Introduction
Since 1967, Anderson Trial Lawyers has been representing injured people in eastern Connecticut, a tenure that spans more than five decades of personal injury and workers’ compensation practice from its base in Norwich. Carl D. Anderson, who serves as president of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and has personally advocated at the state capitol to restore the original intent of the 1913 Workers’ Compensation Act, leads the firm. That legislative advocacy reflects a depth of engagement with workers’ compensation law that goes beyond routine case handling. The firm is located at 82 Chelsea Harbor Dr, Norwich, CT 06360, and can be reached at 860-886-8845.
Anderson Trial Lawyers serves New London County, Windham County, and a broad swath of eastern Connecticut communities. The firm’s case results include a $1,000,000 settlement for a motor vehicle collision involving a 44-year-old woman, a $1,000,000 settlement for a dog bite and knockdown of a 73-year-old man, and an $850,000 recovery for a trucking collision rear-end injury.
Practice Areas
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Traumatic brain injuries require careful and sustained legal work because the full scope of the injury often becomes clear only over time. Cognitive changes, emotional shifts, fatigue, and neurological symptoms may not be fully documented in the immediate post-accident period. Anderson Trial Lawyers handles TBI cases with attention to the medical expertise needed to establish the injury’s current and future effects, and the economic analysis required to value the long-term consequences of cognitive impairment.
Catastrophic Injuries
The firm handles the most severe injury categories: spinal cord damage, amputations, severe burns, and permanent disabilities. These cases involve lifetime medical care requirements, permanent loss of earning capacity, and profound effects on the injured person’s daily life and relationships. The damages in catastrophic injury cases reflect these long-term realities, not just the immediate medical costs.
Construction Site Accidents
Connecticut construction sites generate a consistent category of serious injury claims. Workers injured on construction sites may have workers’ compensation claims, third-party liability claims, or both, depending on the circumstances of the accident. Anderson Trial Lawyers handles construction site injury cases with knowledge of the applicable safety regulations and the distinction between workers’ compensation proceedings and tort claims.
Industrial Accidents
Industrial facilities present hazards including machinery failures, chemical exposures, falls, and equipment malfunctions. Workers injured in industrial accidents may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits and, in some cases, to third-party claims against equipment manufacturers or other non-employer parties. The firm handles these cases with understanding of both the workers’ compensation system and the parallel tort claims that may be available.
Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
Nursing facility residents are among the most vulnerable individuals in the civil justice system. Neglect and abuse in nursing facilities can cause pressure sores, falls, malnutrition, medication errors, and physical harm. Anderson Trial Lawyers handles nursing home abuse and neglect cases against facilities and their operators.
Motor Vehicle Accidents
The firm handles the full range of motor vehicle accident claims, including those involving commercial trucks, distracted drivers, drunk drivers, motorcycles, and uninsured or underinsured motorists. The $1,000,000 recovery in a motor vehicle collision case and the $850,000 recovery in a trucking rear-end collision case illustrate the firm’s capacity to develop and resolve high-value vehicle accident claims.
Commercial Truck Accidents: Federal motor carrier regulations govern commercial trucking operations, and violations of those regulations are relevant to negligence claims against carriers and their drivers.
Distracted Driving: Electronic device use and other forms of driver distraction are increasingly prominent in vehicle collision cases. Evidence of distraction, including phone records and vehicle data, is relevant to the liability analysis.
Drunk Driving: Cases involving intoxicated drivers may support claims for punitive damages in addition to compensatory damages under Connecticut law.
Motorcycle Accidents: Motorcycle riders face severe injury risk in collisions, and the firm handles these cases with knowledge of the specific dynamics of motorcycle crashes.
Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists: When the at-fault driver carries insufficient or no insurance, the injured party’s own uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage becomes the primary source of recovery. The firm handles UM/UIM claims against the client’s own insurer.
Premises Liability
Property owners in Connecticut bear duties to maintain safe conditions for visitors and, in some circumstances, for trespassers. The $1,000,000 recovery for a dog bite and knockdown of a 73-year-old man reflects the firm’s capacity to develop premises and animal liability claims involving serious injuries to elderly victims.
Products Liability
The firm handles products liability cases involving defective machinery and equipment, a category that overlaps with industrial accident cases where a product failure contributes to a worker’s injury. Products liability claims can proceed on negligence, strict liability, or breach of warranty theories.
Workers’ Compensation
Carl Anderson’s advocacy at the state capitol to restore the original intent of the 1913 Workers’ Compensation Act reflects the firm’s deep engagement with Connecticut’s workers’ compensation system. Workers injured on the job are entitled to medical treatment, wage replacement benefits, and permanent partial or total disability awards through the workers’ compensation system. The firm represents injured workers in workers’ compensation proceedings before the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission.
