InjuryBoard Waterbury Archives

• Numerous Injuries In Train Crash

  James Sabatini | November 30, 2007 2:52 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  At least five Amtrak crew members were critically or seriously injured Friday when their train collided with a freight train traveling on the same track. About 100 or 150 passengers have been injured in this train collision in Chicago. The cause of the collision is under investigation.

• Chicago Bishop Advocates Return Of Charitable Immunity For The Church

  James Sabatini | November 14, 2007 9:57 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A prominent Chicago bishop is suggesting legal changes that would shield Roman Catholic institutions from paying excessive damages in sex abuse lawsuits. The bishop claims that the civil lawsuits are jeopardizing the church.Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Paprocki, a civil and canon lawyer and one of Cardinal Francis George's six active deputies, recently suggested in a homily to Catholic lawyers and...

• Two Teens And Police Officer Injured In Car Accident

  James Sabatini | November 14, 2007 9:42 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Two teenagers and a police officer were transported to the hospital Saturday morning after a crash in Waterbury. The crash happened near the intersection of Highland Avenue and Vail Street around 3 a.m.Both vehicles sustained heavy damage. According to news reports, there appears to be a dispute between the police office and the teens as to how and why this car accident happened. In addition,...

• Man Sues After Fall in St. Louis

  Shannon Weidemann | November 11, 2007 5:55 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  A man fell in a stairwell in St. Louis and was injured. He is now suing the owner of the property in a premises liability lawsuit. He claims that the stairwell was unlit and was not properly marked off with a partition. The fall happened in March. According to the complaint filed Nov. 1 in St. Clair County Circuit Court, the defendants carelessly and negligently permitted the sidewalk at the...

• Florida Reform Did Not Drop Medical Malpractice Rates

  Shannon Weidemann | November 11, 2007 5:41 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Laws were passed in Florida in 2003 to reform the medical malpractice insurance industry. Rates rose 98 percent in some specialization during the time period between 1998 and 2002. Doctors were hoping the reform would lower their medical malpractice rates. A new study has shown that claims have gone down but rates have only decreased slightly. It is hoped that rates will continue to decrease...

• Police Dog Killed in Waterbury Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | November 11, 2007 5:14 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A car accident involving a police cruiser and another car in Waterbury has left three people injured and killed a police dog. The car accident happened on Saturday. According to the driver of the other car and his passenger, the police cruiser failed to stop at a stop sign. The accident happened around 3 a.m. at the intersection of Highland Avenue and Highland Drive.All three men were in...

• Curious George Recalled Over Lead

  Shannon Weidemann | November 11, 2007 5:00 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Over 200,000 Curious George stuffed animals have been recalled because of too much lead in the paint used to make the dolls. The recalled stuffed animals were made in China, which has seen a string of recalls this year over product safety. The Curious George dolls were sold form 2005 to 2007 in stores nationwide. The dolls were sold in five different models all with a plastic face. They came...

• Defibrillator Leads Recalled by Medtronic

  Shannon Weidemann | November 11, 2007 4:45 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Medtronic has issued a product recall for Sprint Fidelis Defibrillator leads because of possible fractures in the lines. The defibrillator leads have been on the market since 2004 and the FDA did not require human testing before gaining approval. The model was close enough to a previous one to not warrent it. Medtronic did perform short-term testing on humans before seeking FDA approval...

• Trasylol Pulled from Market

  Shannon Weidemann | November 11, 2007 4:25 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  An antibleeding drug used during heart surgery has been pulled from the market amidst concerns it may harm more than it helps. Bayer is the maker of recalled Trasylol. The drug may be responsible for a higher risk of kidney failure, heart attack and stroke. Trasylol is supposed to reduce blood loss and allow patients undergoing heart-bypass surgery to avoid transfusions. The FDA and...