An awful tragedy struck two families today at a pond in Worcester. Worcester Police received multiple calls reporting that someone was possibly drowning Green Hill Pond at around 1:35 p.m. Several officers responded and immediately went into the pond to rescue the struggling swimmer, reportedly a 14-year-old boy. Officers brought two people out of the […]
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Advisory from The Law Office of William D. Kickham & Associates: Update on Operations During COVID-19
Free Legal Consultation: Ph.: (781) 320-0062; Text to: (617) 285-3600. Or Click here to send us a confidential Contact Form. Like many attorneys, I’ve been getting a lot of calls recently from present and potential new accident and injury clients, who want to know how their cases are going to impacted by the quarantine and […]
July Fourth Fireworks: Have Fun, But Don’t Become One
OK – Here it is, July 2 2017 and people everywhere are celebrating the Fourth of July (in what will very likely turn out to be a very short work week this coming week – added bonus, no?) Yes, that means parades, cookouts and each outings. I love this time of year; I’m a summer […]
Massachusetts SJC Hears Appeal Of Dangerous Products Case
A few days ago, I posted on the subject of a Massachusetts dangerous products lawsuit involving an inflatable swimming pool slide and Toys R Us, where almost $21 million was awarded in 2006 by a Massachusetts jury to the family of a woman killed in an accident due to this defective product. Very recently, Toys […]
Massachusetts Product Liability: Better Safe Than Sorry
Here are two words every consumer needs to remember: product liability. What does this term mean? It means that if you are injured or harmed by using a particular product – be it a defective swimming pool slide, a defectively manufactured car, or a certain kind of food that might have dangerous particles in it […]
Massachusetts Health Club Injuries: Are You Prevented From Suing For Negligence?
Given the fact that many people belong to health clubs these days, I’m often approached by people about their Massachusetts health club contracts. You see, (if you belong to a gym or health club,) you’ll learn that the standard contract terms that are used for these types of agreements by almost all Massachusetts gyms and […]
Massachusetts Jury Awards $152 Million for Lung Cancer Death Due to Smoking; Judge Orders Tobacco Co. To Reserve $270 Million To Pay Final Award
I love to report and comment on stories like this: A Massachusetts personal injury case that results in solid justice to the plaintiff. Readers of a certain age and above will remember that back in the late 1970’s and early ’80’s, tobacco companies would literally give away samples of their cigarettes to the public. They […]
Recent Massachusetts Drowning Deaths Remind All: Tragedy Doesn’t Take A Holiday
I’ve written about this topic before during summer, but it bears repeating, especially in view of some recent Massachusetts drowning accidents: Unless someone is an expert swimmer, swimming is & always has been a hazardous activity. Of course – who doesn’t want to dive in to a nice cool pool, pond or ocean when it’s […]