Qui, et al. vs. Madrid-Cruz (Danbury Superior Court—filed December 12, 2017) Recklessly crossing the center line on Warwick Road in New Fairfield, CT one summer evening, a drunk driver collided with our client’s vehicle, injuring all four passengers in the car. The innocent crime victims were very severely injured, requiring multiple surgeries and extended medical intervention. Their lives were forever altered by the intoxicated defendant and, in addition to significant physical pain and suffering caused by blunt force trauma, they lost the ability to participate in many daily activities they used to enjoy. We will extract punitive damages from the MORE

Anne Kisver vs. Nationwide Mutual Company (U.S. District Court of CT – filed Oct 12, 2017)  Faxon Law Group is expert in handling insurance company misconduct and bad faith claims. One recent example stems from the case Kisver v. Pfieffer. Pfieffer, an intoxicated Nationwide insured stuck our pedestrian client and caused severe injuries.  FLG obtained a $950,000 judgment for Pfieffer’s negligence that Nationwide has refused to pay, citing nonsensical hyper-technicalities in the insurance policy.  Nationwide has had numerous chances to settle within policy limits prior to our client’s favorable judgment and refused to protect its insured. As a consequence of MORE

Glenford Turner, et. al v. United States of America (filed January 12, 2018 — United District Court of Connecticut) Faxon Law Group filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the United States of America following the disturbing discovery of a scalpel abandoned inside a veteran’s body four years ago at the West Haven VA. On March 29, 2017, Glenford Turner, a 61-year-old United States Army veteran, currently residing in Bridgeport, CT, reported to VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven Campus, for a scheduled MRI after experiencing a recent episode of dizziness and long-term abdominal pains. The imaging study was abruptly halted MORE

Maria Kielb, et. al. v. Middlesex Cardiology Associates, P.C., et. al (New Haven Superior Court—filed November 20, 2017) The decedent, Frank Kielb, was 65 years old. He was healthy and active, but experienced some chest pain and pressure upon exertion. His primary physician referred him to a cardiologist who administered a nuclear stress test. When performing the exercise portion of the test, Mr. Kielb could not reach his target heart rate. The test continued and the results were markedly abnormal. The cardiologist who supervised this test deviated from acceptable standard of care in a number of ways but most notably she MORE

Zeman, et al. v. 3 Gen, LLC D/B/A Prestige Volkswagen of Stamford (Bridgeport Superior Court—filed November 27, 2017)  Mr. Zeman reported to his local Volkswagen dealership for the purposes of remedying an emissions recall issue resulting from VW’s fraud scandal. While on the premises, he fell on a dangerous slippery surface, sustaining severe injuries. Prestige Volkswagen of Stamford failed to maintain a safe premises and did not protect customers from harm. Mr. Zeman’s injuries required surgical intervention and prolonged rehabilitation.  This is an example of the wide-ranging consequences that can ensue from pervasive corporate greed.  Had Volkswagen not sought to game MORE

Gill v. Lorenzo Doke, et. al. (Bridgeport Superior Court—filed July 21, 2017)  The decedent, Ricardo Rose, was sitting in the passenger seat of a semi-tractor trailer stopped at the side of the road when the defendant driver, 36-year-old Lorenzo Doke, began behaving recklessly. As Rose attempted to exit the truck, Doke began to drive away in a highly dangerous manner causing Rose to fall out onto the pavement. The tires of the semi-truck operated by Doke struck, crushed, and mortally wounded Mr. Rose, who was left to die in the street.  Mr. Rose died before an ambulance could reach the MORE

Felix v. Franklin Medical Group, et. al. (Waterbury Superior Court – filed July 6, 2017) In 2014, a gastroenterologist performed a routine screening colonoscopy on Ms. Felix. He found two small polyps and sent pieces of each of them to pathology for examination. Three days later the pathologist reported the presence of pre-cancerous cells in one of the samples, and noted that the specimens were fragmented and could not be evaluated fully. The pathologist recommended removal of the remaining polyp tissues and “close clinical follow up.” Unfortunately, the healthcare system never informed Ms. Felix of the pathologist’s findings and recommendation. Almost two MORE

Proudfoot v. Smith & Nephew, Inc. (U.S. District Court—filed July 5, 2017) Product liability lawsuit related to a defective metal-on-metal hip implant. The plaintiff is a middle-aged former police officer who was forced to undergo several revision surgeries due to the failure of hip implants marketed and sold by the defendant, Smith & Nephew, Inc., including the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) system.  The plaintiff also suffered from metal poisoning instigated by a build-up of debris in the soft tissue of his body due to the defendant’s defective products.  In 2015, a product recall of the BHR was announced citing high MORE

Hawthorne v. Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. (U.S. District Court – filed May 22, 2017) The plaintiff visited Brattleboro Memorial Hospital’s emergency department on March 24, 2014, for a CT-scan of her abdomen and pelvis. That same day, the radiologist returned the results to Emergency Physician, Dr. Terwilliger, and discussed a suspicious finding of a left renal mass that was highly indicative of kidney cancer.  The radiologist communicated to the ED doctor that further evaluation of the plaintiff was required.  Inexplicably, however, nobody at the hospital ever communicated with the plaintiff concerning the highly suspicious kidney mass, as required by the standard MORE

Doody, et. al. v. Laurence Knoll, M.D., et. al. (New Haven Superior Court – filed May 16, 2017)   The patient visited her primary care physician, Dr. Laurence Knoll, in West Haven, Connecticut, for an annual physical in December of 2012, 2013, and 2014. Each time, unbeknownst to her, lab test results revealed an obvious abnormality within the Compete Blood Count (CBC). For those three consecutive years, the defendant-doctor never notified his patient of these abnormal results, never referred her to a hematologist (a blood specialist) for follow-up, and never took any other action related to the abnormal results.  If he MORE