Various corporate and political interests like to claim that many lawsuits are both frivolous and a scourge on America. They claim these suits are brought by “ambulance chasing” lawyers making false claims simply to make a buck. These same “interests” claim that “frivolous” lawsuits are costly, that they’re destroying the American way of life, and… read more →
Ford Motor Company once manufactured a car called the Ford Pinto. It entered the U.S. market in 1970. Its’ mission for Ford? Stem the flow of car sales to Japanese companies such as Honda, Toyota and Nissan (then called Datsun). Yes – it was a time of rising car imports in America and Detroit was… read more →
We are pleased to announce that our law firm, RisCassi & Davis, has for the 9th consecutive year received a U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® Tier 1 Best Law Firm ranking in personal injury litigation, medical malpractice litigation and product liability litigation in our region for 2019. Firms included in the 2019… read more →
Winter weather brings unmistakably dangerous driving conditions to Connecticut. But are some wintery days worse than others? That’s what researchers at the University of Michigan wanted to know. To conduct their study, the team at Michigan examined federal accident statistics over 25 years and linked the 1.4 million fatal crashes to weather conditions in the… read more →
One of the world’s most renowned cancer researchers, Dr. Jose Baselga, a man who served as Chief Medical Officer for the prestigious Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, recently resigned his post in disgrace. Why? Because the New York Times revealed he had repeatedly failed to disclose that drug and device companies were paying him millions… read more →
We are pleased to announce that all fourteen (14) of our attorneys at RisCassi & Davis have been named as Connecticut Super Lawyers or Connecticut Rising Stars for 2018. We are also pleased to announce that attorney Michael C. Jainchill has been named by Super Lawyers as a Top 10 Attorney in Connecticut and a… read more →
For some time now, Tesla Motors has been advertising a feature of its cars called semi-automated autopilot. Semi-automated autopilot purportedly “matches speed to traffic conditions, keeps the vehicle within a lane, automatically change lanes without requiring driver input, transitions from one freeway to another, exits the freeway when your destination is near and self-parks when… read more →
We have written often about the dangers of distracted driving. It’s a serious problem on Connecticut roads – causing thousands of car accidents annually. So why do drivers do it? According to brain specialists – the behavior is tied in part to a belief that the human brain can multitask – or literally do several… read more →
Twenty-four percent of all fatal car crashes in Connecticut last year involved drivers with blood alcohol levels above the legal limit. Sixteen percent of the total fatal crashes involved drivers driving with blood-alcohol levels at twice the legal limit or more. How can we end this senseless carnage on our roads? Some traffic safety experts… read more →
Drunk driving kills. Of that there is no dispute. According to the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety (ACTS), drunk drivers are a stubborn problem. In fact, ACTS estimates that approximately one-eighth of 1 percent of all drivers in this country produce 30 percent of the car accident deaths. Might computer technology be a big part… read more →
