If you’ve ever been in a New Haven auto accident you may have been asked by friends and family if the accident was your fault. This is an understandable question as many people often think that there can be only one party at fault for an accident, but in Connecticut that is not entirely true. The state of Connecticut has a law called the law of comparative negligence. This means that when you are involved in an accident there is a chance that you are entirely at fault or that the other driver is entirely at fault, but there is a third option as well, you could both be partially at fault. The comparative negligence law allows blame to be assigned to both parties and place a percentage on the level of fault that they have committed. When you are assigned what level of fault you may have caused as Read the full article…

It may seem like weather worries are behind us now that we’ve had a pretty lackluster winter of very little snow and ice, but the truth is that the spring can be just as dangerous for weather related New Haven auto accidents as the winter can be. When you’re headed out for a drive in the spring there are some things you will want to keep in mind because the weather can be just as treacherous as it is in the winter as well. As with any change of season you will want to do a quick vehicle check before heading out. Some of the things you will want to make sure you address are your tire pressure. Tire pressure has a tendency to fluctuate as the weather gets warmer and your tires could become overinflated if you’re not careful. As the weather warms up you will want to keep Read the full article…