In an encouraging sign that juries in Massachusetts have not completely bought the fallacy of “tort reform” and lost sight of the meaning of civil justice, a Norfolk County Superior Court jury recently awarded a $12 million plaintiff’s verdict in the case of a Massachusetts motor vehicle accident that resulted…
Almost every other day, it seems, we hear of another case in the news where someone has been “tasered” by police or security personnel. The modern suspect-control device has grown in popularity with many police departments across the United States, as well as U.S. military and some private security agencies.…
In my previous post on this subject, I discussed why backyard swimming pools are generally a very strong liability risk. This type of liability broadly falls under an area of law known as “premises liability”. Legally, property owners in Massachusetts have an obligation to provide a safe environment for visitors…
Summer is usually a time when thoughts turn to cooling off and leisurely days around a swimming pool (especially during heat waves such as we’ve had recently here in Massachusetts.) That makes perfect sense, but in my view as a Boston accident lawyer, not enough people are aware of the…
Massachusetts just got a lot more sane in the area of dealing with the legalities of liquor liability, particularly with the need for ready compensation to pay for injuries and damages that often follow negligent service of alcohol by a licensed bar or restaurant. These injuries and damages usually result…
My regrets over not having posted for awhile here, but let’s get back to things today: Normally, as this is blog is about Massachusetts personal injury cases and Massachusetts tort law, I write about plaintiffs’ civil justice issues occurring primarily in this state. However, a recent case verdict out of…
I’ve written a considerable amount in the past about how big corporations and insurers regularly engage in cost-benefit decisions that show little regard for the safety and welfare of average Americans and consumers. If anyone has any doubts about this truth, (notwithstanding the myriad factual examples of corporate greed and…
In my previous post, I reported on the fact that Johnson & Johnson has been dragged into court by the United States Attorney in Boston, accused of hatching an elaborate scheme to press nursing home doctors to prescribe J&J’s anti-psychotic drugs, including Risperdal, to Massachusetts nursing home residents who were…
This case is filed under “Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect” on this blog for a good reason: That’s exactly what it is – except that the abuse wasn’t committed by a lone employee of a single nursing home, who ended up abusing patients. It was committed by a conspiracy among…
Whether it’s Big Finance, Big Insurance, Big Tobacco or Big Pharma, overall, Big Business never seems to “get it” when it comes to acting ethically and obeying the laws they’re required to operate under in this country. This time the focus is on Big Pharma, though that’s nothing new. Pfizer,…