With the current economic state, many families are camping rather than taking more expensive vacations this summer. An estimated 11,000,000 Americans camp yearly. Camping has a special appeal with natural vistas and outdoor activities.

Millions of people each year suffer some type of significant burn injury and hundreds more die as a result of their injuries. Burn injuries can have very serious, long lasting medical effects which can affect a person’s appearance, their psychological well being and can cost the injured party tens of thousands of dollars in medical bills.

Blood clots form when blood cells joint together or coagulate. Blood clots can form anywhere in your circulatory system. Depending upon the location of the clots, they can block blood flow to vital parts of your body including your heart and brain and can cause serous conditions which can result in heart attacks and strokes.

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral consisting of strong, flexible fibers, which can be partitioned and woven into insulation material. Mining of asbestos began late in the 19th century and the use of asbestos escalated in the 1940’s. Asbestos exposure is the primary cause of mesothelioma. Tiny particles of asbestos invade the body through inhalation or ingestion and become embedded in the linings of body cavities. Asbestos limits and stricter protocols for workers handling asbestos were instituted in the 1970’s, when the health risks started to become apparent

When a patient approaches a doctor or hospital or any other health care provider, the doctor owes certain duties to the patient. The doctor owes a primary duty of reasonable care. Medical practitioners despite their good intentions, skill and training, may commit mistakes. They are humans after all. But the medical profession demands the medical practitioners to be attentive, competent, and careful in administering their services. The lives of people are at stake. Failure to exercise the required minimum care can result in negligence. Anesthesia malpractice is a type of medical malpractice. Anesthesia (or anaesthesia) generally refers to the use of an anesthetic drug to reduce or prevent pain during surgery or other medical procedures. Anesthesia malpractice is not restricted to the operating room or anesthesiologists. It can happen during pre-operative preparation, post-operatively in the recovery room and in any procedure room in a medical facility or doctor’s office.

In 2006, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reported that about 146,000 people were treated at hospitals for All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) related injuries. The industry likes to say that it is not the ATV that is causing the accidents and it is, in fact, the fault of the driver. 666 deaths from ATV accidents were reported in 2005 and the CPSC believes this number could reach well over 800. 95,000 Polaris ATVs were recalled because of problems in their control panels which could cause them to catch fire. Out of 33 sports, ATV riding has the largest risk of hospitalization.

Find out the reasons for and causes of misdiagnosis of appendicitis and how it might present a medical malpractice case and what you can do about it.

Our Connecticut dog bite injury lawyers have decades of experience in representing dog bite victims and their family members. The injuries sustained by the people that contact us are quite varied and range from puncture wounds, to ripping or tearing wounds, to facial lacerations, to a variety of musculature and bone injuries, to psychological injuries and even an amputation. There is also the very real risk of getting some type of serious infection as a result of the bacteria present in a dog’s mouth after the dogs teeth or claws penetrate a person’s skin. It is very important that you get immediate medical care if your skin has been broken at all by a dog attack.

Many times our Connecticut accident attorneys and injury lawyers are contacted by people who have been injured through the fault of another and are looking to get answers to the great many questions which they have before them. The bulk of these people have never been injured in an accident and experience a number of negative emotions that run the gamut from being angry to being very anxious to being confused and very scared. Our Connecticut accident attorneys and injury lawyers have decades of experience in helping to guide accident and injury victims through the jungle of uncertainty which faces individuals and their families that are injured to the fault of another.

Why should I hire the Connecticut injury lawyers at Hastings, Cohan & Walsh, LLP?

Our Connecticut accident lawyers have been contacted by people who have been injured in some type of an accident, or as a result of medical malpractice, because they are not happy with their current lawyer and want to know if they can fire that individual and hire another attorney. One of the biggest complaints that we hear about a client’s unhappiness with their current lawyer is the fact that they are not able to get in touch with that individual, their calls go unanswered, and they have important questions that they need to get answers to but are unable to do so. Still other people feel that their attorney is not properly representing them, has not sufficiently answered all of their questions or appears to be too busy to properly handle their file.  Some of these people just hired their accident attorney while others have had this injury lawyer representing them for many, many months.

