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The plaintiffs, a driver and passenger, were injured in an collision near an intersection in Waterbury. The plaintiff driver had turned onto Meridan Road from Frost Road, and the defendant was making a left turn from Meridan into a gas station located at the intersection. The plaintiffs claim that the defendant was solely at fault, and that they had no responsibility whatsoever in the accident. The plaintiff passenger had substantial injuries as a result of the accident. Her face was struck against the rear view mirror, her left leg against a phone bracket. She suffered damage to her cervical and lumbrosacral spinal areas. Her medical bills totaled $4,621.33. She suffered noneconomic damages of pain, suffering and disruption to her normal everyday activities. The plaintiffs sued defendants after a car accident in which they sustained personal injuries alleging that the accident and injuries were a result of the negligence of defendant operator.

Plaintiffs sued defendants after a car accident in which they sustained personal injuries alleging that the accident and injuries were a result of the negligence of defendant operator (operator). The defendants argued that the plaintiff driver (driver) was at fault and urged the court to allocate at least some degree of negligence to him. Plaintiffs contended that the operator was solely at fault. The court after reviewing the facts determined that the driver suffered economic damages in the amount of $ 270.67 and non-economic damages of $ 600.00. As to plaintiff passenger, the court found she suffered economic damages of $ 5,161.33, and suffered non-economic damages in the amount of $ 8,500, with the court noting that in addition to the disruption of her normal everyday activities, the episode had a harmful effect on her overall health condition.

The court after reviewing the facts ruled for plaintiffs. Plaintiff driver suffered economic damages in the amount of $ 270.67 and non-economic damages of $ 600.00. Plaintiff passenger suffered economic damages of $ 5,161.33, and suffered non-economic damages in the amount of $ 8,500.

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Source: Barlow v. Carpentier, 2000 Conn. Super. LEXIS 602 (Conn. Super. Ct. 2000)