Here’s some bad news. If you’ve been injured in a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) accident, due to a bus and trolley crash, slip and fall, escalator mishap, or other accident, and you file a lawsuit against the transit agency, you may soon find that your damage awards may be…
When the construction crew first heard – and felt – the pelting rain –it didn’t bother them. But when about six bolts of lightning hit nearby, the construction crew thought it was time to take cover. The construction crew was there to build a $2.4 million gambling casino. Bryan Bradley,…
Last Sunday, a Massachusetts car accident led to yet another Massachusetts car crash fatality. On Sunday morning at 3:30 AM, one Ashleigh Baudin, 25, of Methuen, crashed into the rear of a truck that was parked in the breakdown lane of I-93, with its emergency flashers on. For some reason…
It’s always a sad situation when there is a Massachusetts car crash, and one would think that the only thing worse than that is a Massachusetts car-bus crash. Now factor in the fact that the accident involved four Kingston students – on the very day of their Junior Prom –…
There’s an old saying that “Curiosity killed the cat,” and I’m sorry to report that in this situation, that old adage is true. It happened on Martha’s Vineyard, where a driver’s curiosity about the former estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis got the best of her, and sadly, resulted in her…
As a Boston, Massachusetts injury lawyer, I’ve certainly blogged about this before, but the truth is — you can never take life for granted. Every day offers a reason to be thankful, and to be grateful, because you never know how long you have to be alive in this world.…
As I frequently say, the devil is in the details. In a recent Massachusetts medical malpractice case in which the plaintiff was awarded a $350,000 settlement, both parties involved in the dispute argued whether the patient’s health problems were the result of a robotic surgery, or simply a case of…
What you’ll learn in this post: How the tobacco industry has used the doctrine of “commercial free speech,” and the First Amendment against the public interest in this country. In case you thought that we as a society are making headway against one of the most pernicious and harmful industries…
I’ve remarked more than once to my friends and colleagues that, watching just a few of the 20-plus Republican Party primary debates these past few months, there were times that I honestly didn’t know if I was watching a skit from Saturday Night Live. (I mean that.) So pathetically laughable,…
In a decision that has somewhat clarified the scope of social host liability, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) earlier this week issued a decision that absolved parents from liability where injuries result from a party their underage children hosted, but did not supply alcohol at. Social host liability is…