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CT Distracted Driving Law, Texting Accident Update: Conn. teen texter charged with killing jogger According to an ABC news report, "A teenage driver is under arrest after authorities said the distraction of a handheld cellphone caused her to fatally hit...

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CT Distracted Driving Law, Texting Update: Survey shows teens still texting A May 9, 2012 article in the on CBS News shows that teens are still texting despite knowing of the dangers. According to the article, "Most young American drivers...

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CT Car Accident Law: $579,943 awarded for head-on motor-vehicle collision   Case:  Champagne-Haire v. Hughes Court:  Tolland J.D., at Rockville Doc. No.:  CV08-6000421S Court Opinion by:  Shapiro, J. Date:  March 6, 2012   "The trial court possesses inherent power to...

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CT Personal Injury Law: Connecticut Appellate Court affirms summary judgment based on statute of limitations in claim arising out of mold exposure, holding that tolling ended with discovery of injury and that continuing course of conduct doctrine did not apply...

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CT Distracted Driving Law Update: Article details potentially dangerous trends in distracted driving as technology attracts more of motorists' attention A March 3, 2012 article in the Chicago Tribune highlights potentially dangerous trends in automobile manufacturing, specifically, the inclusion of...

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CT Distracted Driving Law Update: Research study reveals an 11% increase in deaths of 16 and 17 year old drivers in 2011 A report released on February 16, 2012 by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) reveals that the number...

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Two Jackson O'Keefe Partners Recognized as Connecticut Super Lawyers in February 2012 Connecticut Magazine As appearing in the February 2012 edition of Connecticut Magazine, Cromwell lawyer Andrew J. O'Keefe has been recognized as a Connecticut Super Lawyer by publisher Thomson...

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The Law Offices of Jackson O'Keefe announces the launch of two new local websites, www.wethersfield-ct-lawyer.com and www.farmington-ct-lawyer.com.   Managing partner Peter K. O'Keefe of Wethersfield states that the law firm's goal is to be more accessible to local residents and...

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CT Drunk Driving DUI DWI Law Update: New 2012 Administrative Penalties

By Jackson O'Keefe on January 20, 2012 2:21 PM
CT Drunk Driving DUI DWI Law Update: New 2012 Administrative Penalties Beginning on January 1, 2012, drivers convicted for their first drunk driving offense in Connecticut are required by law to install an ignition interlock device on their vehicle for...

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CT Car Accident Law Update: Plaintiffs Awarded $45,407 from Hit-and-Run Driver's Estate   CASE:  Orta v. Armstrong COURT:  Hartford J.D., at Hartford DOC. NO.:  CV 10-60110050 COURT OPINON BY:  Rittenband, J.T.R. DATE:  DEC. 12, 2011   In this decision the...

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CT Injury Law Update:  CT Supreme Court Holds Consortium Claim Was Extinguished By Settlement of Direct Claim   CASE:  Voris v. Molinaro COURT:  Connecticut Supreme Court DOC. NO.:  SC 18435 - COURT OPINION BY:  McLachlan, J. DATE:  Nov. 22, 2011...

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CT Auto Accident Law Update: Genuine Issue Whether Defective Highway Design Caused Car Accident CASES:  Cummings v. Department of Transportation;  Stotler v. Department of Transportation COURT:  Hartford J.D., at Hartford DOC.NOS.: CV07-50117745; CV07-5011825S COURT OPINOIN BY:  Sheldon, J. DATE:  Sept....

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CT texting distracted driving national statistics update

By Jackson O'Keefe on October 24, 2011 2:03 PM
CT texting cell phone distracted driving car accident lawyer Farmington CT Wethersfield CT CT texting distracted driving national statistics update In July, the National Conference of State Legislatures reported that 34 states and the District of Columbia now ban texting...

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Updated 2011 Connecticut DWI DUI drunk driving statistics

By Jackson O'Keefe on October 24, 2011 1:48 PM
Connecticut DWI DUI drunk driving accident lawyer statistics Connecticut DWI DUI drunk driving statistics According to a report issued by the federal government, entitled "Vital Signs: Alcohol-Impaired Driving Among Adults --- United States, 2010": Background: Alcohol-impaired driving crashes account for...

