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Condominium Slip & Fall Cases

Tort Liability of Condominium Entities

Charitable Immunity

The Connecticut Legislature abolished the common-law defense of charitable immunity by statute in 1967. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-557d provides: “The common law defense of charitable immunity is abolished and shall not constitute a valid defense to any cause of action.”

Falling Merchandise

Cases involving injuries caused by falling objects were once a quiet backwater of premises liability law. Most cases involved objects such as dropped tools on construction sites, or natural causes, such as rotten tree limbs.

Wrongful Death Statute & Survival of Civil Actions Statute

Connecticut’s wrongful death statute

Baby Powder and Cancer: An Unexpected Correlation

Talcum Powder, also known as Baby Powder is used by millions of people every day. Millions of households in the United States use these products for the care of their infants. Since the product is generally seen as safe, consumers are shocked to learn that it’s been linked to ovarian cancer.

So you Suspect Pharmacy Malpractice- What to Do

If you suspect pharmacy malpractice, a pharmacy misfill or mistake, or medication error, there are some important things you should do before contacting a malpractice lawyer.

You Suspect Medical Malpractice: What to Do Now?

Your loved one went to the hospital with a non life-threatening injury. Now he is dead. If you suspect something went wrong and medical malpractice, it can be confusing and difficult to know how to sort things out.

Methadone Overdose- What to Do

Signs and symptoms of methadone overdose often give the family warning signs that the methadone dose was too large, and the patient received a toxic overdose of methadone.

Methadone Toxicity and Overdose Deaths

Methadone, more than other opiates, is a tricky drug for doctors to prescribe, because if doctors prescribe too much methadone, patients can die of methadone toxicity from an overdose of methadone.

Methadone Half-Life

Methadone can cause overdose deaths because of its pharmacology and lng half-life. Doctors need to be aware of the half-life of methadone before prescribing methadone, or patients could die of methadone toxicity.

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