Mariani Reck Lane, LLC

$750,000

Personal Injury

A former Navy petty officer was awarded $750,000 in damages following a two-week trial in U.S. District Court in Hartford, CT. The plaintiff, age 23, who was discharged from the Navy after he fell from a wooden ladder while on duty aboard the USS Rhode Island, sued General Dynamics Corp. He fell off the ladder on the submarine while it was under construction at Electric Boat in Groton. The ladder, which was constructed at EB, had an exposed angle iron that impaled his leg. He was in surgery for eight hours at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital and continued to suffer from “drop foot.”

$410,000

Personal Injury

The plaintiff was driving her vehicle home from work; she was heading north in Old Saybrook, CT when she was struck head-on by the defendant’s vehicle. As a result of this accident, the plaintiff underwent surgeries on her lower back and lost her employment.

$350,000

Personal Injury

The plaintiff parked her car in the Defendants’, ProPark and City of New London, parking garage. While exiting the garage, the plaintiff was caused to fall due to a hole in the floor of the garage. As a result of this fall, the plaintiff severely injured her elbow.

$300,000

Personal Injury

A $300,000 out-of-court settlement was achieved for our client for injuries suffered in a Norwich accident involving City Cab Co. The plaintiff, aged 68, suffered fractured vertebrae and other injuries to her back and arms by a cab which was turning left into a parking lot and struck her. The cab driver was charged with failure to yield right of way to a pedestrian. Our client’s injuries left her with permanent partial disability.

$290,000

Personal Injury

The plaintiff, a retired schoolteacher, was leasing a home in Niantic, CT. She was severely injured when she stepped on a loose stepping-stone in the yard which caused her to be violently catapulted forward and strike her face on a jagged tree stump. Due to the negligence of the property owner in maintaining his property, the plaintiff suffered multiple facial injuries and difficulty chewing and swallowing food.

$275,000

Personal Injury

We obtained $275,000 for our client for injuries she received when she was knocked to the ground by a dog. She was looking at a property to purchase when she was knocked down and sustained an injury to the right side of her face and jaw. An injury to her left knee also was aggravated.