A recent Connecticut personal injury case went all the way to the Supreme Court, which ultimately affirmed an initial reward verdict. A jury originally awarded $2.2 million to two carpenters who were hurt on the job when a roof bracket failed and caused a support system to collapse.
This particular Connecticut personal injury case was important because the court’s decision went against an older law in which the negligence of a second wrong-doer could supersede the negligence of a first wrong-doer. The new judgment, which applied to issues of negligence and defective products, set the stage for a new trial and a change in Connecticut personal injury law.
The case took eight years, and two jury trials, to reach its ultimate conclusion in the Supreme Court. Neil Barry and Bernard Cohade were hurt in a construction accident back in early 1998.