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• Negligent Snow Removal Contractors

  James Sabatini | February 26, 2007 9:30 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  With the snow, sleet and ice falling, there will undoubtedly be slippery areas on driveways, walkways, sidewalks and parking lots over the next few days. Property owners and tenants have a duty following a storm to remove accumulations of snow and ice so that the property is reasonably safe. If the snow and ice is not properly removed and someone falls causing injury, the property owner or...

• Slip and Falls

  James Sabatini | February 26, 2007 9:28 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Property owners, landlords, property managers and places of business including grocery stores, shopping malls, gas stations, bars, nightclubs and hotels, have a duty to their visitors and customers to maintain their property in a reasonably safe condition. They have a duty to inspect the property from time to time to make sure that no hazards or defects exist. If a dangerous condition is...

• Ortho Evra Patch Causing Injuries and Death

  James Sabatini | February 26, 2007 9:19 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A personal injury lawsuit has been filed in Santa Clara County Court against a Mountain View company and others involved in developing the Ortho Evra patch, a widely used contraceptive that has been the source of thousands of adverse reaction complaints around the country. The latest lawsuit names 46 plaintiffs -- the majority of them young women in their teens and 20s -- who suffered blood...

• Arrest Made in Fatal Car Accident

  James Sabatini | February 26, 2007 9:01 PM | 1 CommentHartford, CT

  A 29-year-old New Haven man has been charged by warrant with manslaughter and drunken driving in connection with a wrong-way, head-on crash on I-91 Feb. 5 that left a West Haven man dead.Israel Quintero, of 981 Ella Grasso Boulevard in New Haven was taken by state police upon his release from Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven Monday to Superior Court here where he was arraigned on numerous...

• Contaminated Peanut Butter

  James Sabatini | February 26, 2007 2:42 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  The ConAgra Foods plant in Sylvester, Georgia, was inspected by company and government scientists. They were trying to find the cause of the salmonella contamination that led to a peanut butter recall. The Peter Pan brand and some of Walmart's Great Value brand were linked to a nationwide outbreak of salmonella cases, and those brands of peanut butter was recalled. The plant in Sylvester,...

• Naugatuck Car Accident Kills One, Injures Others

  James Sabatini | February 20, 2007 1:40 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A man was ejected from his car in a crash on Route 63 on Monday evening, according to police.Naugatuck police responded to a crash at the intersection of Route 63 and Mill Street and found two cars heavily damaged. Police said Edward Coelho, 57, of Naugatuck, was ejected from his Mercury Cougar and was transported to Waterbury Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Other people involved in the...

• East Hartford Car Accident Injures Police Officer

  James Sabatini | February 13, 2007 11:05 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A car accident in East Hartford has injured a police officer. Police said Officer Larry Henrickson was en route to work when his car and another car crashed at Homestead Avenue and Sigourney Street on Monday night.Emergency crews extricated Henrickson from his vehicle. The extent of the officer's injuries and injuries to the other driver are unknown at this time.

• Toy Oven Recall

  James Sabatini | February 06, 2007 10:30 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  About 985,000 Easy-Bake Ovens sold since last May have been recalled on Tuesday, February 6, 2007. The ovens are manufactured by Easy-Bake, a division of Hasbro, Inc. The toy ovens are being recalled because children can get their fingers caught in the oven's opening which then can lead to bruning. There have been five reports of children burning their fingers when using the toy oven. These...

• Fatal Car Accident on I-91

  James Sabatini | February 05, 2007 10:19 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  One person died in an accident that happened just before 5 a.m. today on I-91 northbound between exits 12 and 13 in North Haven. A second person was taken to an area hospital in serious condition. The highway was closed for several hours during the morning rush. Traffic was diverted off the highway at exit 12 and routed back on at exit 13. Police have not released further information at this...

• New Haven Car Accident, Police Search for Witnesses

  James Sabatini | January 30, 2007 6:19 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Police are seeking witnesses of a head-on collision in New Haven last month. New Haven police continue to investigate a Dec. 24, 2006, wreck that killed one of the drivers involved. Police said the cars collided at the intersection of Fifth Street and Hallock Avenue.Police believe that witnesses to the collision left the scene before the police officers could interview them. Obviously,...