It is not unusual in many car accident lawsuits for the defendant to be someone with whom the plaintiff is close. In some cases, the defendant is even a household member - a spouse, a parent or grandparent. The point in these injury cases is not necessarily to collect damages directly from that individual (though...
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Defective Vehicle Can Turn Survivable Accident Deadly
There were more than 100 million vehicle recalls in the U.S. between January 2014 and May 2015 - including two of the largest vehicle recalls in history, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). At the Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone & Morelli, our Hartford car accident attorneys know that a defective...
Read MoreSocial Media Posts Used in Personal Injury Trials
A smiley-face emoticon. A picture of you grinning with grandma. A sizable friend list. These are all common and seemingly innocuous elements we might find everyday on anyone's social media account. However, as the Hartford personal injury lawyers at The Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone & Morelli know, social media is increasingly being tapped...
Read MoreGores v. Miller - Use Caution Inking Car Accident Settlements
The majority of Hartford car accident injury claims end in settlement - most of those well before trial. What's more, a substantial number of injury claims are resolved in settlements before an injured person even has to file a lawsuit. That said, claimants must be cautious when entering a crash settlement agreement. Particularly if the...
Read MoreHartford Drivers Could Be Affected By Rising Death Rates in Car Accidents
Rising car accident fatality rates mean the roads are less safe for all motorists. Unfortunately, between 2014 and 2015, there was the biggest jump in fifty years in the number of people who were killed in motor vehicle accidents. The economic conditions which led to the dramatic rise in motor vehicle deaths in 2015...
Read MoreNew Massachusetts Laws May Help Prevent Bike and Pedestrian Accidents
Lawmakers weighing proposals to enforce sharing the road Over the past several years, bicycle and pedestrian accidents have been on the rise in Boston and throughout Massachusetts. Now, state lawmakers are considering new regulations to protect some of the most vulnerable people on the road. One such measure, known as the Vulnerable Users Bill,...
Read MorePedestrian Accidents to Spike This Year
A report released this week by the Governors Highway Safety Association is projecting the largest year to year increase in pedestrian fatalities since national records have been kept - anticipating more than a 10% increase in the number of pedestrians killed in traffic accidents compared to last year. There are a number of factors that researchers...
Read MoreRisks of Snow and Ice for Massachusetts Truck Accidents
In Boston, snow is a serious problem for truckers in the winter months. Not only is there a risk of a crash caused by snow and ice on the roads but there is also the issue of snow and ice accumulating on top of the truck. This could fly off of the vehicle and hit...
Read MoreHartford Truck Drivers Should Focus on Preventing These 3 Crash Types
According to the New Haven Register, a Connecticut truck driver was killed recently when he lost control of his vehicle in the thruway and the truck rolled over. Tragically, rollover accidents like this one are disproportionately likely to be deadly. A paper published by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicated approximately 18 percent of collisions...
Read MoreWhat Are Common Exclusions in a Homeowner Insurance Policy?
You set your mind to shopping for a home, find a property that is your dream house, secure a mortgage, sign the paperwork and move in. Wisely you purchase homeowner's insurance to cover your costs should an accident happen causing damage to your beautiful home or an injury to a person. In the event of...
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