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• Higher C-Section Rate Due to Malpractice Fears

  Shannon Weidemann | January 24, 2007 2:58 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  The rate for Caesarean Sections in the Bay State rose from 31% in 2004 to 32% in 2005. That is about two thirds of all births. There were approximately 77,000 live births in the state in 2005. Doctors cite many reasons for the increase including older women, multiple births, and malpractice fears. The more risk factors there are with a pregnancy, increases the likelihood that a doctor will...

• Man Breaks Leg in Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | January 23, 2007 11:30 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Adam Goldstein, age 21, of West Hartford was driving his Honda Civic on Trout Brook Avenue in West Hartford when he drove across the street and hit a tree. Goldstein broke his leg in the accident. The Civic suffered extensive damage. There was also damage done to a fence in a yard that backs up to the road. Goldstein was treated at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. The accident is...

• Toyota's Recall of Defective Trucks and SUVs

  James Sabatini | January 23, 2007 2:49 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it was recalling 533,000 Tundra pickup trucks and Sequoia sport utility vehicles because of potential steering problems. Toyota said the recall involved 2004-2006 Tundra trucks and 2004-2007 Sequoia full-size SUVs. The automaker has received reports of 11 accidents and six injuries connected to the recall, said Toyota spokesman Bill Kwong. The automaker said...

• Middletown Bus Accident Injures Students

  James Sabatini | January 19, 2007 10:37 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  MIDDLETOWN -- A teacher's Jeep slammed into a school bus in Middletown this morning, sending several students to the hospital. A Jeep driven by a Morris Elementary School teacher collided with the school bus shortly after 8 this morning on Middletown's Kaplan Drive. Middletown police tell News Channel 8 that icy roads played a part in the crash.As many as 14 people with minor injuries are being...

• Ex-VP at J&J Sues for Wrongful Termination

  James Sabatini | January 03, 2007 9:58 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Dr. Joel Lippman,a former vice president at Johnson & Johnson, was fired by the company after he recommended that the company recall certain products that were unsafe. One of the products that the doctor deemed unsafe was the Ortho Evra birth control patch. He considered the device unsafe due to the fact that the patch released dangerously high levels of estrogen into patients. In his...

• Taco Bell E.Coli Outbreak

  James Sabatini | December 07, 2006 5:01 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  The Taco Bell E.Coli outbreak has hit Connecticut. According to CNN, the E.Coli outbreak linked to Taco Bell has sickened individuals in five states including Connecticut. If you suspect that you are ill from bad food, seek immediate medical attention. The doctor will obtain a stool sample. If it tests positive for e.coli contamination the doctor must then notify state and federal...

• Medical Malpractice Carrier Raking in the Profits

  James Sabatini | October 19, 2006 11:48 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Despite the industry's dire predictions, the business of insuring doctors in Connecticut has been very profitable over the last couple years. For years, the insurance industry has been arguing for caps on physical pain and suffering damages. The insurance companies claim that without such caps they cannot afford to be in the business of underwriting liability policies for medical...

• BAYER FAILED TO REVEAL TRASYLOL RISK STUDY

  James Sabatini | September 30, 2006 10:11 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  The F.D.A. announced that Bayer A.G., failed to reveal to federal drug officials the results of a large study suggesting that Trasylol might increase the risks of death and stroke. The F.D.A. recently announced that Trasylol may increase the chance for death, serious kidney damage, congestive heart failure and strokes.The F.D.A. only found out about the Trasylol study after getting a tip from a...

• AP Investigation of Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch

  James Sabatini | September 27, 2006 10:31 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  An investigation by the Associated Press revealed birth control patch users die and suffer blood clots at a rate three times higher than women taking the pill. It is believe that this serious increase risk is connected to the fact that the birth control patch delivers about 60% more estrogen than the pill.

• More Evidence of Dangers with Ortho Evra Patch

  James Sabatini | September 27, 2006 9:57 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A recent epidimiology study found that Ortho Evra patch users had a two-fold increase in the risk of developing blood clots compared to women who used birth control pills. Sabatini and Associates, LLC is presently representing women who have suffered blood clots and stroke while on the birth control patch. This latest study is yet another piece of evdience that supports the connection between...