Connecticut Jury Orders $308K Payout in Long-Running Icy Driveway Injury Lawsuit

Milford, Connecticut – After a seven-year legal battle over a slip-and-fall incident on an icy driveway, a Connecticut jury has awarded $308,208 to Niomie Porretti, the plaintiff in the case. The central issue of the lawsuit, filed in January 2017, was determining the responsibility for ice removal at a residential property owned by Mirushe Gashi. Porretti asserted that she sustained injuries to her head, neck, back, and knees as a result of falling on ice hidden beneath snow on Gashi’s property. Her legal team introduced testimony from medical experts indicating that the falls’ impact would … Read more