AC44189 - Glanz v. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles ("The plaintiff, Adam Glanz, appeals from the judgment of the Superior Court rendered in favor of the defendant, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles (commissioner), dismissing his appeal from the decision of the commissioner suspending his motor vehicle operator's license for forty-five days, pursuant to General Statutes § 14-227b, and requiring ignition interlock devices in his motor vehicles for six months. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that (1) the presumption in § 14-227b (g) that the results of blood alcohol tests commenced within two hours of operation shall be sufficient to indicate blood alcohol content at the time of operation violates his right to due process under the federal constitution because it does not include an exception requiring the submission of additional evidence to prove the accuracy of the blood alcohol test results in the event that such test results reveal that the operator's blood alcohol level was rising, and (2) the court erred in concluding that the rising blood alcohol exception in the criminal statute for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, General Statutes § 14-227a (b), did not apply to his administrative license suspension hearing. We affirm the judgment of the Superior Court.")

AC43317 - Lucky 13 Industries, LLC v. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles ("This administrative appeal arises from a complaint filed with the Department of Motor Vehicles (department), alleging that the plaintiff, Lucky 13 Industries, LLC, doing business as Midnight Auto, charged an illegal "gate fee" for the release of a vehicle following a nonconsensual tow to its place of business. The plaintiff appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing its appeal from the decision of the defendant, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles (commissioner), concluding that the plaintiff had charged an unlawful gate fee and ordering the plaintiff to make restitution to the complainant, Amica Insurance Company (Amica), and to pay a civil penalty to the department. On appeal to this court, the plaintiff claims that federal law preempts state regulation of gate fees charged pursuant to a voluntary agreement.The plaintiff additionally claims that the trial court improperly concluded that (1) the tow at issue was nonconsensual notwithstanding that the plaintiff and Amica's subcontractor executed a contract providing that the plaintiff would perform an "expedited service" when retrieving the vehicle for release and (2) the contract was void as against public policy. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.")