CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY – THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR'S INFLUENCE OVER AND LIABILITY FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION SAFETY , Following the Connecticut Supreme Court's reversal of a multi million dollar verdict against a general contractor in favor of a severely injured worker employed by a sub- c...
Danbury Hospital has been ordered to pay $12 million to the victim of a botched surgery which occurred in 2008, according to recent reports. The patient, 65-year old Vivian Gagliano, was undergoing a routine hernia operation when the surgeon performing the procedure punctured her colon, causing h...
A school bus crash on May 28th in Greenwich has left 14 people injured, including the driver of the bus. The bus, which was carrying students from The Stanwich School, was operated by a 74-year-old driver who, while driving on Stanwich Road, swerved for reasons which have yet to be identified, ca...
Suzuki has issued a recall for 184,244 cars in the U.S. after a potential problem with the steering column in these vehicles came to light. Specifically, the headlamp switch or daytime running light module in these vehicles has a problem with overheating, which can eventually cause it to melt and...
In the fall of 2013, students from the University of Connecticut filed a Title IX complaint alleging that the University had not properly handled reports of sexual assaults on the campus, part of a growing national trend of current and former students at the university level bringing awareness to...
One of the largest recent recalls of tainted beef is under investigation by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) after evidence emerged that a foreman at the ranch responsible for the recalled beef had been romantically involved with a government inspector. The recall, which affect...
Florida's Supreme Court recently issued a ruling overturning a state law imposing caps on the amount that medical malpractice victims' families can recover for non-compensatory damages following the wrongful death of a loved one. While limited in nature, the ruling is part of a broader trend agai...
More than 4000 Ford Trucks are set to be recalled after concerns about a software error impacting indicator lights when shifting from reverse to drive. The recall, which affects Ford F-250s, F-350s, F-450s, and F-550s built between September 13, 2013 and March 31, 2014 at the company's Kentucky p...
Toyota is voluntarily recalling almost 6.4 million vehicles worldwide, 1.8 million of which are from the U.S., after finding out about seat and steering wheel problems. A document issued by the Japanese car manufacturer to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration stated that some of th...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated that the drug ingredient paroxetine used in two GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) anti-depressants has been contaminated by a material from the waste tank of a GSK plant in Cork, Ireland, according to a report published by Reuters on Tuesday, April 1. The F...
After learning that their daughter Beth had been killed in a car accident in her Chevy Cobalt, Ken and Beth Melton decided to take action and file a lawsuit against the car's manufacturer, GM. They hired reliable experts who confirmed the malfunction and which led to the disclosure of GM's prior ...
A 25-year-old man from New Britain was charged with multiple offenses after his car hit a police cruiser at an intersection in Middletown on Sunday, March 16. At around 1 a.m., Middletown Officer Patrick Keily was driving near the intersection of Washington and High Streets when a car driven by ...
GM recently announced the recall of over 1.55 million SUVs, minivans, and sedans citing concerns with the vehicles' airbags, seat belts, and brakes. This recall comes just days after the company announced the recall of approximately 1.6 million Chevy Cobalts and Pontiac G5s due to faulty ignition...
An online report published on Monday, February 24 revealed that Fitbit voluntarily recalled its fitness tracker the Force wristband over reports of skin irritation on February 20. Fitbit CEO James Park said in a statement that almost 2% of Force wristband users experienced skin irritation. He fu...
Paul Levin appeared in the February 2014 edition of Connecticut Magazine, a publication highlighting arts, news, and culture throughout the state of Connecticut. To view the feature, click here.
A business owner and his employee were killed in an electrical accident on the morning of Wednesday, February 19. Lloyd Folsom Jr., the owner of the South Windsor-based Folsom Construction, was on company-owned property at 140 Rye Street with Connor Betts when the tragic accident happened. Betts...
Britax Child Safety Inc., a company located in Fort Mill, S.C., has recalled about 216,000 single and double juvenile strollers after receiving reports of lacerations and partial fingertip amputations, a Huffington Post report stated on Thursday, January 30. Britax is recalling single and double...
CBS News reported on January 13 that Tyson Foods Inc. has announced a recall of approximately 33,840 pounds of chicken products due to the possibility of Salmonella bacteria contamination. Tyson Foods Inc. is voluntarily recalling its mechanically separated chicken products after the U.S. Depart...
One lot of 5% dextrose injection and four lots of 0.9% sodium chloride injection have been voluntarily recalled by Baxter International Inc. on December 27 after the company found that its intravenous solutions are contaminated with particulate matter, which may potentially cause blood vessel obs...
An article published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine reported that any tasks considered to be secondary to driving increase a driver's chance of being involved in either a car accident or near-accident. The risk factor was much greater for novice, or new, drivers than it was for ...
Nora Freeman Engstorm, an associate professor of law at Stanford, recently had her research regarding the coverage of product liability legislation in the country and non-commercial, 3D-printed products published in the Stanford Report on December 12. In her research entitled “3-D Printing and P...
Attorney Paul Levin was recently honored by being named to the National Trial Lawyers' list of “Top 100 Trial Lawyers.” This prestigious list highlights criminal defense and civil trial attorneys across the country who display “superior qualifications” in their fields. The National Trial Lawyers ...
A two-car crash in Hartford left one woman dead Thanksgiving night, Connecticut state police reported. 41-year-old Mary White was driving her car on I-84 close to exit 48 in Hartford at around 11:30 p.m. when her car crashed with another vehicle, causing it to go over a concrete median before en...
The driver of a Jeep Grand Cherokee died after his car caught fire near the Connecticut state lane of Interstate 91 at 5:51 p.m. on Sunday, November 10. An initial investigation conducted by the Massachusetts State Police revealed the driver swerved into an adjacent lane to avoid hitting couch c...
A 21-year-old woman from Madison was charged with driving under the influence after crashing into two businesses in West Hartford Center in the early morning of October 20, according to the police. Samantha Taschner, who was allegedly drunk while driving a white Volvo when the accident happened,...
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