Sabatini and Associates, LLC

If you have been injured by a drunk driver, you may have a dram shop claim against the establishment that sold or provided alcohol to the drunk driver. Connecticut makes sellers liable if they sell alcoholic beverages to an intoxicated person who injures a person or property because of the intoxication. Sellers include bars, taverns, restaurants, nightclubs and other establishments that serve alcohol. Under Connecticut statutory law, the maximum an injured person can recover is $250,000 for injuries to a single person and $250,000 in aggregate for injuries to more than one person. The law requires that the injured person give notice to the seller within 120 days from the date of the incident. This 120 day notice is absolutely critical to meet. If notice is not given within 120 days, the injured person loses the right to bring a Dram Shop action against the seller. Furthermore, the notice must contain specific information that meets the criteria set forth in the statute. If the notice does not contain the necessary information it may be fatally defective and the Dram Shop claim will be barred. The lawsuit must be brought within one year.

The notice requirements and strict time deadlines contained within the Dram Shop Act provide a powerful example of why contacting an attorney immediately after being seriously injured is so important. It allows our attorneys to preserve all your legal rights in order to maximize your financial recovery.

If you have been injured due to the actions of an intoxicated individual, please call or contact our attorneys so that we can evaluate your claim and advise of you of all your legal rights and remedies.  Our Connecticut dram shop claim lawyers have the experience to ensure that all your legal rights are protected and all your legal remedies are successfully pursued.  Our Hartford trial lawyers have brought lawsuits against Connecticut drunk drivers on behalf of our injured clients throughout the State of Connecticut including Hartford, New Britain, New Haven, Torrington, Bridgeport, Newington, Middletown, West Hartford, Manchester, Farmington and other towns and cities throughout the State.  Drunk driving continues to be a chronic occurence in the State of Connecticut causing injury, harm and misery to people and their families.  To get through this difficult time, it is important to have experienced and successful legal representation.

The Connecticut law firm of Sabatini and Associates, LLC provides quality legal representation to clients injured by drunk drivers in Hartford, Connecticut, and surrounding cities including: West Hartford, Newington, New Britain, Avon, Canton, Wethersfield, Glastonbury, East Hartford, Norwich, Granby, Rocky Hill, Bristol, Manchester, East Hartford, Plainville, Berlin, Farmington, Windsor, South Windsor, Bloomfield, Enfield and counties including New Haven County, Tolland County, Hartford County, New London County, Litchfield County and Fairfield County.