Whether it was a New Haven personal injury, auto accident, or workplace injury, it is critical you seek medical care after your injury. You may think your injuries are minor, but the truth is that sometimes injuries can take days, or even weeks, to surface. Get your accident/injury documented. Whether it is an emergency room doctor, a mandated physician (as in a worker’s comp injury), or primary care provider, it is imperative to get your accident documented. Should you start to feel pain, it can be traced to your work injury. You don’t have to pay for getting checked out. If you were injured at work, report your injury to your supervisor immediately. Your employer should send you to either the hospital emergency room, their contracted physician, or instruct you to visit your own primary care provider. This visit is something you should not have to pay for. An experienced New Haven personal injury lawyer, like those at The LoRicco Law Firm, can make the difference in getting compensation for your injuries. Contact our firm immediately to schedule your free consultation.

Thanksgiving is later this week and you know what means: folks will be out and about Friday and over the weekend to get a jump on their holiday shopping. New Haven personal injuries or slip and fall accidents can occur in any retailer, grocery store, or public walkway. If you or a loved one was injured  and believe a store was negligent and your injury could have been prevented, call the New Haven personal injury lawyers at The LoRicco Law Firm right away to begin an investigation. Factors that could contribute to your New Haven personal injury case include: Poor lighting. If you fell or were injured and the lighting was poor, a store could be held liable for your injuries. If you are able, photograph the lighting. Unsafe walking conditions. Cluttered walkways, wet/slippery floors, or uneven walkways can be causes for permanent injury. Broken equipment. Loose railings, stairs, handles and more can cause you to lose your footing and become injured. If you or a loved one were injured in a store or a public walkway and believe your injury could have been prevented, contact our office immediately. If your case involved local or state government, your notice needs to be filed with the town or state within a very short time after the accident, 90 days in some cases. 

Dog bites can happen more often over the colder months. During these months, we keep our celebrations indoors; and that typically includes the dog, too. As we stress over preparations, so do our dogs. In the state of Connecticut, the dog bite law is strict liability. This means that when the dog you care for harms another, you are responsible for the injuries. There are very few exceptions. Dogs show their stress in their behavior by licking their lips, pulled back ears, whites of the eyes showing. growling/barking, turning their head/body away, stiff body and resisting following their owner’s commands. As people are indoors celebrating, our dogs might be getting stressed out. Here are a few ways to keep everyone safe. Keep children supervised. Children love dogs, but dogs don’t always love them back, mostly because of their unpredictable movements. Stick to their diet. Avoid feeding Fido anything other than his normal diet. When dogs eat foods outside of their routine diet, it can cause them not to feel well and become irritable. Turn down the volume. Extra noise in their home can cause dogs to stress and become less tolerant. Eyes open. Children are not the only ones who do not understand that a dog needs space. Adults often miss a dog’s signals and don’t realize the dog needs time alone. Keep Fido stress-free to help prevent dog bites. The New Haven…continue reading