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Braintree Rollover Leaves 94-Year-Old Woman Injured

Posted on November 26, 2010
A rollover in Braintree on Tuesday afternoon resulted in a 94-year-old Hull woman being injured, police told the Boston Globe. They said that her vehicle was struck by another one on Quincy Avenue. It came to a stop on its roof, and Braintree firefighters had to help get the woman out of the vehicle...

Prevent Thanksgiving Turkey Fryer Injuries

Posted on November 24, 2010
Thanksgiving right around the corner, and many of us are looking forward to eating delicious turkey--whether it be cooked traditionally in the oven or deep-fried. Although deep-fried turkeys are a tasty and fun alternative, turkey frying can be extremely dangerous...

$9 Million Boston Wrongful Death Settlement Reached with Family of State Trooper Killed in Big Dig Tunnel

Posted on November 23, 2010
The family of Vincent Cilia has settled their Boston wrongful death lawsuit against the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and a number of contractors for $9 million. Cilia, a Massachusetts state trooper, suffered fatal injuries July 2005 when he was thrown off his motorcycle and struck the handrails in a Big Dig tunnel...

Boston Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal 2007 Police Shooting of Man with Mental Issues

Posted on November 22, 2010
The widow of Marquis Barker has filed a $4 million Boston wrongful death lawsuit against the city over his fatal shooting by police officers. In her civil complaint, Kim Sanders Barker contends that cops should have called in a mental-health professional rather than using a gun to apprehend her husband...

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Man Hit by Train in Lynn

Posted on November 19, 2010
Yesterday evening, a man was hit by an MBTA commuter rail train in Lynn, the Boston Globe reported. It is alleged that the man was on the tracks when the Newburyport/Rockport line train hit him. He was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center by Medflight, and his condition is not known...

Boston Nonprofit WATCH Issues its Most Dangerous Toys List for 2010

Posted on November 19, 2010
World Against Toys Causing Harm Inc., a Boston nonprofit, has identified the 10 toys it the marketplace that it considers to be the most dangerous. The list is out just in time for the holiday shopping season. Our Boston personal injury law firm wants to remind you that if your son or daughter was injured by a toy that malfunctioned or was defective in some way, you may have grounds for Massachusetts products liability case against the manufacturer, seller, distributor, and/or another liable parties...

Girl Stops Breathing Inside Mall Water Toy Attraction

Posted on November 17, 2010
A young girl stopped breathing while inside a water toy attraction at the Pump ?n? Jump store at Independence Mall in Kingston. The store allowed children to climb into and walk or float in an inflatable 6-foot ball. It is a popular toy, and the Cape Cod Mall in Hyannis has a similar ride...

Family Sues Massachusetts and Worcester County Over Murdered Couple?s Wrongful Deaths

Posted on November 16, 2010
Three years after Brian and Beverly Mauck were murdered, their families and the couple?s respective estates are suing 15 employees or supervisors of the Massachusetts Department of Correction, the Masachusetts Commonwealth Fusion Center, and Worcester County District Attorney?s Office for their wrongful deaths...

Capsized Boat Leaves One Dead

Posted on November 15, 2010
One man died and one was rescued after a lobster boat capsized on Sunday. The rescued man was found on Little Brewster Island, a Boston Harbor island, and was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. The other man was found unresponsive in the water and was taken to the Coast Guard Point Allerton Station where he was pronounced dead...

Two Armed Robberies in Three Days Near and On Harvard Campus

Posted on November 15, 2010
Early Sunday morning, the second armed robbery in three days near Harvard campus occurred. Kai Robert Kruger, a 21-year-old Cambridge man, shot at a police officer after robbing three Harvard freshmen. Before the police arrived, Kruger stole the students? credit cards, wallets and cell phones...

Boston Wrongful Death Lawsuit Accuses Lorillard Tobacco Co. of Trying to Entice Black Kids to Smoke

Posted on November 13, 2010
The family of Marie Evans is suing is Lorillard Tobacco Co. for her Massachusetts wrongful death. Evans died of lung cancer in 2002. She was 54 and had been smoking for more than 40 years. The Boston wrongful death trial opened in Suffolk Superior Court today...

