Latest Connecticut Headlines
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Tesla Crash in Connecticut Elicits New Warnings About Autopilot Shortcomings
Dec 10 2019 // Another Tesla Inc. vehicle operating on the carmaker’s driver-assistance system branded as Autopilot has crashed into a parked emergency vehicle, eliciting fresh warnings about the shortcomings of automated...
Tesla Driver Who Hit Two Cars in Connecticut Says He Used Autopilot
Dec 9 2019 // The driver of a Tesla says the car was on autopilot when it struck a police cruiser and a disabled vehicle on Saturday in Connecticut, according to State Police. State Police said troopers responded to Interstate 95...
Connecticut’s Saxe Doernberger & Vita Hires Clifford to Northeast Office
Dec 6 2019 // Saxe Doernberger & Vita P.C. (SDV) has hired Associate Brian J. Clifford to its Northeast office. Clifford has almost a decade of experience in litigation, including insurance coverage, from depositions and discovery...
Connecticut Teen Injured in 2015 Bus Crash Awarded $23M in Damages
Dec 5 2019 // A Connecticut jury has awarded more than $23 million in damages to an autistic teenager who suffered severe head injuries when his school bus crashed into a tree. Gabriel Goncalves, of Wolcott, was a sixth-grader at the...
More Than $270K in Fines Issued Against Firms in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania
Nov 22 2019 // Investigations by the Connecticut Department of Labor’s Wage and Workplace Standards Division into complaints of workers being improperly employed at a large poultry plant in Bozrah has led to fines of more than...
Report Says Connecticut Has Highest Number of Metal Theft Claims in U.S.
Nov 21 2019 // A new report says Connecticut has had the most metal theft insurance claims in the country. The National Insurance Crime Bureau issued a report recently that found that Connecticut had the most metal theft insurance claims...
Connecticut Woman Sues Uber After Driver’s Sexual Assault
Nov 19 2019 // A Connecticut woman who says she was sexually assaulted by her Uber driver last year has filed a lawsuit against the ride-sharing app. The Middletown Press reports the lawsuit filed by the 22-year-old woman in Milford...
Peter M. Bakker Agency Awarded Insurance Agency Apprenticeship in Connecticut
Nov 19 2019 // Peter M. Bakker Agency was awarded the first insurance agency apprenticeship by the Connecticut Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship Training. The insurance agency apprenticeship program is an initiative by...
Conn. Supreme Court Finds Insurers Not Liable for Crumbling Foundations
Nov 15 2019 // Insurers are not liable for crumbling foundations caused by defective concrete unless the home is on the verge of collapse, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled. The decision will likely amplify public pressure for a...
Connecticut’s Electric Boat Fined $10K After Worker Falls 20 Feet into Submarine
Nov 13 2019 // Connecticut submarine maker Electric Boat has been fined by federal officials after an employee fell more than 20 feet while working earlier this year. The Day reports the federal Occupational Safety and Health...
Supreme Court Allows Sandy Hook Families’ Liability Lawsuit Against Gunmaker
Nov 12 2019 // The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to the gun industry, refusing to block a lawsuit against Remington Arms Co. by family members of nine people killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. The lawsuit blames...
Crawford & Company Promotes Schafer to Chief Client Officer in Connecticut
Nov 4 2019 // Crawford & Company has promoted Jack Schafer to senior vice president, chief client officer of U.S. Loss Adjusting. Schafer will report to Rohit Verma, Crawford’s global chief operating officer and is based in...
Connecticut Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing $370K from Former Employer
Oct 28 2019 // A Connecticut woman has pleaded guilty to embezzling about $370,000 from her former employer. Federal prosecutors say 36-year-old Lydia Cabrera, of Southington, pleaded guilty to bank fraud. Authorities say Cabrera was a...
Connecticut’s Smith Brothers Insurance Hires Wohlers
Oct 25 2019 // Smith Brothers Insurance, a Glastonbury, Conn.-headquartered independently operated insurance broker, has hired Karen Smith Wohlers. She will be responsible for Employee Benefits Compliance and Legal Services in her new...
Connecticut Man Sentenced for Lying about Superstorm Sandy Damage
Oct 11 2019 // A Connecticut man must pay a $5,000 fine and serve two years’ probation after making false statements to obtain a Small Business Administration loan to repair his marina. Thirty-nine-year-old Scott Sundholm of Old...
Two Women Allege Sexual Harassment, Abuse at Connecticut-Based Restaurant Chain
Oct 7 2019 // Two former employees of a Connecticut-based restaurant chain say in a lawsuit that they were subjected to a pattern of sexual harassment and abuse by a manager. Gianna Aconfora and Maizzy Douchette allege in the suit filed...
Vintage Plane Safety Faces Review Following B-17 Bomber Crash That Killed 7
Oct 6 2019 // The roar of its four engines, the plexiglass nose, the bristling machine guns — for history buffs and aviation enthusiasts, few thrills compare with that of a flight aboard aircraft like the B-17 Flying Fortress, the...
World War II-Era Bomber Crashes; at Least Seven Reported Dead
Oct 4 2019 // A World War II-era B-17 bomber with 13 people aboard crashed and burned at the Hartford airport after encountering mechanical trouble on takeoff Wednesday, killing seven of them. The four-engine, propeller-driven plane...
Suspects in Illegal Toxic Dumping Scheme in Connecticut Plead Not Guilty
Oct 3 2019 // The former superintendent of public works in a Connecticut town and the head of a local construction company have pleaded not guilty in connection with an alleged scheme to dump contaminated waste on town property. The...
Head of Connecticut Crumbling Foundations Program to Stay on the Job
Oct 3 2019 // The head of an assistance program for Connecticut homeowners with crumbling foundations has delayed his departure from the organization. The Journal Inquirer reports that Michael Maglaras, superintendent of the Connecticut...
