Legal Question in Personal Injury in Connecticut

Re: live wires in hallway at public school which caused injury to my 6 yr old

Your attorney is going to institute a lawsuit against the parents of the little boy who touched your son with the live, uncapped wires and against the local school board who are "taking this very lightly."

Re: live wires in hallway at public school which caused injury to my 6 yr old

When did you contact the attorney? What does he/she think? Since your child was enrolled in a public school, recourse against the school must actually taken against the City of Norwalk (and possibly the Board of Education). In Connecticut, you can only sue a municipality for injuries like those you describe, if you notify them of your "intention to sue" within 6 months of the date of injury (unless you actually sue within that time). You then have 2 years from the date of injury to file the lawsuit itself. It appears from the information you provided in your question that the 6 month deadline has probably passed. If notice of intent to sue was given, your case against the school would revolve around the issues of supervision and making the premises safe. Why were live wires present in the hallway? Was there work being done? By whom? Maybe an independent contractor was doing electrical work at the school and is partially at fault. Also, if notice of your intent to sue was not given, you may have an action against the other child and his parents. One issue is whether or not the other child was old enough to know better. Was he also 5? If a reasonable child of his age should have known better, maybe you have grounds for an acion. Under Connecticut law, a parent is liable for up to $5,000.00 of the damages caused by their minor child. If you took action against the other child, I would sue the parents as well.