Posted by Jim Miron | Sep 30, 2019 |
Brain injuries can have a catastrophic impact on your life, affecting your cognitive, emotional and sensory functioning. While mild brain injuries, such as concussions, often result in a full recovery, more severe brain injuries don't always carry a good prognosis. Often, victims of a traumatic b...
Posted by Jim Miron | Sep 24, 2019 |
If you've suffered a catastrophic injury, you may be wondering about your legal options. If your injuries were caused by the negligence of another, you may be entitled to recover compensation for your damages in a personal injury lawsuit.
Take our quiz below to see whether you may have a valid ca...
Posted by Jim Miron | Sep 03, 2019 |
The actions you take after a car crash are critical to ensuring your rights are protected. Often, the mistakes made in the aftermath of a collision can potentially jeopardize your ability to recover compensation for the damages you've suffered. When facing costly medical bills and lost wages from...
Posted by Jim Miron | Jul 27, 2019 |
Car crashes can be extremely stressful events. It's common to feel flustered or overwhelmed in the aftermath of a wreck, but unfortunately you don't have this luxury. The actions you take immediately following a car wreck can significantly impact your ability to recover compensation in a future l...
Posted by Jim Miron | Jul 20, 2019 |
In order to have a valid case after a car wreck, you must be able to demonstrate that you suffered damages in the collision. In most instances, this damage involves bodily injury. If you sustained damage to your vehicle but weren't injured, you can generally work directly with your insurance comp...
Posted by Jim Miron | Jun 24, 2019 |
Car crashes can be stressful, traumatic events. It's common to feel overwhelmed in the aftermath of a collision. However, it's critical that you think alertly and take the proper actions immediately following a car crash in order to preserve your right to recover compensation in a future lawsuit....
Posted by Jim Miron | Jun 18, 2019 |
Summer is in full swing, and it is a perfect time to take your motorcycle out for a long ride. Bikes are a great way to cruise the roads of Connecticut in the warm weather. Whether you are looking to ride around town or take a multi-day motorcycle tour, it's always good to brush up on safe riding...
Posted by Jim Miron | May 28, 2019 |
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer. Over the next few months, many people will pack their cars and head out on family vacations. School break is also typically associated with an increase in the number of inexperienced teenage drivers taking road trips. The rise in popularity of mu...
Posted by Jim Miron | Mar 01, 2019 |
Thirteen percent of all commercial truck crashes are caused by driver fatigue. While truck drivers must adhere to hours of service regulations, strict deadlines can pressure them to ignore these rules. If you've been hurt in a collision with a commercial truck, you need the help of experienced at...
Posted by Jim Miron | Jan 23, 2019 |
Winters in the Bridgeport area can get snowy and icy. This makes for particularly dangerous road conditions, and it should come as no surprise that we see a lot of weather-related car crashes during this time of year.
The following infographic highlights the large number of injuries and fatalitie...
Posted by Jim Miron | Jan 17, 2019 |
Driving without insurance is illegal, but it happens more often than you'd like to believe. Nearly 10 percent of Connecticut drivers get behind the wheel without insurance, which can be risky for other drivers on the road. If you've been hit by an uninsured driver, or a driver whose policy isn't...
Posted by Jim Miron | Dec 18, 2018 |
Slip and fall accidents are very common. Often, these accidents result in serious injuries that can require costly medical treatment. In addition to your medical expenses, you may face other financial hardships caused by lost wages if you must miss work while you recover. If you've been injured i...
Posted by Jim Miron | Apr 16, 2018 |
Happy Patriots' Day!
Today is the third Monday of April, or Patriots' Day here in New England. The holiday is in observance of the Battles of Lexington and Concord (fought on April 19, 1775) and the beginning of the American Revolutionary War to gain American independence from Great Britain.
It i...
Posted by Jim Miron | Feb 24, 2018 |
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Posted by Jim Miron | Jun 30, 2017 |
TRIP also rated 34 percent of Connecticut's rural roads as being in a mediocre state, while 8 percent of the bridges in rural areas were deemed structurally inefficient. […] the traffic fatality rate on Connecticut's rural roads, 1.45 per 100 million vehicle miles of travel, was nearly double the...
Posted by Jim Miron | Jun 10, 2017 |
USDA: Major food recalls due to undeclared allergens and misbranding
TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) –
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced several large food recalls. The recalls are due to misbranding and undeclared allergens.
An ingredient s...
Posted by Jim Miron | May 25, 2017 |
Every year, over 30,000 people are killed in road crashes in the United States. Use our map to see the highway with highest rates of fatal accidents in your state and explore each highway in more detail in the interactive grid below
Methodology: To determine the most dangerous highway in each US ...
Posted by Jim Miron | May 18, 2017 |
It's Spring! The time of year when riders will be pulling their motorcycles out of the garage, doing a little maintenance, and hitting the roads. In recognition of this, May is National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month because it is important to understand motorcyclists rights and privileges, wh...
Posted by Jim Miron | May 15, 2017 |
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2016-2017 CC vehicles. Incorrect front seat head restraints (rests) have been installed in some of the affected vehicles. This manufacturing error may result in the seat occupant's head being inadequately restrained in the event ...
Posted by Jim Miron | May 09, 2017 |
WASHINGTON, May 8, 2017 – Ford Brothers Wholesale Meats, Inc., a West Valley, N.Y. establishment, is recalling approximately 4,015 pounds of beef patties due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Th...
Posted by Jim Miron | May 06, 2017 |
American Airlines must face revived lawsuit over delayed baggage
Read about it at: American Airlines must face revived lawsuit over delayed baggage | Reuters
Posted by Jim Miron | Mar 28, 2017 |
Internet Privacy? The US Senate has voted to eliminate broadband privacy rules that would have required ISPs (Internet Service Providers) to get consumers' explicit consent before selling or sharing web browsing data and other private data with advertisers as well as other companies.
Seems that t...
Posted by Jim Miron | Mar 18, 2017 |
Wilton, CT – Blue Buffalo Company Recalling Some BLUE Wilderness® Rocky Mountain Recipe Dog Food
Blue Buffalo Company is voluntarily recalling one production lot of BLUE Wilderness® Rocky Mountain RecipeTM Red Meat Dinner Wet Food for Adult Dogs, as the product has the potential to contain elevat...