Month: August 2019

Connecticut is fortunate to enjoy four distinct seasons, but each has its own dangers to children. As the winter takes off in earnest, parents and others with responsibility for kids need to keep in mind the particular hazards that accompany cold temperatures and...

With scenery that includes the blue ocean, green hills, farm country, small towns and endless woods, Connecticut motorcyclists have lots of beautiful routes from which to choose. While it is tempting to take the sharp turns and roller-coaster-like hills at full speed...

The harsh reality of many types of construction jobs is that workers in the industry tend to be more likely to become injured or killed while on the job. A tragic example of this occurred to a Danbury, Connecticut man who fell to his death while installing sheeting on...

A teenage driver is facing criminal charges after she allegedly struck and killed a jogger in a March 2012 distracted driving accident. The driver, who was age 16 at the time of the crash, is accused of surfing the web on her smartphone at the time of the crash....

Connecticut drivers may be surprised to learn that their state is home to the city with the highest proportion of fatal car accidents caused by drunk driving. According to a recent article in the Atlantic, intoxication is a factor in 55.8 percent of fatal vehicle...

Over the past few years, medical researchers have begun focusing efforts on learning more about traumatic brain injuries. This recent focus is due not only to the large number of veterans who have returned from Afghanistan and Iraq with these injuries, but also the...

In Multari v. Yale New Haven Hosp., Inc., the Connecticut Appellate Court reversed the trial court's order dismissing the plaintiff's claim against a hospital in a trip-and-fall case. The Appellate Court ruled that the plaintiff's actually had asserted a claim against...

This summer, more people can be at risk of being hurt in a pedestrian accident due to an increase in traffic, drunk driving and more people walking. Walking is increasing throughout the U.S. as both a method of transportation and a form of exercise. Millions of people...

Hospital errors rose dramatically, with surgical errors particularly troubling Connecticut hospitals suffered a significant increase in the number of patient errors-referred to as "adverse events"-in 2013, according to the Hartford Courant. Compared to the year...

The error rate for machine-conducted surgeries remains high; officials may need to re-examine procedures to improve patient safety. There are many patients who have suffered an adverse medical event when they have visited a local hospital to receive treatment for...