Sabatini and Associates, LLC Attorneys at Law :: Newington :: Hartford :: Connecticut

ConAgra Foods Inc. told consumers to discard certain jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter after the spread was linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened almost 300 people nationwide. The salmonella outbreak, which federal health officials said Wednesday has sickened 288 people in 39 states since August, was linked to tainted peanut butter produced by ConAgra at a plant in Sylvester, Georgia. How salmonella got into peanut butter is still under investigation.  If you suffered food poisoning from eating peanut butter or other foods, feel free to contact our law firm.  We can help you recover compensation for your injuries.

With the snow, sleet and ice falling, there will undoubtedly be slippery areas on driveways, walkways, sidewalks and parking lots over the next few days.  Property owners and tenants have a duty following a storm to remove accumulations of snow and ice so that the property is reasonably safe.  If the snow and ice is not properly removed and someone falls causing injury, the property owner or tenant is liable for the injuries and losses suffered.  In many instances, a person that is an employee at a store or business falls on snow and ice in the employer’s parking lot or walkway.  Typically, the injured employee assumes that he or she only has a workers’ compensation claim because the fall took place on the employer’s property and it happened during the course of his or her employment.  This is not the case.  If the employer used a snow removal contractor, the contractor would be liable for injuries caused by the contractor’s negligence in faling to properly remove the snow and ice.  Therefore, if you slip and fall on snow or ice at your job, you may have two claims: 1) a workers’ compensation claim; and 2) a negligence claim against the snow removal contractor.  This is important because in the negligence claim you can recover compensation for pain and suffering, mental anguish and the loss of the enjoyment of life’s activities.  These items of damages are not compensable through workers’ compensation.

The Composix Kugel Mesh Patch is used to repair ventral (incisional) hernias caused by thinning or stretching of scar tissue that forms after surgery. The patch is placed behind the hernia defect through a small incision made by a physician. The patch is then held open by a “memory recoil ring” that allows the patch to be folded for insertion and later spring open and lay flat once it is in place.

The problem with the Composix Kugel Mesh Patch is that the plastic “memory recoil ring” can break causing bowel perforations and chronic intestinal fistulae (abnormal connections or passageways between intestines and other organs).

Here is a list of the product codes and lot numbers recalled by the manufacturer:

Patients who have been implanted with one of the recalled devices should seek medical attention immediately if they experience any of the following symptoms that could be associated with ring breakage:

• unexplained or persistent abdominal pain
• fever
• tenderness at the implant site, or
• other unusual symptoms

If you have been injured by the Patch, please contact us.