Patch, a local electronic news outlet, has continued its annual, indefensible, fear mongering practice of publishing the names and addresses of people in the communities they cover who are on the sexual offender registry. Ostensibly pushed as a public safety courtesy...
The vast majority of car accidents are caused by some sort of human error, which means that the vast majority of car accident victims are entitled to compensation for their injury, loss or damage. The settlement offered by the negligent driver’s insurance company is...
If you are convicted of a crime in Connecticut and you have a previously clean record or the offense you committed was a misdemeanor, you will likely be placed on probation. Probation is a court-ordered sanction that allows offenders to avoid jail and remain in their...
Front-end accidents occur when two vehicles strike each other head-on. These collisions often result in serious injury or death because the forces involved are so powerful. Shockingly, a driver hurt in a head-on collision involving two vehicles traveling at 40 mph...
Risking injury or death to themselves or others seems like a common sense reason to hail a cab when you are impaired by alcohol, but people still do it anyway. There are several reasons people do it, but one of the main causes is that alcohol reduces your ability to...
Your 15-year-old announced that they want to go to work with a friend at the car wash on weekends. After the initial shock and a few conversations later, you’ve concluded that they are mature enough to strike a healthy balance between their school studies and their...
Teenagers develop basic skills such as being responsible, working with others and taking direction by working summer and part-time jobs. One thing you can do as a parent to help guide your minor child through the hiring process is to help them get the required...
Imagine this theoretical scenario: You swerve your car to miss hitting a dog running across the street and cannot avoid crashing into your neighbor’s car or nearby business. Perhaps, in the scenario where you hit the business, you caused them to shut down for two...
You are busy surfing the Web on your computer, and suddenly there is a vivid pop-up on your screen warning you of pending and unavoidable ransomware infection. If it’s the first time it’s happened, you may wonder what that’s all about and may click the prompt to find...
In recent years there has been an increase in injuries and fatalities to motorcyclists, and as of 2004, fatalities increased eight years in a row. Motorcycles are the smallest motorized vehicles on the roadways, and many accidents involving motorcyclists happen when...
