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Traumatic Brain Injuries Cause Long Term Problems Despite Initial Subtle Symptoms

Despites sometimes initial subtle symptoms, blows to the head can cause long term traumatic brain injuries. Every year in the United States, almost 1.5 million people suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI).  There are many TBI causes including car accidents, slip and falls, and physical assaults.  Traumatic Brain Injury is defined by the Brain Injury Association of America as a blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the functioning of the brain.  While not all head trauma results in TBI, it sometimes difficult to determine the severity of the brain injury. Approximately, 50,000 people die each year due to TBI.  The Center for Disease Control estimates that more than 3 million Americans living with TBI require long term assistance in performing daily activities. 

TBI is often missed in initial medical examinations following a head injury.  Initial symptoms can be subtle and can be easily overlooked.  The effects of TBI can be delayed and not evident for days or weeks.  People suffering from TBI experience cognitive difficulties with attention and memory, sleep problems, confusion, speech problems, mood and emotional disorders, and sensory and perceptual problems. TBI can also cause physical seizures, chronic pain, increase the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s and other brain disorders.

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Non-English Reading Aviation Mechanics – Endangering The Flying Public

Non-English reading mechanics are repairing and maintaining American commercial aircraft.  According to News 8 out of Dallas/Fort Worth, there is evidence that repair facilities in Texas have hired low wage, non-English reading mechanics to perform repair and maintenance work on commercial aircraft.Needless to say, repairing airplanes is a complicated business. Airplanes have many manuals. Typically, when mechanics make a repair, they open a manual, consult the manual, and make the repairs step-by-step.  They make a list of every action they take, so the next person to fix the plane (as well as the people who fly it) will know exactly what has been done.  English is the international language of aviation.  If mechanics cannot read English then they cannot properly document the repairs and present a real risk that the repairs themselves are not done properly.  According to this news report, the FAA is doing a poor job of oversight of the repair facilities.  Read more about this disturbing story here.
 

 

 

 

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Buffalo Plane Crash – Pilot Not Properly Trained

According to media reports, the captain of a commuter plane that crashed Feb. 12 near Buffalo, N.Y., had failed numerous flight tests during his career and was never adequately taught how to respond to the emergency that led to the airplane’s fatal descent. All 49 people aboard were killed, as well as one person in a house below, when the plane crashed just a few miles short of the Buffalo airport en route from Newark, N.J.  According to reports, Capt. Marvin Renslow had never been properly trained by his employer to respond to a warning system designed to prevent the plane from going into a stall. As the speed slowed to a dangerous level, setting off the stall-prevention system, he did the opposite of the proper procedure, which led to the crash.  The Continental Connection Flight 3407 crash killed 50.

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Important Connecticut Claim Deadlines

§13a-144, §13a-149 90 days
(2 yr. S.O.L.)
Notice Period Under Dram Shop Statute
§30-102
120 days
(1 yr. S.O.L.)
Notice Period for Municipal Employee Negligence Claim
§7-465
6 months
(2yr. S.O.L.)
Notice Period for Firefighter Negligence Claim
§7-308
6 months
(1yr. S.O.L.)
Notice Period for Claims Against the State
§4-148
1 yr. from when “Sustained or Discovered”, not more then 3 yrs.
S.O.L. for Negligence Claims (including Medical Malpractice)
§52-577
2 yrs. From when “Sustained or Discovered”, not to exceed 3 yrs.
S.O.L. for Torts Other Than Negligence
§52-577
3 years
Product Liability Claim
§52-577a
3 yrs. From when first sustained or discovered, not to exceed 10yrs. From when defendant parted with possession.

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