May is National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
For many, spring is the perfect time to take the motorcycle out of storage for a ride across Connecticut’s many picturesque back roads. However, with warm weather comes an increased accident risk. As bike lawyers serving clients in Connecticut and surrounding states, Trantolo & Trantolo prides ourselves on ensuring the safety of the motorcycle community….
Trantolo & Trantolo Attends 2013 Miracle Ride
The 18th Annual Connecticut Miracle Ride passed on April 28, with Trantolo & Trantolo as the presenter. This yearly occasion, the largest motorcycle charity event in Southern New England, has raised more than $500,000 for the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center since its beginning in 1996. With the event growing yearly, $30,000 was donated in 2012,…
Multiple Reports of Negligence in Connecticut Nursing Homes
Over the past week, multiple reports of Connecticut nursing homes being fined for negligence surfaced, with the instances published in local newspapers. According to the New Haven Register, the state Department of Public Health fined the Golden Hill Health Care Center in Milford, Bishop Wicke Health & Rehabilitation Center, Inc. in Shelton, Pope John Paul…
Large Settlement Reached in Canadian Nursing Home Negligence Class Action Lawsuit
Trantolo & Trantolo represents plaintiffs in both nursing home negligence and class action cases in Connecticut. The following Canadian settlement is particularly notable for these fields of personal injury law. Reported on April 18, families of seniors and people with severe disabilities were awarded an $8.5 million CAD ($8.28 million USD) settlement from a class…
Behind the Wheel, Daydreaming a Greater Threat Than Texting
In 2012, the dangers of texting behind the wheel came to light, with the habit, unfortunately growing for young adults age 21 to 24, significantly more hazardous than driving drunk. Yet, if you thought a motorist sending a text, email, answering a call, or surfing the web was the highest threat on the road, think…
