Connecticut Voices for Civil Justice

Cyrus Dugger of Tortdeform posted this morning about the CNN clip on auto insurance fraud.
Here it is.

Read Todd’s story: 
My name is Todd McCann, and I started working at Automatic Comfort about 27 years ago in East Hartford, CT.
In 2005, I injured my shoulder at work. I had surgery, and then my doctor returned me to work on light duty. I returned to work on my normal shift, which runs from 6:00 […]

Today, the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) sent out a press release regarding the recent and upcoming reports on CNN that illustrate how difficult it can be for auto accident victims to get fair compensation from insurance companies, even in seemingly straightforward and minor cases.
CTLA is trying to promote CNN’s 18-month investigation on auto insurers […]

Yesterday, February 13, the Labor and Public Employees Committee passed SB 847, which would provide commissioners with the flexibility to grant discretionary 31-308a benefits to the most severely injured workers for lost wages due to permanent injury.
What are 31-308a benefits? Click here to find out.
This is the second priority bill we have seen move […]

CNN is reporting on a profitable strategy Allstate and State Farm developed in the mid-90’s to boost profits by making it look like victims are defrauding the insurers. Ultimately, their aim was to make fighting the company “so expensive and so time-consuming that lawyers would start refusing clients” with the theme being to “deny, […]

The Chicago Tribune is reporting that President Bush will again push for nationwide tort reform. He mentioned tort reform while visiting a Caterpillar Inc. plant in Peoria, IL.
The American Association for Justice followed the announcement with this quote,
“Bush is misleading the American public all to make the case for further padding the profits of […]

On January 9, 2007, the Labor and Public Employees Committee held an informational hearing on workers’ compensation issues. Commissioner John Matropietro appeared with very interesting testimony, while Attorney Bob Sheldon represented the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.
Click here for the full transcript.

The Labor and Public Employees Committee heard testimony this week regarding S.B. 153. This bill would provide benefits to workers who are scarred and disfigured on the job–for all parts of the body. As the law stands now, workers can only claim benefits for scars appearing on the head, hands, or neck.
Joe Atkinson […]

On Tuesday, January 30, the Labor and Public Employees Committee held a public hearing on 18 workers’ compensation bills. The Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association had several attorneys come and testify. The committee should be voting on the bills soon.
Read the testimony of attorneys Frank Costello, Chris Grotz, Nathan Shafner, and Bob Sheldon.

Attorney Nathan […]

Welcome to the beginning of Connecticut Voices for Civil Justice! Connecticut Voices for Civil Justice is a project of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.
Why are we here?
With this blog, we intend to add a credible voice to the lively political debate happening all over Connecticut. In addition, we want to provide a forum […]