Officers Can't Get UIM Coverage for PTSD From On-Duty Car Accident

The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that two state troopers were not entitled to damages for their alleged post-traumatic stress disorder and that their awards were properly offset to account for their receipt of workers’ compensation benefits. Case: Menard v. State, No. SC 20663, 04/25/2023, published. Facts: Robert Zdrojeski, Scott Menard and Darren Connolly were troopers with the Connecticut State Police. In the early morning of Sept. 1, 2012, Connolly was on patrol on Interstate 84 and detained a driver. The driver took an exit and stopped at the bottom of the ramp. Connolly p...