Attorney Profile
Carl D. Anderson
Carl D. Anderson is the president of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and the principal attorney at Anderson Trial Lawyers. His tenure at the association’s helm reflects standing in Connecticut’s plaintiff’s bar that goes beyond the individual case level. His legislative advocacy to restore the original intent of the 1913 Workers’ Compensation Act reflects engagement with the statutory framework governing workers’ compensation in Connecticut at the policy level, not just the case level. Anderson Trial Lawyers has been serving eastern Connecticut since 1967, and Carl Anderson’s leadership of the firm spans a significant portion of that history.
Location and Service Area
Anderson Trial Lawyers is located at 82 Chelsea Harbor Dr, Norwich, CT 06360. Phone: 860-886-8845. The firm serves New London County, Windham County, and the broader eastern Connecticut region, including the communities of New London, Willimantic, Putnam, Storrs, Danielson, Brooklyn, Griswold, Voluntown, North Stonington, Pawcatuck, and Plainfield. The firm’s website is andersontriallawyers.com.
Client Focus
Anderson Trial Lawyers has served eastern Connecticut’s injured workers and accident victims since 1967. The firm’s geographic service area is concentrated in the eastern part of the state, including communities in New London and Windham Counties that may not have the same density of plaintiff’s personal injury firms found in the Hartford or New Haven corridors. The firm’s local presence, combined with Carl Anderson’s leadership role in the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, positions it as a primary resource for serious injury cases in this region.
The firm’s case results reflect recovery at the seven-figure level in cases involving vehicle collisions and premises liability, illustrating the scale of outcomes the firm has produced for seriously injured clients.
Frequently Asked Questions
What did Carl Anderson’s legislative advocacy regarding the Workers’ Compensation Act involve?
Carl Anderson has advocated at the Connecticut state capitol to restore what he considers the original intent of the 1913 Workers’ Compensation Act, which established the workers’ compensation system as a no-fault mechanism providing guaranteed benefits to injured workers in exchange for those workers giving up tort claims against employers. This type of legislative advocacy reflects engagement with workers’ compensation law at the systemic level, not just in individual cases. For clients, it means their attorney has both deep knowledge of how the system operates and a perspective on how it should operate based on engagement with the legislature and other stakeholders.
How long has Anderson Trial Lawyers been serving eastern Connecticut?
The firm has been serving eastern Connecticut since 1967, making it one of the longer-established personal injury practices in New London and Windham Counties. That tenure means the firm’s attorneys have handled personal injury and workers’ compensation cases across multiple generations of Connecticut law, including changes in the workers’ compensation system, tort reform measures, and developments in medical and damages analysis. The firm’s case results, including three recoveries of $850,000 or more, reflect sustained competence over that period.
Can I bring both a workers’ compensation claim and a personal injury lawsuit if I was injured at work?
In Connecticut, a worker injured on the job is generally entitled to workers’ compensation benefits from their employer’s insurer regardless of fault. In some circumstances, the injured worker may also bring a third-party tort claim against a party other than the employer, such as a manufacturer of defective equipment or a property owner whose negligence contributed to the accident. These two tracks operate simultaneously, and a recovery in the third-party case may affect the workers’ compensation insurer’s right to be reimbursed. Anderson Trial Lawyers handles both tracks.
What is the basis for a $1,000,000 recovery in a dog bite case?
The firm obtained a $1,000,000 recovery for a 73-year-old man who suffered a dog bite and knockdown. Connecticut imposes strict liability on dog owners for injuries caused by their animals. The significant recovery in this case reflects the severity of injuries sustained by an elderly victim, who may face greater medical consequences from a fall and bite than a younger person, and the long-term care needs and loss of quality of life that resulted. Dog bite cases involving elderly victims can produce substantial damages because the medical consequences and the effect on the victim’s daily life are often significant.
What eastern Connecticut communities does Anderson Trial Lawyers serve?
The firm serves New London County and Windham County, including New London, Willimantic, Putnam, Storrs, Danielson, Brooklyn, Griswold, Voluntown, North Stonington, Pawcatuck, and Plainfield. This eastern Connecticut focus means the firm’s attorneys are familiar with the courts, procedures, and legal community in this part of the state. Clients in these communities have access to a firm with over five decades of practice specifically in eastern Connecticut rather than a Hartford or New Haven-based firm serving the region from a distance.
Closing
More than 55 years of practice in eastern Connecticut, a principal attorney who leads the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and advocates at the state capitol for workers, and case results at the seven-figure level characterize Anderson Trial Lawyers’ standing in New London and Windham Counties. The firm’s practice covers traumatic brain injuries, catastrophic injuries, construction and industrial accidents, nursing home abuse, motor vehicle claims, premises liability, products liability, and workers’ compensation, giving eastern Connecticut’s injured population access to a full-range personal injury and workers’ compensation practice with deep local roots.
Anderson Trial Lawyers can be contacted at 860-886-8845 or at andersontriallawyers.com. The firm’s office is at 82 Chelsea Harbor Dr, Norwich, CT 06360.