Connecticut Premises Liability Settlement Calculator

Connecticut's 51% bar for comparative fault means you can still recover in a premises liability case as long as you are not more than 50% at fault. In a two-party incident where fault is split 50/50, you can still recover 50% of your damages. This is slightly more favorable than 50% bar states, where equal fault eliminates recovery entirely.

The statute of limitations for this type of claim in Connecticut is 2 years — in line with the national average of 2.7 years. This is a standard timeframe, but acting sooner preserves evidence and strengthens your position.

In Connecticut, a property owner's duty of care depends on the visitor's legal status. Invitees (customers, business guests) receive the highest duty — owners must inspect for hazards and warn of or fix known dangers. Licensees (social guests) are owed a duty to warn of known hazards. Trespassers generally receive only a duty to avoid willful or wanton harm. Classifying your status at the time of the injury is often the first battleground in Connecticut premises cases.

To win a Connecticut slip-and-fall or hazard-based premises case, you generally must prove the property owner had actual or constructive notice of the dangerous condition. Constructive notice means the hazard existed long enough that a reasonable owner exercising reasonable care would have discovered it. Evidence of the condition's duration — timestamps on security footage, maintenance logs, witness accounts — is frequently decisive in Connecticut premises cases.