Personal Injury and Employment Law

Stamford, Connecticut Personal Injury and Employment Lawyers

General Information from Our Attorneys in Stamford, Connecticut

Whether you are seeking compensation for injuries received due to medical malpractice or a car accident, the personal injury and employment attorneys of Casper & de Toledo in Stamford, Connecticut want you to be well informed from the beginning of your case to the end.

Follow the links below to important general instructions on how to prepare for a personal injury claim, and information about tort reform, damages in tort cases, tips on choosing an attorney, and further useful information.

1. Personal Injury Instructions A client's participation helps move a case along efficiently and ensure that maximum compensation is sought.

2. Brain Injury Glossary Here is a comprehensive list of terms that may help you to better understand traumatic brain injury cases.

3. The Medical Malpractice Myth Is there really a crisis of too much medical malpractice litigation? Or is the crisis a matter of too much medical malpractice?

4. Patient Rights An epidemic of medical errors has been responsible for driving up the cost of health care. Often, doctors and hospitals seem more concerned about capping liability for their errors than taking precautions to reduce or eliminate medical malpractice.

5. Elements of Damages in Injury Cases Information about what you may be looking for as compensation.

6. The Myth of Tort Reform In whose interest is it to put new limits on the power of torts to achieve justice?

7. Choosing an Attorney When choosing a lawyer, make sure he or she has actually handled trials in your legal area, and what his or her successes have been.

8. Are You Prepared for a Life Threatening Illness or Injury? Have you prepared legally binding documents granting authority to a family member or other trusted party over your health care decisions in the event of a serious illness or injury?

9. Buying Car Insurance Do you have adequate uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage?

10. Preventing Brain Injuries in Sports and Recreation Many young people are exposed to possible brain concussion while playing football, soccer, lacrosse, and other sports. Our law firm advocates responsible adherence to guidelines applicable to health care providers, coaches, faculty, and administrators of school systems when an athlete has been injured—or better yet, before an injury takes place.

11. The Role of Insurance in Lawsuits It is very important that any an injured party provide his or her lawyer with all paperwork that reflects the payments made by any insurance company, HMO, Medicare, or Medicaid.

12. Boycott the Chamber of Commerce Should the Chamber of Commerce prevail in its wish to do away with the tort system, it will leave us with a court system equipped to deal only with the judicial requirements of big business, but it will not succeed in doing away with the costs that the tort system addresses such as the medical expenses and lost earnings of an accidental injury victim.

13. AAJ (formerly ATLA) Article PDF

14. AAJ (formerly ATLA) Rebuttal PDF

15. Where should my case be filed? You may be unaware that your case should be filed in certain areas.

16. Playground Injury Play environments are fundamental to the healthy development of children. They provide children opportunities to develop motor, cognitive, perceptual and social skills. Unfortunately, parks and playgrounds are often sites of preventable injuries.

17. Statutes of Limitations Is it too late? Important information on time-sensitivity of different types of cases.

18. Blowing the Whistle--Good for the Public and the Whistleblower Information on a recent case

19. Securities Employees Lose Defamation Protection in New York Does this apply to you?

20. Jury Duty Information about the entire process, from history to selection to verdict, along with details about trials, questions and links.

21. Myofascial Pain or Fibromyalgia This pain syndrome is largely underrated; here is some information about trigger points associated with this musculoskeletal pain condition.

22. Articles

23. General Resource Links

24. Links for Connecticut Resources

To schedule a consultation regarding a car accident, medical mistake, or other traumatic injury, contact the law firm of Casper and de Toledo.

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