On Behalf of Sheffy, Mazzaccaro, DePaolo & DeNigris, LLP | Feb 27, 2015 | Firm News, Medical Malpractice
With the rise of the so-called "superbug," there is a curious development. Going to a doctor or hospital may expose a patient to an illness more dangerous than the one that caused their visit in the first place. The illness is caused by bacteria that are known as...
On Behalf of Sheffy, Mazzaccaro, DePaolo & DeNigris, LLP | Feb 20, 2015 | Child Injury, Firm News
A child being injured by defective playground equipment is every parent's worst nightmare. You go to a park to let your excited child run off some energy and experience the pure joy that only a child in a playground can enjoy, and you end in the back of an ambulance...
On Behalf of Sheffy, Mazzaccaro, DePaolo & DeNigris, LLP | Feb 13, 2015 | Firm News, Medical Malpractice
In Connecticut, there is no cap on damages in a medical malpractice lawsuit. Which is fortunate for anyone unfortunate enough to have suffered a severe injury due to a doctor's error or mistake. A story from South Dakota highlights how a law that protect doctor's...
On Behalf of Sheffy, Mazzaccaro, DePaolo & DeNigris, LLP | Feb 6, 2015 | Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident, Firm News
Few motor vehicle accidents are as devastating as a collision where one of the motor vehicles is a train. Because of their size, mass and speed, even 80,000-pound tractor-trailers are reduced to scrap metal when they are struck by a train. Lawmakers in Connecticut...
