Waterbury Personal Injury Lawyer - Miscellaneous

Negligence Lawsuits Filed Against St. Francis Hospital - Failure To Supervise Dr. Reardon

James Sabatini — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:38:37 GMT

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 claims Reardon took as many as 1,000 "sexualized" pictures of the plaintiff, both alone and posed with his three brothers. The lawsuits assert that St. Francis bears responsibility for the abuse because it failed to properly supervise Dr. Reardon, who was an employee of the hospital. At least 80 people so far have come forward with allegations of sexual molestation by Dr. Reardon during the time that he was employed by St. Francis Hospital.

For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Medical Malpractice and Negligent Care.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by James Sabatini

Numerous Injuries In Train Crash

James Sabatini — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:52:51 GMT

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.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by James Sabatini

Chicago Bishop Advocates Return Of Charitable Immunity For The Church

James Sabatini — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:57:36 GMT

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 judges that decisions to award large sums to victims of clergy abuse place an excessive burden on the free exercise of religion for American Catholics.

"This burden needs to be lifted," Paprocki said and to accomplish this he seeks the protection of charitable immunity. All states have removed charitable immunity as a shield for chruches in the wake of widespread sex abuse cases involving priests.

What this Bishop seems to have forgotten is that many of these lawsuits would not have been filed if the Church did its job and policed their own. To read more about the Bishop's thoughts, click here.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by James Sabatini

James Sabatini, Attorney at Law

Staff Writer — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:01:48 GMT

Born :
Hartford, Connecticut
September 29, 1971

Admitted:
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 Lawyers Association

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Staff Writer

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Staff Writer — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:00:20 GMT

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Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Staff Writer

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Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Staff Writer