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• More Lawsuits Filed Against St. Francis Hospital For Failing Protect Patients From Sexual Abuse By Dr. Reardon

  James Sabatini | December 11, 2007 1:06 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  In the latest lawsuit filed against St. Francis Hospital, the victims allege that the doctor accused of sexually abusing his child patients used a gun to threaten the children and raped some of the victims. The lawsuits accuse St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford of failing to protect them from Dr. George Reardon. He was a chief of endocrinology at the hospital and practiced...

• Connecticut DMV Setting Safe Driving Program For Teens

  James Sabatini | April 12, 2008 8:00 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  The Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles is setting up a safe driving program for teenagers in response to several fatal car accidents in Connecticut over the past year. The center will promote...

• More Lawsuits Filed Against St. Francis Hospital For Failing To Protect Patients From Sexual Abuse By Dr. Reardon

  James Sabatini | December 11, 2007 1:06 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  In the latest lawsuit filed against St. Francis Hospital, the victims alllege that the doctor accused of sexually abusing his child patients used a gun to threaten the children and raped some of the victims. The lawsuits accuse St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford of failing to protect them from Dr. George Reardon. He was a chief of endocrinology at the hospital and practiced...

• CT DOT Cuts Backs On Bridge Safety Inspections

  James Sabatini | June 25, 2007 11:10 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  The Connecticut Department of Transportation has cut back on bridge inspections across the state over the past two years. Under its new policy, the DOT will inspect most bridges half as often as outlined under federal standards, and less often than it did at the time of the 1983 Mianus River Bridge collapse, which killed three and caused the state to improve its inspection standards. This cut...

• Safety Agency Fines Boyd Gaming $185,000 After 2 Workers Die

  James Sabatini | August 21, 2007 4:56 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Nevada's OSHA fined Boyd Gaming $185,000 for nine safety violations stemming from the tragic deaths of two of its employees at the Orleans hotel-casino in Las Vegas. The two men died when they entered a manhole inside the casino to clear blocked grease. Their deaths were caused by toxic gas exposure. To read more about the workplace fines click here.For more information on this subject...

• Vermont Hospitals Will Not Seek Payment For Certain Medical Errors

  James Sabatini | January 04, 2008 4:38 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Vermont hospitals recently adopted a policy not to seek payment from patients or insurance companies if certain rare errors are made that result in serious harm. The 14 Vermont hospitals will follow a uniform system that officials said will make the hospitals more accountable. The policy will cover eight, serious medical errors including surgery performed on a wrong body part or on the wrong...

• Tree Falls On Parkway Causing Fatal Car Accident

  James Sabatini | June 10, 2007 11:22 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A man and a woman from New York state were killed Saturday night when a tree fell onto the Merritt Parkway and smashed through the front windshield of their car. Two passengers riding in the back seat of the 2006 Volvo station wagon suffered minor injuries and were transported to Norwalk Hospital for treatment. Joseph J. Stavola, 46, of Pelham, N.Y., and his passenger, Jeanne C. Serocke, 44,...

• Dick’s Sporting Goods Recalls Camp Stoves Due To Burn Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | February 10, 2009 10:02 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Dick’s Sporting Goods, in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced a voluntary recall of “Field & Stream” Dual Burner Camp Stoves...

• Connecticut Proposing Tougher Laws On Teen Drivers

  James Sabatini | March 05, 2008 9:34 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  The Connecticut legislature is considering tougher penalties on teen drivers that violate the law. The proposed bill aims to place tougher penalties on teen drivers who break the law. Under the bill, if a teen driver is convicted of driving while under the influence of liquor, they would lose their license until they are 21 years old. In addition, if a teen driver gets a speeding ticket, there...

• Woman Dies in Car Accident on I-91N in Hartford

  James Sabatini | April 11, 2007 11:02 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A 43-year-old woman was killed in a two-car accident on I-91 northbound Tuesday around 9:30 p.m., state police said. Sheila Ruff, of 27 Charter Oak Place, suffered multiple blunt trauma when she was rear-ended by Zhong Chen near exit 29, state police said. Given the the loss of life from this accident, the state police accident reconstructionists are investigating and will issue a report that...