Victim of Alleged Sudbury Nursing Home Abuse Sexual Assault Crime Can?t Testify, Says Judge

Posted on November 10, 2010
A Framingham District Court judge won?t let Ruby McDonough testify about allegations she made claiming that she was the victim of Subdury nursing home sexual assault. The 63-year-old woman claims that her former nursing aide, Kofi Agana, assaulted her last year at the Sudbury Pines Extended Care assisted living facility...

Fire in Downtown Crossing MBTA Station

Posted on November 08, 2010
There was a fire in the Downtown Crossing MBTA station Saturday night that caused evacuations. It started around the wheel and firefighters extinguished it and cleared the scene. There are no reported injuries as of yet. Many times when there are fires, injuries can be less apparent...

Boston Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed by Family Firefighter Killed in Fire Truck Crash Caused by Brake Failure

Posted on November 05, 2010
Nearly two years after Lieutenant Kevin M. Kelly died from injuries he sustained when Boston Fire Department Ladder 26 sped down Parker Hill Avenue in Mission Hill before crashed through a brick wall and into a building, his family is suing six companies for Suffolk County wrongful death...

Residents Assess Damage from Readville Gas Explosion

Posted on November 05, 2010
The Readville neighborhood residents whose homes were damaged from Wednesday?s explosion on Danny Road are now assessing damage, according to the Boston Globe. Dozens of windows were shattered and one homeowner believes that her house was moved from its foundation...

Roxbury Man Killed, Teen Injured on MBTA Bus; Riders Call for Better Security

Posted on November 05, 2010
An unidentified 18-year-old was injured and 21-year-old Richard Allen was killed on an MBTA bus on November 2, 2010, the Boston Globe reported. Both were stabbed as the bus traveled down Humboldt Avenue near William Monroe Trotter elementary school. A police spokesperson told the Globe that both Allen and the 18-year-old were reputed gang members and that this was not a random attack...

Trick or Treat: Prevent Boston Injury Accidents by Exercising Extra Caution When on the Road this Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2010
Happy Halloween! With more children than normal likely to be wandering through the residential streets of Boston after dark tonight, there are steps that motorists can take to avoid striking a young ghoul or witch walking on the road, including: ? Don?t pass stopped vehicles...

One More Reason Why Massachusetts Assisted Living Facilities Should Prevent Boston Nursing Home Neglect: Elderly Who Have Had Sepsis at Higher Risk of Physical and Cognitive Impairments

Posted on October 28, 2010
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association warns that sick elderly patients that are hospitalized with sepsis have a higher chance of developing serious cognitive issues and suffer from abnormal physical decline during later years...

Brockton Wrongful Death Trial Over Fatal Massachusetts Bus Accident Involving Disabled Pedestrian to Be Held In Boston

Posted on October 27, 2010
In Boston, jury selection is scheduled to begin today in the Massachusetts wrongful death lawsuit over a catastrophic 2007 Brockton bus crash that claimed the life of a disabled pedestrian. The defendants are bus driver Tracy A. Lopes and bus company First Student Inc...

Distracted Driving is Focus of National Teen Driver Safety Week

Posted on October 21, 2010
With car crashes as the leading cause of teenager deaths, this week has been designated ?National Teen Driver Safety Week.? The theme for this year is distracted driving, which is no surprise considering that teen drivers are the ones at highest risk of becoming involved in a distracted driving-related accident...

Peabody Car Crash Injures Three in Massachusetts

Posted on October 19, 2010
A serious single-car crash in Peabody late Friday caused injury to three people. All three Massachusetts car crash victims were rushed to a Boston hospital. The Peabody car accident happened when the vehicle crashed into a pole. The driver, who is a Nahant resident, and two of his passengers had to be extricated from the badly wrecked vehicle...

