Troopers' Underinsured Motorist Recoveries Can't Include Damages for PTSD

The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled that two police officers who narrowly avoided being struck by a colleague’s patrol vehicle were not entitled to damages for their alleged post-traumatic stress disorder. Case: Menard v. State, No. AC 42342, 10/19/2021, published. Facts: Scott Menard, Darren Connolly and Robert Zdrojeski worked as state troopers with the Connecticut State Police. Connolly was on patrol on Interstate 84 in Hartford in September 2012 and detained a vehicle traveling west due to suspected intoxicated driving. After reaching the bottom of the exit ramp, Connolly ...