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Effects of a Traumatic Brain Injury on Children

When children sustain a traumatic brain injury, the results can be devastating. The developing brain is extremely delicate, and TBIs can have a significant impact...

The Importance of Medical Attention after a Car Accident

Following a car accident, emergency medical personnel may arrive on the scene and may advise you to be transported to the hospital in an ambulance...

Recovering for Injuries Sustained in a Connecticut Dog Bite Case

Millions of people are bitten by dogs every year in the United States, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates1 that almost one...

Common Questions about Distracted Driving

Distracted driving is a nationwide epidemic that can result in severe, even fatal consequences. Drivers who do not pay attention and properly follow the rules of...

James Harrington completes the Ironman at Lake Placid!

Polito & Harrington congratulates our triathlete and  attorney James Harrington for his impressive completion of his first Ironman at the Lake Placid Ironman Triathlon on...

Waterford Teenagers and Distracted Driving – is a Parent Liable?

In 2011, 23% of auto collisions involved cellular telephones totaling 1.3 million crashes. 13% of drivers, age 18-20, who were involved in auto crashes, admitted...

Can I be responsible for an accident if I was texting while driving?

Distracted Driving Statistics The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration provides: • Over 1300 people are injured every day on our nation’s highways as a result...

What is a Cognitive Distraction?

Many car accidents are caused by the “cognitive distraction” of the driver. Cognitive distraction is simply another way to describe driver inattention. Driver inattention can...

I was a victim of nursing home abuse – what are my rights?

Many times, older people choose to move into nursing homes or long-term care facilities to ensure that they are well cared for in the event...

Common Types of Nursing Home Injuries

Unfortunately, nursing home residents fall very frequently. Nearly 1,800 elder adults living in nursing homes die each year from fall-related injuries and those who survive...

Distracted Driving

Distracted driving is a pervasive problem which can lead to very serious consequences.  Distracted driving is one of may causes of accidents but nationwide, nearly...

Who Can Be Sued in a Medical Malpractice Claim?

Medical malpractice is not limited to just the conduct of physicians, but can also apply to nurses, anesthesiologists, health care facilities, pharmaceutical companies, and others...