injured client and his family in Richard Cox v City of New Haven, the largest police misconduct settlement in U.S. history. Richard "Randy" Cox was paralyzed while in the custody of the New Haven Police Department. Statement from Attorney Louis...
