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2 hurt in Connecticut hit-and-run crash

Auto collisions can be a very serious matter. Such accidents can result in individuals getting hurt. Injuries suffered in a car accident can have many negative impacts on a person. Given how harmful auto crashes can be, one hopes that all motor vehicle drivers make sure to act properly when out on the roads.

Recently, an injury-causing motor vehicle collision occurred in Connecticut.

Lawsuit: failure to diagnose heart condition led to man's death

Prompt detection and treatment of heart conditions can be extremely important. Left undetected and untreated, such conditions can cause significant harm to their victims. Such conditions can sometimes even lead to a person's death.

Thus, it is very important for medical professionals and medical facilities to not commit negligent failures to diagnose when it comes to heart conditions. One hopes that medical professionals are held accountable when they commit a negligent failure to diagnose and such negligence results in a patient getting hurt or dying.

Woman claims slippery substance at store check-out caused fall

Recently, a case has arisen involving a slip-and-fall accident. The accident allegedly occurred at a check-out lane of a store in Collinsville, Illinois on a day in May 2012.

Allegedly, that day, there was a slippery substance on the floor of this check-out lane.

Woman claims surgical negligence caused spinal cord injury

Surgical errors can be very harmful to patients. One type of injury such errors sometimes result in patients suffering are spinal cord injuries. Spinal cord injuries can have many significant effects on an individual's life.

Recently, a case involving a spinal cord injury and allegations of surgical negligence has arisen in Illinois. The case involves a woman who underwent a surgical procedure in April 2011.

Fatal motorcycle accident occurs in Connecticut

Recently, an auto accident occurred in Connecticut that resulted in a motorcyclist's death.

The accident happened last Friday in New Britain, Connecticut. That day, a 43-year-old man was riding a motorcycle along Route 9. Reportedly, traffic in the area was heavy at the time. According to authorities, the man's motorcycle was then hit by a motor vehicle. The impact from this initial collision reportedly caused the man's motorcycle to hit two other motor vehicles that were in the area.

Man hits car, flees, runs light and strikes two more vehicles

Many of our Fairfield, Connecitcut, readers have no doubt encountered some dangerous driving in their experiences behind the wheel. No one should have to be so scared about others' behavior that they can't drive when they need to. But a recent accident that unfolded in nearby Naugatuck may have some people thinking twice about proceeding through intersections.

According to police, a man blew through a red light in Naugatuck recently, causing a three-car pileup. The man was reportedly driving away from another car accident that he caused.   

Parents allege daughter's vegetative state caused by malpractice

When a person receives care at a hospital, they put a lot of trust in the hospital and the doctors who are there. It is very important for hospitals and doctors to live up to this trust. When hospitals and doctors fail to do so and act negligently when caring for a patient, the patient can suffer great harm. One type of harm that medical negligence in some cases leads to is a patient going into a vegetative state.

Recently, a medical malpractice case has arisen in which a hospital and two doctors have been accused of having put a young woman into a vegetative state.

3 injured, 1 killed in Connecticut auto collision

One type of auto accident that sometimes occurs are collisions between two vehicles. Such accidents can be a very serious matter. Two-vehicle collisions can cause multiple individuals to suffer injuries and can sometimes have fatal results. This can be seen in a car accident that recently occurred in Connecticut.

The accident happened last Friday. That night, a 29-year-old woman was driving a car in New Haven. Reportedly, at an intersection, a collision occurred between the woman's car and another vehicle. The intersection in question was the intersection between Goffe Street and Ella Grasso Boulevard.

Doctor accused of failing to properly diagnose woman

It is very important for medical professionals to not commit negligence when it comes to the diagnosing of patients. Diagnosis-related negligence can have serious impacts on patients.

For example, such negligence can lead to delays in the detection of medical conditions patients suffer from. Such delays can be very harmful to a patient, as they can lead to delays in a patient receiving proper treatment and they can give a condition a patient suffers from time to further develop and get worse. No patient should have to suffer harm because a medical professional acted negligently.

Connecticut auto accident results in 2 women getting hurt

Earlier this week, a motor vehicle collision occurred in Connecticut in which two people were injured.

The accident happened on Tuesday. Reportedly, that morning, a 25-year-old woman and a 23-year-old woman were each driving a motor vehicle along a road in Derby. Reportedly, a head-on collision then occurred between the two women's vehicles.

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