Miscellaneous

• AMA Corrects Impairment Ratings Guide

  James Sabatini | March 26, 2008 7:31 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  When the AMA published the Sixth Edition of its Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, it contained new language that restricted chiropractic evaluations to the spine only. The restriction drew sharp criticism from the American Chiropractic Association. In a letter to the AMA, the ACA questioned the legality of restrictive language related to evaluations by doctors of chiropractic...

• Numerous Injuries In Train Crash

  James Sabatini | November 30, 2007 2:52 PM | 0 CommentsWaterbury, CT

  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.

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

  James Sabatini | December 07, 2007 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsWaterbury, CT

  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...

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

  James Sabatini | December 07, 2007 2:36 PM | 0 CommentsNew Haven , CT

  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...

• James V. Sabatini, Attorney at Law

  Staff Writer | January 22, 2006 11:31 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Born :Hartford, Connecticut September 29, 1971Admitted: 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...

• Plainfield Teen Beaten In Racial Attack

  James Sabatini | November 14, 2007 9:28 PM | 0 CommentsNew Haven , CT

  In Plainfield, Connecticut, a sixteen year old teen was beaten and subjected to racial slurs. The victim, sixteen-year old Dashawn Williams has not been to school in three weeks. He says he was beat up at the bus stop by kids calling him the n-word. The attack took place early in the morning at a school bus stop. The beating landed the teen in the hospital with cuts and a concussion. The local...

• Nursing Home CEO Funds Record Label, But What About The Nursing Homes

  James Sabatini | November 20, 2007 11:31 PM | 0 CommentsNew Haven , CT

  In late 2005, Haven Healthcare CEO Raymond Termini decided to pursue a longtime dream: He launched a record label in Nashville to produce both little-known and established country musicians. Within in a few months, the company gets the cash to sign major artists such as Travis Tritt. Back in Connecticut, residents of his nursing home in Jewett City spent a cold December night. After months of...

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

  James Sabatini | December 07, 2007 2:32 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  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...

• James Sabatini, Attorney at Law

  Staff Writer | August 09, 2007 7:01 PM | 0 CommentsWaterbury, CT

  Born :Hartford, Connecticut September 29, 1971Admitted: 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...

• Chicago Bishop Advocates Return Of Charitable Immunity For The Church

  James Sabatini | November 14, 2007 9:57 PM | 0 CommentsWaterbury, CT

  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...