If you work in an industrial factory, there’s a good chance that there you work around explosive materials. While explosions may not be the most common cause of injuries at factories, when they do occur, the results can be devastating. In many cases, victims of...

Thousands of people ride buses every day in Connecticut, and the recent introduction Connecticut’s first Bus Rapid Transit System, CTfastrak, has made riding buses easier and faster than ever. Unfortunately, buses get into accidents like other vehicles on the road,...

The holiday season is here, and many people are celebrating. Whether you are having drinks with old friends, sipping eggnog, or toasting champagne to a Happy New Year, you should always have a plan for how to get home. With Uber, Lyft, and traditional taxi services,...

Slip and fall accidents happen on a daily basis around Connecticut. These accidents can happen anywhere, including the grocery store, the gym, on the sidewalk, at the office, or even in your own home. Thankfully, the overwhelming majority of slip and fall accidents...

Many people have heard the legal advice that “the driver of the rear vehicle is always at fault in a rear-end accident.” Like many pieces of (often unsolicited) legal advice given by non-lawyers, this rule is not exactly true. What is true is that drivers who rear-end...

Colloquially, a “hit and run” accident is one which a driver gets into an accident and leaves the scene of the crash without exchanging information with others as required by law. You may also hear this called leaving the scene of the accident, but under Connecticut...

You’re safely driving along and minding your own business when, out of nowhere, another driver’s carelessness disrupts your life. Every car accident is upsetting, but when another driver causes you to suffer injuries and damage to your vehicle, it’s a very difficult...

If you’ve suffered injuries in an accident  that happened due to someone else’s negligence, you’ve likely experienced substantial disruptions in your everyday life. One minute, you’re going about your business, and the next, you’re injured and unsure about how to...

If another driver crashes into your car, it’s obviously a difficult time, and you naturally need compensation for the damages you suffer. You may, however, have questions about how to prove that the other driver is responsible for hitting your car. While common sense...

The following is a summary of various accounts published in the on-line version of the Poughkeepsie Journal over the period of several years. Spyros Panos was an orthopedic surgeon at Mid-Hudson Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, New York. He was a billing machine,...