Attorney Richard P. Hastings, a personal injury lawyer with the Connecticut law firm of Hastings, Cohan & Walsh, LLP and Attorney Timothy Hollister, a land-use lawyer with Shipman and Goodwin in Hartford were interviewed by Kim Lucey of Channel 3 WFSB on teen driver safety.

How Parents Can Prevent Connecticut Teen Driving Accidents!

When you place your child on the school bus you expect that they will be safe and will arrive at their destination unharmed. Unfortunately, sometimes children are injured as a result of the negligent conduct of others while riding on a school bus. Sometimes children are hit by a school bus and suffered significant injuries and tragically some children die. It is important when your child starts riding the school bus to have a detailed conversation about the importance of exercising extreme caution while getting onto, riding and exiting from the bus. These safety tips should be reviewed on a regular basis with your child because by doing so it might prevent an accident or save a life.

Attorney Hastings Testifies Before Connecticut General Assembly Insurance and Real Estate Committee

Attorney Hastings is Called to Testify as an Expert in Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law

Avoiding Winter Driving Accidents in Connecticut on Snow and Ice

Almost 5,000,000 people, each year, are bitten by dogs in this country. It has been estimated that dog bite injury cases account for over one third of all home insurance liability claims made in any given year. Because insurance companies have had to pay out significant amounts of money in dog bite injury claims, some insurance companies have banned covering particularly aggressive dog breeds from coverage. If you have been bitten by a dog in Connecticut, then you need the assistance of an experienced Connecticut dog bite injury lawyer at the earliest possible moment to explain your rights to you so you can better understand what you should be doing and what you should not be doing.

Unfortunately, we are contacted on a regular basis by people who have been bitten by a dog in Connecticut. One of the questions that they need answered immediately is what should they be doing first. It is important to understand that there are a number of things that you should be doing and there are also a number of things you should not be doing after you’ve been involved in a dog bite incident. Because of our experience in dealing with Connecticut dog bite injury victims, we have written the book on dog bite injury law in the state of Connecticut and are happy to answer questions that dog bite injury victims have.

The World Health Organization recently reported that nearly 1,000,000 children worldwide die each year as a result of accidental injuries. Additionally, millions more suffer debilitating injuries that could be prevented. Once a child reaches the age of nine years injuries become the leading cause of death. One of the ways to prevent these senseless tragedies is to educate parents about the causes of these fatal accidents and to educate them on how dangerous these situations can become.

How Parents Can Reduce Connecticut Teen Driving Accidents

Connecticut residents will soon be inundated with cold and snowy weather resulting in poor driving conditions, many times, as a result of snow and ice. In an effort to reduce the number of accidents that occur on CT roadways, is best to follow some simple advice while operating a motor vehicle on roads that contain slippery surfaces. Certainly, the best advice for driving in bad weather is to stay off the roads, if at all possible. If the roads are especially slippery, it is very important that you have a vehicle that has four-wheel-drive or all-wheel drive as most rear wheel drive or front-wheel-drive cars have a great deal of difficulty in getting up even slight inclines which create all kinds of potentially problematic situations which can result in accidents and injuries to others.

A powerful winter storm that has moved across the country has left the mid-Atlantic region with a mix of snow, ice, freezing rain and sleet making the roads quite treacherous for driving. This has resulted in many accidents, unfortunately one of which has been fatal. The storm also forced a cancellation of thousands of flights across the country and slowed traffic on major roadways that involved a series of pileups. The snowstorm has left the area with dangerous Connecticut roadway conditions and commuters are encouraged to utilize extreme caution while operating their vehicles in an effort to reduce accidents and injuries. Driving conditions during the early morning commute for Monday were very slippery which has resulted in delayed start times for many of the area schools.

The Connecticut Department of Public Health has fined four nursing homes over $1000 each as a result of incidents involving residents who suffered broken bones, cuts, dehydration and dramatic weight loss.

After being seriously injured in a Connecticut accident case, you will have a great number of questions about many different issues that will affect you as a result of being injured. Some of the many common questions you will have include but are not limited to: