In our last post, we began speaking about the potential availability of punitive damages in Colorado car accident cases. As we noted, punitive damages are unlike compensatory damages in that their goal is not to compensate the victim but to punish the defendant. We...
Month: March 2015
Public awareness campaign to tackle dunk, distracted driving
Improving highway safety is a constant effort for states, and a variety of programs and strategies are employed for this purpose. Here in Colorado, the most recent effort to improve highway safety is the "Moving Towards Zero Deaths" campaign recently initiated by...
Bill would permit use of earphone for drivers
Distracted driving is an important issue in Colorado and many other states. With the widespread use of smart phones and other electronic devices, the temptations to distraction are myriad. As readers may know, Colorado and most other states have passed some sort of...
Report: failure to wear seatbelt contributing to more traffic fatalities
The rate of fatal auto accidents is obviously an important barometer of the status of highway safety in any state. Here in Colorado, there had happily been a decline in fatal motor vehicle accidents from 2007 to 2012. That downward trend, however, has...
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