Protecting yourself from the dangers of inclement weather over the winter months is paramount to avoiding a Connecticut auto accident. There are steps you can take as a driver that will keep you safe, but there are also things you can do to make sure you are prepared no matter what Mother Nature throws your way.
There are many famous movie scenes that try to answer some of the pressing questions of our time, but none is more debated in movies than this one. The question that gets the comedy and drama treatment just the same by Hollywood is how to handle your car when it is skidding across ice.
The state of Connecticut has seen a very large uptick in the number of pedestrian accidents that have occurred over the last few years. One of the more recent accidents demonstrated the dangers of being a pedestrian all too well when a UConn grad student was killed while crossing at a crosswalk.
Unfortunately hit-and-run Connecticut auto accidents are a fact of life. They happen more than we would like to think and so it is important to understand what a hit-and-run accident is and how you should approach the accident if you’ve been involved with such an incident.
In the state of Connecticut the host of a party may be held liable if someone leaves their party, is drunk, and injures someone in a Connecticut auto accident. This type of accident is tragic and can be devastating for both the driver, the injured person in the other vehicle, as well as the party host who may have not been involved in the accident at all.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the idea that you could be seen for a workplace injury as part of a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim from the comfort of your own home was unthinkable. Now, it is commonplace.
The state of Connecticut is one of 49 states that now allow some form of telemedicine to be used in conjunction with workers’ compensation claims. Pre-pandemic that number was less than half of all states who allowed this type of medicine to be practiced.
This month is National Drunk and Drugged Driving Month according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) who works each December to bring awareness to the dangers of driving while intoxicated.
While on the surface this may not seem like it relates very much to your workplace, drunk and drugged driving can have a serious impact on your workplace especially if you operate a vehicle for your job. This is true even if you are not the one who is operating the vehicle while intoxicated.
No one wants to get injured on the job, but sometimes it happens and that may constitute a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim. When you’ve been injured you may need to work with a board certified attorney who can review your claim and make sure that you are being compensated in the right way.
The colder weather is upon us and as temperatures continue to drop the surfaces around us like sidewalks and streets are starting to ice over and become more and more dangerous. This danger extends to the workplace as well as icy surfaces at work can become a hazard that may lead to an injury and force you to file a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim.
Depending on your workplace, traumatic brain injuries (TBI) may be an injury that occurs frequently and can be the source of a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim. These types of injuries can be severe and long-lasting resulting in not only a short stint out of work, but impacts that last far beyond the workplace.
