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• James V. Sabatini, Attorney at Law

  Staff Writer | January 22, 2006 11:31 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Born :Hartford, Connecticut September 29, 1971Admitted: 1998 - Connecticut 1998 - US District Court, District of Connecticut 2004 - United States Court of Federal Claims Education:Hamilton College (B.A., 1994)Case Western Reserve University (JD, 1998) Member: Hartford County Bar Association Connecticut and American Bar Associations The Association of Trial Lawyers of America Connecticut Trial...

• Negligence Lawsuits Filed Against St. Francis Hospital - Failure to Supervise Dr. Reardon

  James Sabatini | December 07, 2007 2:32 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Two men who say they were sexually molested by Dr. George Reardon filed lawsuits Thursday against St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, claiming the hospital was negligent in its supervision of the doctor during the 30 years he practiced there. In the latest suits, the men say Reardon fondled and photographed them in his private St. Francis office during the 1970s or early 1980s. One suit...

• 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...

• Mistrial Declared in Bus Driver's Wrongful Death Civil Trial

  Margaret Embry | August 06, 2009 2:43 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  In October, 2006, a school bus driver driving in West Hartford struck and killed a 65 year-old male drug counselor while he was in the crosswalk, as reported by School Transportation News in...

• Avoiding Car Accidents In Bad Winter Weather

  James Sabatini | December 17, 2007 5:09 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Bad winter weather is all too common for drivers in Connecticut and throughout the Northeast. Obviously, the best safety tip in avoiding a car accident in bad winter weather is to stay off the roads. But, this is not always a viable option. Many of us need to get to work or reach an important destination such as a pharmacy or hospital, so if you are out driving in winter weather keep these...

• 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...

• Valeant Withdraws Permax

  James Sabatini | March 31, 2007 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  The FDA announced that the maker of the Parkinson's disease drug Permax was voluntarily withdrawing the medication because of the risk of serious damage to patients' heart valves. Permax increases the chance of regurgitation of the tricuspid, mitral and aortic valves of the heart.

• TAM Airline Airbus 320 Crashes In Sao Paulo

  James Sabatini | July 17, 2007 11:12 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A TAM Airlines Airbus 320 carrying 176 people crashed while attempting to land in heavy rain at Sao Paulo's Congon has Airport, the airline said. The Sao Paulo fire department said at least 200 people, including some on the ground, were dead at the scene. There was no immediate word on survivors.A Brazilian Court had previously banned large jets from using the runway due to safety concerns. The...

• CT Woman Remains Critical After Car Accident

  James Sabatini | July 03, 2007 8:49 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A woman, who was struck by a car on Monday, is in critical condition at Yale-New Haven Hospital this morning.Christina Whitfield, 27, was struck Monday morning by Stephen Urban, 28, who was driving westbound on Route 34. Whitfield was treated at the scene before being transferred to the hospital.For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

• 2 Year Old Boy Critically Injured in Pool Accident

  James Sabatini | June 18, 2007 3:02 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A 2-year-old boy remained in critical condition this morning after he was found Sunday at the bottom of a pool during a family party, police said. Antonio Capetillo of Hartford was attending a birthday party with his family on Elm Street in East Hartford when he went through an unlocked gate surrounding an above-ground swimming pool and fell into the water. The police continue to investigate...