A plaintiff in a dram shop litigation, who will need constant convalescent care for the rest of his life after a car collision with a drunken driver, reached a nearly $6.5 million settlement with multiple defendants, according to his lawyer, Timothy Brignole of Brignole Bush & Lewis in Hartford.
The deal represents a rare instance of a settlement in a dram shop lawsuit netting more than $250,000, the limit for damages in such litigation under Connecticut state law if claims are based solely on negligence allegations, Brignole said.
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