On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Dec 29, 2012 | Wrongful Death
Connecticut residents understand the importance of following traffic rules while driving. Driving negligently and disobeying traffic rules may put many innocent lives at risk. This happened recently when a car crash proved fatal for three women.According to a news...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Dec 28, 2012 | Medical Malpractice
Earlier this month, the federal government issued somewhat of an ultimatum to medical care providers and the software companies that create, install and maintain their computerized patient data systems. Either come up with a system for voluntarily reporting errors and...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Dec 27, 2012 | Car Accidents
Connecticut residents are no strangers to traffic accidents. A car accident caused by a negligent driver may result in serious injuries and fatalities. In a recent incident, a teenager was charged with negligently causing the death of another person in a car crash....
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Dec 26, 2012 | Car Accidents
Police officers on the job are always at risk of accidents and injury. After an car collision that occurred the day after Christmas, a veteran cop and his partner were taken to urgent care. According to reports, their car was slammed by a teenage driver. One...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Dec 20, 2012 | Medical Malpractice
In the past decade or so, the occurrence of complications suffered after childbirth by both the infant and mother has skyrocketed, causing severe injury and even death to many women and babies who, prior to the incident, were perfectly healthy. Now, hospitals in...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Dec 14, 2012 | Car Accidents
National trucking regulations require that drivers limit the number of hours they on the road without rest. For cross-country truckers, this often means pulling over at a truck or rest stop. After a string of accidents on I-95, authorities are investigating why so...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Dec 14, 2012 | Medical Malpractice
It seems fairly obvious that when emergency rooms are overcrowded to the point that patients are turned away or have to wait several hours to be seen, those patients may suffer additional harm as a result of that overcrowding. Now, a study has confirmed that increased...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Dec 12, 2012 | Workers' Comp
Workplace injuries are often preventable, requiring that employers, contractors and sub-contractors take care in creating a safe work environment. OSHA is the federal agency responsible for regulating safe workplace conditions and in investigating in the event of an...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Dec 11, 2012 | Car Accidents
Surfing the Internet used to be an activity we did in the privacy of our own homes, like watching T.V. Logging into the Internet required logging in and remaining stationary. With the development of new portable technology, including smartphones and iPads, more...
On behalf of Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, L.L.C. | Dec 8, 2012 | Car Accidents
After a tragic DUI accident this weekend, one Dallas Cowboy is dead, and his teammate is facing serious criminal charges, including intoxication manslaughter. Josh Brent is being charged after flipping his car and killing his teammate, Jerry Brown. Brent was supposed...
