Restraint Injuries: DCF Psychiatric Facilities Using restraints on children can be dangerous – even deadly. They should only be used in cases where physical harm is imminent. Yet, while the use of physical restraints has decreased at the Connecticut Department of Children and Families’ psychiatric facilities, reports show that they are still used frequently, causing…
Not every “mistake” or “omission” by a physician constitutes medical malpractice. So what is necessary to establish to a medical malpractice claim in Connecticut? 1. The medical provider failed to meet the appropriate standard of medical care; 2. The patient was injured; and 3. The medical provider’s failure to meet the appropriate standard of care…
On May 25, a Connecticut couple was awarded $58.6 million in a medical malpractice suit, the most ever recorded for such a case in Connecticut. The jury at Waterbury Superior Court sided with Domenic and Cathy D’Attilo from Norwalk in their suit against Dr. Richard Viscarello and his medical practice in Stanford, Maternal-Fetal Care PC….
Facts: An 8th grade student injured her leg during recess on a school playground when she ran into a steel post. The family sued the school and the New Haven Board of Education alleging failure to supervise the student, failure to inspect the school premises and failure to warn of a dangerous condition on the…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Click It or Ticket (CIOT) campaign is in full force Memorial Day weekend, with police officers around the nation cracking down on those who “forget” to wear their seatbelts. Wearing a seat belt is the number one thing you can do to protect yourself should you be involved in…
The following summary is based on a recent article in the Connecticut Law Tribune regarding a truck accident which occurred in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Plaintiff’s claims: The victim stated that she had a green light and as she drove through an intersection the vehicle she was operating was struck by a truck. The Plaintiff’s attorney alleged…