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Personal Injury Lawyers Serving New Britain
Representing people hurt in New Britain and across the New Britain Judicial District, from the firm's New Haven office.
Serving New Britain from the New Haven office
New Britain has its own Superior Court, separate from Hartford's, and that catches people out: a New Britain case is not a Hartford case. The firm handles these from New Haven, and there is no New Britain office.
Work on New Britain cases runs from 157 Church Street, 19th Floor, New Haven. Most of what matters early on - getting the account down while it is fresh, telling the insurer to deal with the firm rather than with you, chasing the records - happens by phone and email, not across a desk. When a meeting is needed, the attorney travels to New Britain, or to your home or hospital room if that is easier.
Where a New Britain case is heard
An injury case arising in New Britain is filed in the Superior Court for the Judicial District of New Britain. That court covers Berlin, Bristol, Burlington and 6 other towns, so neighbours a few streets away may well have their case heard in the same building.
The full list of towns in this district: Berlin, Bristol, Burlington, New Britain, Newington, Plainville, Plymouth, Rocky Hill, Southington, Wethersfield.
The roads that generate the work in New Britain
Route 9 and Route 72 carry most of New Britain's traffic, connecting the city to I-84 to the north and to the shoreline to the south. Both are limited-access roads with closely spaced exits, and the merges where they meet are a recurring source of rear-end and lane-change collisions.
After an injury in New Britain
People hurt in New Britain are generally treated at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain campus. Get seen, and keep going back if you are told to - gaps in treatment are the single most common thing an insurer points at later to argue that an injury was not serious. Before you give the other side's insurer a recorded statement, know the extent of your own injuries.
How long you have to bring a claim
Under Connecticut General Statutes section 52-584, a negligence claim for personal injury must generally be brought within two years from the date the injury is first sustained or discovered, or in the exercise of reasonable care should have been discovered, and in no event more than three years from the act or omission complained of. Other claims run to different deadlines, and claims against a municipality or the state are shorter. This is general information, not advice about your case.
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How we help in New Britain
Connecticut Deadlines Are Strict
The earlier we get involved, the more we can protect.
Personal injury claims have deadlines, and important evidence can disappear long before those deadlines arrive. Early investigation gives us a better opportunity to preserve evidence, speak with witnesses, and protect your claim before the insurance company shapes the narrative.
- Witnesses Forget. Memories fade, witnesses move, and people become harder to reach as time passes.
- Video Can Disappear. Surveillance, traffic-camera, dash-cam, and other digital evidence may be deleted or overwritten if it is not preserved quickly.
- Early Statements Matter. What you say to an insurance company early in the claim can affect how it evaluates the case later.
- Medical Documentation Matters. Delays or significant gaps in treatment may become issues the insurance company raises when evaluating your injuries.