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• Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch, Ohio's Caps On Pain and Suffering

  James Sabatini | May 21, 2007 11:46 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A woman who says she suffered life-threatening blood clots from a birth control medication wants the Ohio Supreme Court to declare the state's cap on pain-and-suffering awards unconstitutional.The court on Tuesday planned to hear arguments in the lawsuit filed by Melisa Arbino of Cincinnati over the Ortho Evra Birth Control PatchThe challenge to a 2005 law limiting pain-and-suffering awards is...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• Connecticut Emergency Room Crisis

  James Sabatini | September 27, 2006 9:31 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Last week an Illinois woman died from a heart attack after waiting to been seen by a doctor at the emergency room. Here in Connecticut, emergency room doctors believe that it is just a matter of time until such a tragedy occurs in a Connecticut emergency room hospital.According to the Hartford Courant report: Michael Carius, chairman of the department of emergency room medicine at Norwalk...

• Crash Alley Changes Proposed

  James Sabatini | October 08, 2007 11:24 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A perpetually congested stretch of Interstate 95 -- known by locals as "crash alley" -- could face some changes. Backups along I-95 between Old Lyme and New London near exit 74 are common. The state Department of Transportation described the 12.3-mile stretch as a funnel because three lanes merge to two. This funneling has led to multiple car accidents over the years. Proposals including the...

• Medicare To Stop Covering Hospital Errors

  James Sabatini | August 19, 2007 1:03 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  The Bush Administration announced that Medicare will no longer pay the extra costs of treating preventable errors, injuries and infections that occur in hospitals. Until this policy change, Medicare covered expenses stemming from hospital errors. Privare insurers are now also making a similar policy change in an attempt to save money. The new policy does poses some interesting questions...

• CT Priest Charged With Sexually Assaulting a Minor

  James Sabatini | August 02, 2007 1:41 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A Naugatuck priest is facing charges of sexually assaulting a minor. Father Robert J. Grant, of St. Mary's Church on North Main Street, was arrested on Thursday after an investigation by Naugatuck police.

• Small Plane Crashes Into Fla. Homes Killing Two

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

  A small plane trying to make an emergency landing crashed into a suburban Orlando neighborhood Tuesday, killing both people aboard and starting two house fires that burned two adults and a 10-year-old boy. The cause of this fatal crash is under investigation.For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Airlines, Cruise, Buses, and Other Mass Transit Accidents.

• CT DOT To Inspect Trees Along Merritt Parkway

  James Sabatini | June 11, 2007 11:18 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Gov. M. Jodi Rell said Monday that she has asked the state Department of Transportation to assess the safety of trees along the Merritt and Wilbur Cross parkways in response to a fatal accident on Saturday. Rell was acting on a request made by Westport First Selectman Gordon Joseloff, who sent a letter to the governor seeking an immediate review of tree maintenance procedures. On Saturday, two...