Preventing Boston 15-Passsenger Van Accidents: NHTSA Reissues Consumer Warning

Posted on October 15, 2010
With autumn underway and the winter driving season approaching, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reminding the drivers of 15-passenger vans to take certain steps to protect the occupants in their vehicles from getting hurt. Our Boston accident law firm recognizes the importance of motorists acting to prevent such traffic crashes before they can happen...

Wrong Diagnosis, Misdiagnosis, and Delayed Diagnosis are Among Leading Cause Cited in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

Posted on October 14, 2010
About 40,000 to 80,000 hospitalized patients are killed each year because of diagnostics mistakes (such as delayed diagnosis, wrong diagnosis, and misdiagnosis)?considered the number one cause of medical malpractice lawsuits. The Wall Street Journal recently reported on this issue, as well as the fact that doctors and other medical professionals are examining past medical malpractice cases to develop programs geared toward preventing similar medical errors from happening in the future...

87-Year-Old Waltham Woman Injured in Massachusetts Car Accident with Police Cruiser

Posted on October 08, 2010
An 87-year-old driver sustained serious injuries after a Waltham police car struck her vehicle on Wednesday. The cruiser was being driven by Officer Linda Moschner, who was headed to an assisted living facility in response to a 911 call. The elderly woman was about to turn left when the police car struck her red Buick LeSabre on the driver?s side...

Preventing Massachusetts ATV Accidents: Kids Under 14 Now Banned from Operating ATVs

Posted on October 07, 2010
A new state law has just gone into effect that prohibits kids under age 14 from operating ATVs. Our Boston ATV accident lawyers hope that this will decrease the number of injuries and deaths involving all-terrain vehicles. According to a new study, the number of spinal cord injuries and brain injuries involving all-terrain vehicles has gone up by up to 50%, with younger riders at greater risk of sustaining this type of serious injury...

Defective Medical Device?: DePuy Hip Replacement Defect Could Affect Over 11,000 Users

Posted on September 30, 2010
A recent recall of DePuy Orthopedics, Inc.?s Sr XL Acetabular Hip Replacement and ASR Hip Resurfacing Systems products could impact the approximately 93,000 people that have been implanted with one of these medical devices. The recall was announced after the National Joint Registry reported that 1 out 8 patients that had undergone a hip replacement procedure with one of these DePuy products had to undergo another procedure within five years...

Fisher-Price Recalls Over 10 Million Toys

Posted on September 30, 2010
Fisher-Price Inc. and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission are recalling over 10 million children?s toys because they pose a serious injury risk to kids. Included in the recall: ? About 7 million Fisher-Price Trike and Tough Trike toddler tricycles: Fisher-Pricea nd CPSC know of at least 10 injury incidents, including six female toddlers who needed medical care after falling on the pretend plastic ignition key, which is located in front of the tricycle seat...

Boston, Massachusetts Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against MIT and Delta Upsilon Fraternity for Student?s Fatal Fall

Posted on September 28, 2010
According to The Tech, Massachusetts Institute of Technology?s oldest newspaper, the parents of Robert M. Wells have filed a Boston wrongful death lawsuit against MIT and the Delta Upsilon fraternity. Wells, a 22-year-old MIT student, died in 2008 after falling five stories from the DU fraternity and sustaining skull fractures, blunt impact to his head, brain contusions, lacerations, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and other injuries...

Clergy Sexual Abuse Lawsuit: Victim Sues the Pope

Posted on September 24, 2010
A man who claims he was sexually molested by the headmaster of St. John?s School for the Deaf when he was a student there is suing the Vatican and Pope Benedict for clergy sexual abuse. Terry Kohut, who is deaf, says he was molested and assaulted by Father Lawrence C...

Helicopter Crash in Halifax Leaves Pilot Seriously Injured

Posted on September 21, 2010
Over the weekend, a pilot crashed the helicopter he was operating into a swamp near the MBTA?s commuter rail station in Halifax. As a result of the accident, the pilot suffered from broken bones and serious burns. According to the authorities, the helicopter was ?experimental? and may have been built from a kit...

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