http://www.bostonaccidentlawyerblog.com/ Published by William D. Kickham, Esq. en-us 2012-02-04T22:04:01-05:00 http://www.bostonaccidentlawyerblog.com/2012/02/woman_seeks_damages_from_uncle_1.html A woman in Burlington, Massachusetts has filed a civil lawsuit, alleging that her uncle raped her repeatedly as a child, then also subjected her to sexual abuse from as many as 10 other men. The lawsuit was filed this past... Sexual Assault Torts William D. Kickham 2012-02-04T22:04:01-05:00 http://www.bostonaccidentlawyerblog.com/2012/02/injured_construction_worker_re.html Most people who walk past a construction site think that the construction workers on the job there are probably very rarely injured, since that’s their line of work and they “know what they’re doing.” The truth is, Massachusetts construction site... Construction Site Accidents & Injuries William D. Kickham 2012-02-01T20:34:44-05:00 http://www.bostonaccidentlawyerblog.com/2012/01/boston_pedestrianmotor_vehicle_1.html Crossing a trafficked street is a lot more dangerous than the average person thinks. The risk of serious injury increases with the volume of traffic present, a great deal of Massachusetts pedestrian-motor vehicle accidents happen this way. This was illustrated... General William D. Kickham 2012-01-18T00:13:31-05:00 http://www.bostonaccidentlawyerblog.com/2012/01/new_web_site_debut_for_attorne.html First, let me say to my readers that I’m sorry that I haven’t posted here in a while. I was extremely busy with cases in the first three weeks of December, then went on an extended Christmas & New Year’s... General William D. Kickham 2012-01-17T23:43:58-05:00 http://www.bostonaccidentlawyerblog.com/2011/12/massachusetts_medical_negligen_4.html Readers of this blog know that I’ve written previously about the problem of hospital alarm fatigue. It’s a new type of medical malpractice claim, and it’s not necessarily an easy problem to solve – at least not overnight. Very recently,... William D. Kickham 2011-12-03T22:51:40-05:00 http://www.bostonaccidentlawyerblog.com/2011/11/truckpedestrian_accident_kills.html The annual Harvard-Yale football game yesterday will be known not for its memorable play or a sudden-death win, but for a sudden death of another kind: A young woman was killed by the driver of a U-Haul truck that was... Motor Vehicle Accidents William D. Kickham 2011-11-20T09:51:01-05:00 http://www.bostonaccidentlawyerblog.com/2011/11/massachusetts_medical_negligen_1.html It is said that life is ironic. Occasionally an event comes along to prove that point, and today’s post is a tragic reminder of that. The case is ironic because it involves catastrophic consequences of medical negligence, with the victim... Medical Malpractice & Medical Negligence William D. Kickham 2011-11-03T02:25:48-05:00 http://www.bostonaccidentlawyerblog.com/2011/10/federal_product_liability_case_1.html Consumers and product safety advocates won a victory recently, with a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit. This court is the federal appellate court for Massachusetts and surrounding states; it hears appeals from the U.S.... Product Liability William D. Kickham 2011-10-24T20:44:35-05:00 http://www.bostonaccidentlawyerblog.com/2011/10/massachusetts_premises_injury.html A fatal Massachusetts premises injury resulted earlier this week when a backyard deck that a homeowner was working on suddenly collapsed, crushing him underneath it. George Carroll, 78, of Melrose was working on the deck when it suddenly became detached... Premises Liability William D. Kickham 2011-10-14T09:31:42-05:00 http://www.bostonaccidentlawyerblog.com/2011/10/massachusetts_medical_negligen_2.html As a Dedham and Boston, Massachusetts medical malpractice lawyer, I frequently see Massachusetts personal-injury cases that could have been possibly avoided. In the latest example of this, a 65-year-old man was belatedly diagnosed with cancer of the sigmoid colon, which... William D. Kickham 2011-10-01T23:14:10-05:00