Articles written by Attorney Jaffe
- Hundreds in Connecticut jailed longer, unable to post bonds of less than $20k
- Connecticut’s Grand Jury System
- Megan’s Law
- Rape Shield Laws
- Abuse of Process
- Mandatory Arbitration in Connecticut Courts
- Pseudonymous Parties in Connecticut
- Similar Prior Accidents
- The Unsealing of Connecticut’s Courthouse Doors
- The Vexing Matter of Vexatious Litigation
- Legal Remedies Related to Traumatic Brain Injuries Suffered Due to the Fault of a Defective Product or Another Person
- Defective Hot Water Heaters and Scalding Burn Injuries to Young Children in the Home
- What to do if your Child is Scalded
- Agency, Vicarious Liability & the Doctrine of Respondeat Superior
- Apportionment
- Charitable Immunity
- Defective Highway Statute
- Dead Man’s Statute
- Duty of Care & Foreseeability
- Economic Damages for Personal Injuries
- Eggshell Plaintiff Doctrine
- Familial Immunity Doctrines – Sibling, Spousal & Grandparent Immunities
- Fireman’s Indemnification Statute: Conn. Gen. Stat. $ 7-308
- Good Samaritan Law
- Municipal Liability & Immunity After Considine v. City of Waterbury
- Nondelegable Duty Doctrine
- Parental Immunity Doctrine
- Parental Liability for Torts of Minors
- Sole Proximate Cause Doctrine
- The Rescue Doctrine – Danger Invites Rescue
- Vicarious Liability of Car Owners & Lessors
- Abutting Property Owner
- Actual Notice of Hazardous Conditions
- Building Codes & Fire Codes
- Condominium Slip & Fall Cases
- Construction Site Injuries
- Constructive Notice of Hazardous Conditions
- Defects in Stairways & Steps
- Dog Bite Statute
- Duty of Business Owners
- Duty of Care Owed by Possessor of Land
- Expert Testimony in a Premises Liability Case
- Falling Merchandise
- Falling Tree Limbs
- Firehouse Rented to Private Individuals a Proprietary Function
- Trip & Fall and Slip & Fall Injuries
- Lettuce Leaf on Floor Slip & Fall Injuries
- Mountain Bike Trail Maintenance a Discretionary Governmental Act
- Municipality May Shift Liability for Snow & Ice on Public Sidewalk
- Notice on the 92nd Day
- Parameters of a Highway Defect
- Parking Lot Cases of Negligent Security/Supervision
- Peril of Puddles, Municipal Liability
- Postman a Licensee Comparable to a Social Invitee
- Premises Liability in the Landlord-Tenant Context
- Recreational Use Statute
- Ski Tort Liability
- Social Guests
- Specific Defect Doctrine in Premises Liability Case
- Storm in Progress, or On-Going Storm Doctrine
- Subsequent Remedial Measures
- Supermarket Slip & Fall Cases
- Allergies & Peculiar Susceptibility: Implied & Express Warranties
- Food Poisoning Cases in Connecticut
- Negligence, Known Dangers & Duty to Warn unusually Susceptible Plaintiff
- Strict Liability in Tort to Allergic Users
- Medical Malpractice Suits Relating to the Condition of Aortic Valve Stenosis
- When Are Hospitals Liable for a Doctor’s Error
- Invisible Injuries – Traumatic Brain Injuries, PTSD & Depression
- Biomechanical Engineer Testimony in a Low-Impact Collision Case
- Common Carriers
- Firefighters & Fire Trucks on Interstate 95
- Snowmobile & All-Terrain Vehicle Injuries
- What Should You Do When You Get Into an Auto Accident?
- Railroad Track & Trestle Injuries
- Hedonic Damages for the Loss of Enjoyment of Life
- Loss of Consortium and its Development in Connecticut
- Loss of Parental Consortium
- Reasonable Force during Arrest
- Wrongful Death Statute & Survival of Civil Actions Statute
- Minibikes & Manhole Covers
- Motorcycle & Minibike Injuries
- Confidentiality of Psychiatric Communications
- Nuisance Cause of Action
- Riparian Rights in Nonnavigable Waters
- Trees & the Law
- Who’s Responsible for the Falling Tree?
- Jail Suicides
- Compensability of Injuries Sustained by an Employee
- Exclusivity of Workers’ Compensation Act