Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle Suffers Brain Injury: $2 Million Connecticut Settlement

A pedestrian crossing a Connecticut roadway was struck by a motor vehicle and suffered a traumatic brain injury. The collision left the victim with serious neurological damage, the kind of injury that alters every aspect of daily life, from cognitive function to physical independence.

Trantolo & Trantolo attorney Ron Etemi took on the case and built the claim around the driver's fault and the full scope of the harm caused. Brain injury cases are medically complex. Attorneys must present expert testimony on the mechanism of injury, document the neurological deficits, and connect those deficits to how the victim now functions at home and at work.

The parties reached a settlement of $2 million before trial. TopVerdict ranked the recovery #11 on its Top 20 Connecticut Settlements list for 2017, placing it among the most significant personal injury settlements resolved in the state that year across all practice areas.

The result ranked alongside cases involving far more contested liability and larger defense teams, which speaks to the strength of the evidence assembled on the client's behalf. Connecticut follows a modified comparative negligence rule, so establishing that the driver bore primary fault was essential to preserving the full value of the settlement.