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CT Cell phone charged violation statistics through June 2011

By Jackson O'Keefe on October 24, 2011 1:26 PM
CT texting cell phone distracted driving car accident lawyer Farmington CT Wethersfield CT CT Cell phone violation statistics The Connecticut judicial department has  published updated figures regarding the Procedural Outcome of Cell Phone Violations from April 1, 2011 to June...

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CT Distracted Driving Lawyers -- Anti-texting apps

By Jackson O'Keefe on August 26, 2011 3:46 PM
CT Distracted Driving Lawyers -- Anti-texting apps   There are a number of anti-texting apps now available.   Their safety and effectiveness are UNKNOWN at the present time.  Some of the the apps may use Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) data to...

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Connecticut DWI DUI drunk driving accident lawyer statistics

By Jackson O'Keefe on August 26, 2011 3:38 PM
Connecticut DWI DUI drunk driving accident lawyer statistics  Between 1991 and 2009, the rate of alcohol impaired driving fatalities per 100,000 population has decreased 44% nationally, and 58% among those under 21. These statistics and others are positive indicators of...

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Ct texting cell phone distracted driving car accident lawyer Farmington CT Wethersfield CT A recent CDC analysis examined the frequency of two major distractions--cell phone use and texting--among drivers in the United States and several countries in Europe According to...

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In the July 27th Issue, Jackson O'Keefe has been listed in the 2011 Hartford Advocate Best of Hartford Profile Series, an invitational profile series on professionals demonstrating excellence in the fields of law, healthcare & medicine, social services, business, finance...

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CT car accident lawyers Wethersfield, Farmington, Southington, Cromwell, West Hartford car accident lawyers CT Car Accident Update: Appellate Court addresses verdict after race injury   Car racing team manager, who had been injured when he crashed motorbike he had been...

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CT car accident lawyers Connecticut Wethersfield, Farmington, Southington, Cromwell, West Hartford car accident lawyers CT Car Accident Update: Appellate Court addresses uninsured/underinsured motorist issues Insured, who had been injured in accident while operating a motorcycle, brought action against automobile insurer,...

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CT texting cell phone distracted driving car accident lawyer Farmington CT Wethersfield CT New Survey Shows Distracted Driving Among Young, Old Drivers Down, But Problem Remains A new study by GMAC Insurance reveals that 50 percent of all drivers--and 75...

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Smartphones Tied To 25% Of U.S. Car Crashes

By Jackson O'Keefe on July 8, 2011 3:53 PM
Connecticut Distracted Driving, Cell Phones and Texting car Accident lawyer Smartphones Tied To 25% Of U.S. Car Crashes.  Distractions caused by smartphones contribute to a quarter of U.S. automobile accidents, says Governors Highway Safety Association. A study conducted by the...

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CT car accident lawyers Wethersfield, Farmington, Southington, Cromwell, West Hartford car accident lawyers CT Car Accident Update: Appellate Court addresses uninsured/underinsured motorist issues In a decision to be released on July 5th, the Appellate Court affirms summary judgment for the...

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CT car accident lawyers Wethersfield, Farmington, Southington, Cromwell, West Hartford car accident lawyers   Connecticut Appellate Court holds that a three contractual time limit is valid and bars the plaintiff's untimely claim   ROMPREY v. SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA,...

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CT drunk driving car accident DUI DWI lawyers Wethersfield, Farmington, Southington, Cromwell, West Hartford car accident lawyers   Device for locking car ignition now mandated in repeat DUI cases in Connecticut   According to the New Haven Register and Middletown...

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CT drunk driving car accident statistics update

By Jackson O'Keefe on June 9, 2011 9:49 AM
CT drunk driving car accident DUI DWI lawyers Despite longstanding efforts to reduce drunk driving, according to a federal report released on December 9, 2010 last year 30 million Americans drove drunk and another 10 million drove under the influence of...

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Distracted Driving, Cell Phones and Texting in Connecticut Motor Vehicle Accidents   Almost 6,000 people died in 2008 in crashes involving distracted drivers, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is approximately 16% of all road deaths, up...

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Wethersfield, Farmington, Southington, Cromwell Car accident lawyers   Car Accident Law Update: Connecticut moves to change its drunk driving law   According to the New London Day, "Connecticut may have thought it was being tough on drunken drivers by suspending...

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