Legal Blog

Along with the ease and practicality of rideshare services come novel issues about liability for accidents involving rideshare companies, such as Uber and Lyft. Primarily, can injured people sue rideshare drivers directly? Also, whose insurance coverage applies to accidents and related losses arising from rideshare accidents? Yes, You...

Connecticut does not require drivers to carry Medical Payment (Med Pay) insurance. Before 1994, drivers paid their own medical expenses up to their policy limits, regardless of whether they caused the crash. This is known as the no-fault auto insurance system, which required drivers to carry...

In Hartford, CT, alone, there have been 3,973 vehicle crashes from January 2021 to May 2022. These crashes resulted in 577 injuries and 24 deaths. According to UConn Connecticut Crash Data Repository, the topmost dangerous roads in Hartford include the following: I-84 – 936 crashes I-91...

The shoulder or side of the roadway can be a hazardous spot, which is why responsible motorists only use it in an emergency when there are no other options. Since 2015, approximately 1,600 people have been hit and killed while outside their vehicles parked on the shoulder....

More people were killed in wrong-way accidents in Connecticut in 2022 than in the last several years. In 2019, 10 people lost their lives to wrong-way crashes, a previous high, while four people were killed in 2020. Alarmingly, 20 people have already been killed in 11 wrong-way...