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Law Firm’s Personal Injury Attorneys Retained By Man Injured In Car Collision

Connecticut man seriously injured in a motor vehicle collision that occured in Windsor Locks has retained the personal injury lawyers at Sabatini and Associates, LLC to represent him in his case.  For over the past 35 years, the firm has been representing clients injured in car crashes.   The type of motor vehicle collision cases are various.  For example,  we have represented pedestrians struck by a motor vehicle, single car accidents caused by a defective highway, truck accidents, collisions caused by drunk drivers, defective air bag cases, hit and run accidents, motorcycle accidents and work-related motor vehicle collisions.  The cases are taken strictly on a contingency fee basis – no fee or costs to the client unless we obtain a successful monetary recovery either by way of settlement or jury trial. Consultations are free of charge so if you have been injured in a car accident, contact our injury attorneys today.

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DePuy Hip Implant Litigation Update

Realizing that they had a major problem with the defective ASR hip implant, J&J and DePuy established a “medical bill reimbursement program”. The program allowed DePuy to pay for the medical bills related to the medical treatment care and treatment necessitated by the defective hip implants including revision surgeries. However, for a patient with a defective hip implant to access the program, the patient was being required to sign and hand over a medical authorization to DePuy. Lawyers representing clients have put an end to this requirement. Clients can now access the medical reimbursement program without signing the medical authorization.  All information related to the client’s case goes through the lawyer representing the client. This ensures that the client’s rights are well protected. This also means that for injured ASR hip users without current legal representation, it is important that the person retain legal counsel. For more information or to inquire about retaining legal representation, feel free to contact Attorney James Sabatini, the firm’s lawyer handling hip implant litigation.

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Yaz Gallbladder Disease

Gallbladder disease is one of the dangerous side effects of Yaz and Yasmin birth control pills. Throughout the U.S., women who have taken Yaz or Yasmin have developed gallstones as a result. In many cases, these women have had to undergo gallbladder removal surgery.  Yasmin and Yaz present an increased risk of gallbladder disease because of the ingredient drospirenone. Drospirenone is a diuretic, and medical studies have shown that long-term use of diuretics can lead to gallbladder disease. The gallbladder assists with the body’s digestive process. Bile is stored in the gallbladder until the body needs it to digest fats. The gallbladder then contracts, pushing the bile into the common bile duct. Gallstones form when bile is stored in the gallbladder for too long, allowing the liquid to harden into small stone-like pieces. Yaz and Yasmin can increase the level of cholesterol in the bile while at the same time decreasing gallbladder contractions. The symptoms of Yaz gallbladder disease include:

  • Abdominal pain and bloating
  • Diarrhea
  • Nausea
  • Jaundice

If you or a loved one have been using Yaz and have been experiencing such symptoms, contact your doctor immediately.

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No Federal Preemption For “Light Cigarette” Companies

The Supreme Court on Monday handed a defeat to tobacco companies counting on it to put an end to lawsuits alleging deceptive marketing of “light” cigarettes. In a 5-4 split, the court ruled that smokers may use state consumer protection laws to sue cigarette makers for the way they promote “light” and “low tar” brands.  Read more about the decision here.

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Conversion Coverage – Too Important Not To Have

Under Connecticut law, everyone who has car insurance has uninsured/underinsured motorist benefits coverage.  What most people do not know is how much coverage the underinsured motorist coverage provides.  If you suffer personal injuries in a car accident caused by the negligence of the other driver, you are entitled to be compensated by the other driver’s insurance company.  In many instances, the negligent driver has inadequate insurance.  Typically, the person has a 20,000/40,000 policy.  This means that the negligent driver has a total of $20,000 in insurance coverage to compensate you for your injuries and losses.  In most cases, $20,000 will not fairly and justly compensate the person.  This is why underinsurance coverage is so important.  Using the example above, once the negligent driver’s insurance company pays the $20,000, the only other realistic source for additional compensation comes from your underinsurance coverage.  The amount of underinsurance coverage available to you will be dictacted by the terms of your insurance company.  If for example, you have standard uninsured/underinsurance coverage in the amount of 100,000/300,000, you would have a total of $80,000 in underinsurance coverage.  You have $80,000 in coverage and not $100,000 because the negligent driver had $20,000 in coverage.  This is what many people do not understand.  Your underinsurance coverage only kicks in if your coverage exceeds the liability limits of the negligent driver’s insurance policy.  If you have a 20/40 policy and the negligent driver has a 20/40 policy, you do not have underinsurance coverage for that car accident.

However, this can be rectified verry easily and for little additional cost.  It is called conversion coverage.  Insurance companies doing business in Connecticut are required to offer conversion coverage.  Conversion coverage works as follows:  If you are hit by a negligent driver who has a 100/300 policy and you have underinsurance coverage of 100/300 with conversion, you will have a total of $200,000 in available insurance to compensate you for your injuries (100,000 from the negligent driver and 100,000 from your insurance policy).  Without conversion, you would only have the 100,000 from the negligent driver.  The additional cost for conversion coverage is nominal and the benefits of the coverage can not be emphasized enough.  If you do not presently have conversion coverage, contact your insurance company and get it.  The lawyers at Sabatini & Associates have unfortunately seen too many cases where the injured person has been undercompensated due to a lack of sufficient insurance coverage.

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