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Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

What GA Employers Need To Know About The Hands-Free Driving Law

The Hands-Free Georgia Act took effect on July 1. Georgia has joined a number of states in prohibiting certain actions related to cell phone use while driving. This new law comes after Georgia saw more than 1,500 people...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Georgia Bans Hand-Held Devices While Driving

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Georgia has become one of 16 states in the country that bans the use of hand-held devices while driving. Governor Nathan Deal signed “Hands-Free Georgia Act” (House Bill 673) into law on May 2, 2018. The new law takes effect...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Texting and Driving – The Evolving Theories of Liability

Distracted driving has become one of the leading causes of motor vehicle accidents and fatalities in the United States. In 2014 alone, Pennsylvania saw more than 13,964 crashes involving a distracted driver, including 49...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Cell Phones at the Workplace: Protecting Employee Safety

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Seyfarth Synopsis: As OSHA’s enforcement relating to employee cell phone use gains more notoriety, it can be expected that it will have a significant collateral impact on law enforcement at all levels to address this hazard....more

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New Jersey to consider allowing police to search cell phones to combat distracted driving

In June of 2013, a New Jersey state senator introduced a bill that would authorize law enforcement officers to temporarily seize and search a motorist's cell phone after an accident to determine if the motorist was distracted...more

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