FAMILY LAW
Family Law
Mariani & Reck is probably best known for its top
notch family law practice. We are now proud to have one of
the largest and most respected matrimonial law practices in
the State of Connecticut. We are frequently called upon to
lecture at seminars to teach other family lawyers in
Connecticut. We are available to vigorously protect your
interests in an adversarial court setting but also in
mediation and through a collaborative divorce with each side
represented by legal counsel. The firm has represented
parties in connection with complex divorce, child custody,
and property settlements for over twenty years. Our staff of
experienced attorneys and paralegals promptly return your
phone calls and provide you with the highest level of
personal service in all of our areas of practice. You can be
secure in knowing that your attorney is exceptionally
knowledgeable, attentive to your needs, and holds the
highest ethical standards. Our legal skill is not limited to
divorce and family - We also offer legal services in the
following areas:
Personal
Injury
Real Estate
Criminal Defense
Small Business
Wills, Trusts & Probate
General Litigation & Appellate Practice
PERSONAL
INJURY & MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Mariani & Reck, LLC is currently litigating,
or has resolved by settlement or verdict, many personal
injury cases. We are, first and foremost, trial lawyers.
If a case cannot be settled fairly, we are ready to present
our evidence in the courtroom and let the judge or jury
render justice for our clients. This reputation as
competent trial advocates enhances our ability to achieve
full and fair settlements with insurance companies.
Below are a few examples of cases tried or otherwise
brought to successful conclusion by our firm.
Car Crash with Back
Injury, $410,000.00
The plaintiff was driving her vehicle home from work;
north in Old Saybrook; 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. A settlement was reached out of
court in the amount of $410,000.00
Slip and Fall in Parking
Garage, $350,000.00
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. A settlement was
reached out of court in the amount of $350,000.00
Slip and Fall on Stone in Front Yard, $290,000.00
The plaintiff, a retired schoolteacher, was leasing a home
in Niantic. 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. A
settlement was reached out of court in the amount of
$290,000.00
Injury to Eye with BB Gun,
$100,000.00
The plaintiff, age 15, was visiting a friend's house in when
he was tragically shot in the eye with a BB gun which left
him permanently blind in his left eye. Before the accident,
the plaintiff was an avid basketball player and due to the
risk of detaching his retina, was left unable to play any
contact sports. A settlement was reached out of court for
the amount of $100,000.00
Fall From Deck, $75,000.00
The plaintiff, aged 67, was visiting a tackle shop in
Connecticut when she leaned on what she thought was the
railing of the outside deck, but was actually a makeshift
gate. When the defendant leaned on the gate, it opened and
she violently fell three feet to the ground below causing
her to break her forearm and fracture her vertebrae. A
settlement was reached out of court for the amount of
$75,000.00
$750,000 award for fall
at EB
A former Navy petty officer was awarded $750,000 in
damages following a two-week trial in U.S.
District Court in Hartford.
The plaintiff, age 23, who was discharged from
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."
The jury awarded $1,250,000 but reduced
the amount to $750,000 after finding him 40%
responsible for the injury.
Three
car-crash suits settled in court
Three separate lawsuits stemming from car accidents
were settled in New London Superior Court for
$100,000 each.
Our plaintiff, aged 36, of New London received
$100,000 for his injuries in the crash. He
was a passenger in a car, when the car spun out of
control and collided with a parked vehicle.
He suffered cuts and bruises to the
face, neck, chest and arms, and he dislocated his right
shoulder.
Another Client, aged 24, of Groton received $105,000 after
her claim was settled. She was a passenger when the car
crashed into a
bridge abutment and a fence.
The plaintiff suffered cuts and bruises on her face and broke
her nose.
Finally a third client in a separate collision, aged 30, received $100,000 for neck,
arm and hand injuries from an accident on Great Neck Road
in Waterford, where her car was hit from behind.
$300,000 settlement for crash victim
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.
Victim of
fall at store is awarded $125,000
We were successful in resolving a case for a Groton woman who hurt herself after slipping on pickle
juice at a Groton supermarket salad bar; against the store for $125,000.
She broke her wrist when she fell and filed a law
suit claiming the store was negligent.
Ex-cheerleader
settles injury suit for $75,000
A former cheerleader
at Montville High School, who sued the school when she
fell and broke her ankle while practicing a "pyramid"
stunt, received a $75,000 out-of-court settlement.
Our client fractured her ankle at an after-school cheerleading practice
session. She was in a cast for four months, had surgery
to remove bone fragments from the ankle joint, and used
crutches or a cane to walk for another 4.5 months.
The accident caused the girl
to fall behind in her school work and forced her to quit
her
part-time job. We were able to show that the school
officials were negligent when they permitted the
cheerleaders to practice a dangerous stunt on a cement
floor with no protective padding. In addition, the
cheerleaders had been unsupervised while they practiced.
Our research revealed
several instances in other states where cheerleaders died
or were paralyzed when they fell doing the stunt.
In a pyramid stunt, the cheerleaders form
a "human pyramid" by climbing on one another's
backs and shoulders. The top often completes the stunt by
doing a flip off the the top into the arms of the others.
Woman hurt by
dog received $275,000
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.
REAL ESTATE
At Mariani & Reck, our
real estate attorneys are qualified and competent to
accommodate all of our client's real estate needs. We will
help you from start to finish with all commercial and
residential real estate matters.
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
We represent clients zealously,
and professionally for all felonies, misdemeanors, and
infractions including drug offenses, assaults, burglary,
robbery, breach of peace, drunk driving, first offenders and
youthful offenders, probation violations, motor vehicle
cases, and white collar crime.
SMALL
BUSINESS
LLC's and corporations;
purchase and sale of businesses, buy and sell agreements.
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