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by Ryan McKeen
After watching the great game between the U.S. and Canada last night, I decided to write a post on Connecticut hockey law.
I looked at cases involving the Hartford Whalers, various cases about people hitting each other with hockey sticks, and Jaworski v. Kiernan. Unfortunately Jawaorkski isn’t a case about hockey, it’s a case [...]

Keep Your Headlights On To Prevent Accidents During A Snow Storm

by Ryan McKeen
February in Connecticut  means snow. Today’s forecast calls for heavy snow this afternoon. So here’s a PSA:
Not only is driving without your headlights on really stupid, potentially negligent, and dangerous – it’s illegal in Connecticut:
Every vehicle upon a highway within this state shall display such lighted lamps and illuminating devices as may be required … at [...]

Stamford Chimp Attack Case: State Does Makes The Right Call Not To Prosecute Sandra Herold

by Ryan McKeen
I give the State credit for not prosecuting the owner of the chimpanzee, Sandra Herold. It speaks well for our system of criminal justice in Connecticut.
At its core, the State had a weak criminal case against Ms. Herold. She legally owned a pet and the State’s investigation concluded there was no record of [...]

CT Crosswalk Law: Lawyer and Clown Edition

by Ryan McKeen
Going to court this morning a woman jumped out in front of my car as I was making a right turn.
I was at an intersection.  There was a no turn on red sign. I waited for my green arrow and begun to make my turn.  A woman proceeded to walk in front of [...]

Is Driving A Hybrid Vehicle Dangerous?

by Ryan McKeen
I think so.
And it has nothing to do with electrical wiring.
No one has ever accused me of driving too slow. Don’t get me wrong, I’m no Tony Stewart.
I presently drive a Honda Civic Hybrid. I love the car. It looks like a normal civic but it has the little word “hybrid” on the [...]

Comparative Tort Law: Connecticut and Iceland (A Photo Essay)

by Ryan McKeen
This is a picture of Gulfoss in Iceland. Gulfoss is a large waterfall.

Here is how close you can get to Gulfoss:

That little rope is all that separates one from the falls. This picture was taken on wet rocks about 5 feet from the cliff.
It was awesome to get this close to the falls. [...]

Connecticut Should Treat Texting While Driving The Same As Drinking and Driving

by Ryan McKeen
Talking on a cell phone is so 5 years ago.
Now phones are all about texting, chatting, emails, twitter and facebook.
More and more when I’m on the road, I see drivers on their iPhone or Blackberry typing away. Have you ever tried to wrestle an iPhone or Blackberry away from someone? It’s like trying [...]

Connecticut Cat Bite Law

Just finished reading the 2008 Connecticut Appellate Review by Wesley W. Horton and Kenneth J. Bartschi and they touched upon the very important case of Allen v. Cox. The authors pose the question: Does a cat get one free bite? Their answer, “No, if the cat has a bad reputationl yes, if it has a [...]

The More You Know: CT Crosswalk Law Edition

Did you know that in 1929 pedestrians in Connecticut gained the right of way in crosswalks?
For more on CT crosswalk law, click here.

Plaintiff In Stamford Chimp Attack Seeks To Attach 50 Million Dollars In Assets

Yesterday, I wrote my blog entry and then headed to court.
I flipped on CNN in the car and heard an anchor say the the Plaintiff in the Stamford chimp attack case is suing for 50 million dollars!  Evidently the good folks at CNN don’t read A Connecticut Law Blog. If they did, they would know that nobody has [...]

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