Oos. I am the attorney who answered you question regarding the 4 1/2 year old case, but saw a reference to Connecticut but reviewed the question which obviously came from Newport;, RI. All of the basic law, including the Ethical Rules, applies in principle. I checked the Rhode Island Statute of Limitaions for persnal injjury negligence cases, which is 3 years.
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I am a Minnesota Attorney. Minn. Stat. 169.09 (subdivision 4) requires the driver of any vehicle which collides with and causes damage to another vehicle to provide the name and address of the driver and registered owner of the striking vehicle by doing one of the following: 1. Stopping, locating and notifying the owner of the unoccupied vehicle, 2. Reporting the incident to a peace officer or 3. Leaving the required information in a conspicuous place in or secured...