Motorists and passengers in Connecticut face the danger of drunk driving accidents. However, the legalization of the recreational use of in six states and its medicinal use in 20 states has raised questions about the dangers of driving after a motorist uses...
Month: May 2016
Courts may soon hold both parties to texting liable for crashes
Texting while driving is against the law, this is not a newsflash. What is a newsflash is the fact the courts are looking into holding both parties to the conversation accountable if the texting results in a crash. That means Joe Schmoe, sitting on his couch texting...
New device may fight distracted driving
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration issued preliminary estimates that traffic deaths increased by approximately eight percent in 2015, even though fatalities were decreasing in earlier years. The NHTSA attributes this to more people driving and...
Workers’ compensation extended to firefighters’ cancer
Connecticut workers' compensation may not always extend to an occupational disease or workplace accident. Connecticut legislators addressed one gap in coverage when they recently approved legislation extending workers' compensation benefits to firefighters who were...