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New Hampshire Court Outlines Drunk Defense in Workers’ Comp Claims

The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled that intoxication must be determined to be the cause of an accident for it to be a defense against a workers’ compensation claim. The court sent Thomas Phillips’ case back to the state …

Tougher Drunken Driving Threshold Weighed

Federal accident investigators were weighing a recommendation Tuesday that states reduce their threshold for drunken driving from the current .08 blood alcohol content to .05, a standard that has been shown to substantially reduce highway deaths in other countries. The …

MADD Wants Michigan’s BAC Law to Stay at .08

Michigan’s Mothers Against Drunk Driving is calling on lawmakers to prevent a scheduled rise in the state’s legal blood alcohol content driving threshold. The organization is expected to testify in front of the House Criminal Justice Committee Wednesday. MADD will …