The trauma of a car accident causes a rush of adrenaline, the body’s way of giving a traumatized person the strength to help themselves and others through a serious situation. Adrenaline also temporarily masks pain, sometimes causing accident victims to avoid going to the hospital after an accident. But what happens when symptoms appear...
The brain is the control center for the body and the center of our thought processes, mood, and personality. It’s also a highly sensitive organ containing millions of delicate nerve cells responsible for conveying messages back and forth down the spinal cord to the body. Despite the cushioning layer of fluid and protective bony...
Contusions are injuries that occur when damaged tissue leaks blood below the surface of the skin. A contusion is the medical term for a bruise. These common injuries range from a child’s bruised knee to deep-tissue contusions on muscles and organs with serious pain, impacts on mobility, and the potential for more serious harm...
When a motorist is rolling along in traffic or exiting a parking lot at low speed, they don’t anticipate suffering an injury the type of minor fender-bender that happens in a collision with another vehicle or obstacle at slow speed. But what if a stiff neck, back, shoulder, or limb after a low-impact car...
The aftermath of a serious car accident is overwhelming. Car accident victims deal with painful and frightening injuries, uncomfortable medical procedures, and lengthy recovery times as well as significant emotional trauma from the terrifying crash. Sadly, the distress often continues long after the accident when an injury victim encounters the complexities of the insurance...
The aftermath of a car accident is an overwhelming time, especially if you or a loved one suffered serious injuries. Often, the financial impacts of the accident take a back seat to an accident victim’s more immediate concerns—treating their injuries and getting back on their feet. Once the medical bills begin piling up at...
We typically think of careless or reckless drivers when it comes to determining fault and liability in car accidents, but what about when an accident occurs not due to a negligent driver but because a hazard existed in a roadway and caused a crash? Car accidents caused by defective roads, unaddressed roadway hazards, and...
Every motorist has witnessed an aggressive driver speeding and weaving through traffic and creating a hazard to other drivers on the road, but what happens when you become the victim of an aggressive driver who causes an accident through their reckless actions behind the wheel? According to data from the National Safety Council, about...
Like most states, Connecticut has comparison negligence insurance laws that require car accident victims to prove another party at fault to recover compensation for car accident damages like property damage, medical expenses, lost income, and pain and suffering. In most cases, the at-fault party is a negligent driver. However, a significant number of accidents...
In fault-based insurance states like Connecticut, it matters who causes a car accident. After an accident, the investigation reveals the cause of the accident and which driver was at fault, or the percentage of responsibility each driver contributed to the crash. The driver at fault—or the one who contributed 51% or more of the...
