Connecticut Personal Injury and Criminal Defense Law Blog

Both hospitals and nursing homes in the state of California and Illinois are banding together in an effort to stop the spread of dangerous superbugs that are antibiotic-resistant and can kill thousands of people each year. The process is as simple as washing their patients with a special soap. The federal government's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided funding of around $8 million to help test the process at 50 facilities in the two states. 

Recently, three states adopted strict policies against cell phone use while driving. In Tennessee, drivers won’t be able to hold their phone while driving – regardless of whether they’re using the phone  for any actual purpose. Minnesota will enact a similar law in August and Illinois will do the same later this summer.

However, Connecticut already set a strong precedent against cell phone use over three years ago; the state’s law does not allow drivers to use a hand-held cell phone or electronic device while driving, including stopped at a traffic light.

Whether in a car accident or in an incident on another person's property, suffering a severe injury is usually a traumatic experience. However, not all injuries are as obvious and apparent as some might think. Brain injuries can be particularly difficult to identify, and victims in Connecticut may even mistakenly believe those symptoms are caused by something other than a brain injury. For those who have recently been involved in a serious accident or suffered a personal injury, here are some brain injury warning signs to watch out for.

Excessive drowsiness is a symptom of a serious brain injury, but it is one that is easy to miss. Victims may think they are just exhausted because of the stress of being in some type of accident, but experiencing unusual levels of exhaustion should never be ignored. Any accompanying confusion or loss of consciousness are also signs of a brain injury, and are not signs of simply being stressed out.

Here’s an elemental point about life in general: You have to be committed to victory to win.

Put another way: It’s hard to prevail if the other side sees that your head is not really in the game.