Miscellaneous

• AMA Corrects Impairment Ratings Guide

  James Sabatini | March 26, 2008 7:31 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  When the AMA published the Sixth Edition of its Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, it contained new language that restricted chiropractic evaluations to the spine only. The restriction drew sharp criticism from the American Chiropractic Association. In a letter to the AMA, the ACA questioned the legality of restrictive language related to evaluations by doctors of chiropractic...

• 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...

• Two CT Men Die In Small Plane Crash

  James Sabatini | April 05, 2007 11:48 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Two of the three people killed in the crash of a small plane in Maryland on Wednesday were from Connecticut.The three people killed were members of the Mahopac Golf Club in New York and were headed to North Carolina for a golf outing. The NTSB is investigating the crash.

• 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...

• 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...

• 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.

• Small Plane Crash in Windham, Connecticut

  James Sabatini | April 23, 2007 11:03 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A small plane crashed Sunday near a highway in eastern Connecticut and caught on fire, killing two people on board, officials from the Federal Aviation Administration and state police said.FAA spokeswoman Holly Baker said the Piper PA-23 went down adjacent to U.S. 6 near Windham Airport shortly before 4 p.m. The fire damage was so severe that the plane's tail number initially could not be read...

• N.C. Jet Ski Accident Kills CT Man

  James Sabatini | August 09, 2007 10:52 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  An 18-year-old Connecticut resident was killed this week after he was hit with a personal watercraft on Lake Gaston in North Carolina. The man and his friend were operating Jet skis on a lake when his friends jet ski struck the man the head. Officials are withholding the man's identity until his relatives are notified. The 18-year-old and a friend were vacationing with family at Lake Gaston,...

• Small Plane Crash Kills Two

  James Sabatini | March 05, 2007 1:30 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A small plane crashed into a home near a southern Indiana airport Monday, killing both people aboard, authorities said. There were no immediate reports of injuries on the ground, though the impact left much of the plane lodged inside the house.