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Our Milford personal injury lawyers have roots in Connecticut law dating back to 1881. Buckley Wynne & Parese has spent decades helping injured Milford residents seek fair compensation. Every client works directly with a senior partner, an experienced trial attorney working with you throughout your case.

Reach out to talk through what happened and find out what your Milford injury claim may be worth.

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A Long Tradition of Protecting Families in Milford, CT

Our attorneys and staff are fully dedicated to assisting you and answering your questions. We take great pride in being available and helpful. Our law firm is focused on representing individuals injured by the negligence and wrongdoing of others.

We offer all prospective clients a free initial consultation. If you think you may have a case, we invite you to contact us at no cost to discuss your options. We understand that traumatic injuries can have a profound effect on one’s family.

We endeavor to devote all of our attention and resources to helping our clients and their families protect their interests and get back on their feet.

For over 140 years, the Wynne family has practiced law in Connecticut. Today that tradition continues as our Connecticut injury attorneys focus their experience and resources on helping injured people recover compensation. Partner John F. Wynne, Jr. is the fourth generation of his family to practice law in Connecticut, and he holds both a law degree and an MBA from the University of Connecticut.

If you were injured or lost a family member in an accident caused by someone else’s actions, reach out to us to discuss what happened.We will meet you in our offices, at your home, or in your hospital room. We are Milford, CT personal injury lawyers available at your convenience.

Premises Liability Claims We Handle Along Milford’s Shoreline and Downtown

Milford’s popularity as a shoreline town creates its own set of injury risks. Icy sidewalks near the Green in winter, uneven walkways near Milford’s beaches, poorly lit stairwells in older apartment buildings, and slippery floors in the shops along the downtown corridor can all lead to serious falls.

Property owners in Connecticut have a legal duty to keep their premises reasonably safe for visitors, and when they don’t, an injured person may be able to bring a claim, depending on the facts.

We regularly handle premises liability claims involving slip and falls, negligent security, and defective stairs or handrails at Milford homes, rental properties, restaurants, and retail centers. These cases often turn on whether a landlord or business knew, or should have known, about a hazard and failed to fix it in time.

If you were hurt on someone else’s property in Milford, the details of how and where it happened matter. Those details fade quickly, so acting sooner rather than later protects your claim.

Milford Roads Where Car and Truck Accidents Can Happen

Certain Milford corridors are busy and can be the scene of serious crashes. Boston Post Road, also known as U.S. Route 1, runs directly through downtown Milford and carries heavy retail and commuter traffic past shopping plazas, side streets, and pedestrian crossings.

The I-95 interchanges near Exits 34 and 35, along with the connector to the Merritt Parkway, are busy places where rear-end and lane-change crashes can happen during rush hour.

Milford Green and the beach neighborhoods around Walnut Beach and Gulf Beach also draw seasonal foot and bicycle traffic that increases the risk of pedestrian and cyclist crashes in warmer months.

Knowing where a crash happened can help establish which town or state agency maintains the road, whether traffic signal timing played a role, and whether a similar pattern of crashes has occurred at the same intersection before. Our attorneys build that context into the Milford car accident and pedestrian injury cases.

Connecticut’s Filing Deadline for Personal Injury Cases

Connecticut law gives injured people a limited window to sue. Under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-584, most negligence-based injury claims, including car accidents and slip-and-falls, must be filed within two years of the date the injury first happened, was discovered, or reasonably should have been discovered. In general, the claim must also be filed no more than three years after the act that caused the harm.

Wrongful death claims follow a separate deadline. In most cases, the estate’s representative (the executor or administrator) must file within two years of the date of death, and no more than five years after the act that caused the death.

Some claims have shorter deadlines. If a defect in a state or town road or sidewalk caused your injury, you usually must give written notice within 90 days. If a bar or restaurant that served alcohol is involved, you usually must give written notice within 120 days and file suit within one year. Claims against a town for an employee’s mistake usually need written notice within six months. Dog bite claims follow a different time limit. Talk to a lawyer as soon as you can.

Know Your Rights and Responsibilities After an Auto Accident

After an auto accident, insurance companies often move quickly to keep claim costs down. This generally starts off with efforts to steer victims to auto body shops the insurance company prefers, suggest non-original (aftermarket) body parts, and secure premature recorded statements or medical authorizations. Connecticut allows aftermarket body parts if the estimate clearly says so.

Connecticut law says you have the right to choose the licensed repair shop, and an insurance company cannot require you to use a specific shop. We recommend that you choose your own auto body shop, and take any directive from an insurance company with great skepticism. Similarly, it is often against your interest to give the other driver’s insurance company a recorded statement or a signed medical authorization. You are generally not required to. Your own policy may require you to cooperate with your own insurer, so talk with a lawyer before you refuse a request from your own company.

Partner John M. Parese has served as legal counsel to the Auto Body Association of Connecticut and as a consultant on auto body laws and practices since 2007, advising on the laws described here. We are here to guide you through this process, help you avoid the pitfalls, and work with you to discuss your rights and responsibilities after an auto accident.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Do I need a lawyer if the insurance company already offered me a settlement?

A: Talk to an attorney before you sign anything. Early settlement offers are often lower than what a claim may be worth. Once you accept, you typically give up the right to ask for more later even if your injuries turn out to be worse than expected.

Q: Can I still make a claim if I slipped and fell at a Milford store or apartment building?

A: You may still be able to make a claim. Property owners and landlords in Milford generally have a legal duty to keep walkways, stairs, and common areas reasonably safe. If a hazard like ice, a wet floor, or a broken step caused your fall and the owner knew or should have known about it, you may have a premises liability claim worth pursuing.

Q: What should I do if the driver who hit me in Milford doesn’t have enough insurance?

A: You may be able to file an Uninsured or Underinsured Motorist (UM/UIM) claim through your own auto insurance policy to help cover medical expenses and lost wages when the other driver has no insurance or too little coverage. What you can recover depends on the coverage you bought and your policy limits.

Q: What if I am partly at fault for my accident?

A: Connecticut follows a modified comparative negligence rule under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-572h. In plain terms, an injured person can still recover damages even if they contributed to the accident, as long as they are found to be 50% or less at fault. Any award is then reduced by that person’s own percentage of fault.

Schedule a Free Conversation With a Milford Personal Injury Lawyer

You shouldn’t have to deal with medical bills, missed work, and insurance company pressure on your own while you’re still recovering. Buckley Wynne & Parese offers free, no-obligation consultations to injured people throughout Milford and across Connecticut, and you pay no attorney’s fees unless we recover money for you.

Contact us today to discuss your situation with our trusted personal injury team.