State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan asks residents and visitors of Massachusetts to set a good example for your children and leave the fireworks to the professionals. Our Boston personal injury attorneys are urging you to enjoy the many displays of fireworks supervised by local fire departments and conducted by…
Hurricanes, tornadoes and other weather disasters can be extremely dangerous. As victims of the recent Oklahoma tragedy know, nothing can prepare you for such upheaval. While the consequences of a storm are never predictable, taking precautions in advance can help to prevent injury and to create an environment of survival…
Brain injuries are far too common in the United States, with the CDC indicating that around 1.7 million traumatic brain injuries occur each year as either isolated injuries or with other injuries. Brain injuries can happen in many different situations, from car accidents to slip and falls to military combat.…
You could potentially have your home insurance rates hiked because of your lovable pup. What’s even worse is that you may even be refused coverage. According to KLS, many states have insurance companies that won’t cover certain breeds of dog. Agents say that some breeds have a risk that is…
Boston Scientific was the pioneer in the creation of transvaginal mesh products, releasing its first product called Protegen in 1996. Protegen was released with minimal clinical testing, including as part of its main evidence a three-month study on the safety and effectiveness of the mesh product in rats. Protegen cleared…
According to a recent poll, about a third of Massachusetts residents feel that bicyclists, pedestrians and drivers interact with one another safely. The Metro West Daily News reports that close to 50 percent of these people said that more bike lanes would be more effective in helping to keep these…
On April 15, Patriots Day, two bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. According to the most recent updates on CNN, there were three fatalities and more than 150 injuries as a result of the explosions. Numerous amputation patients were reported among the injured. Our Boston injury…
The New England Compounding Center is allegedly responsible for one of the greatest drug disasters in modern history, causing 53 deaths and making at least 680 other people sick after sending out drugs tainted with fungus, which caused hundreds of cases of meningitis. The conditions found at the New England…
Each year, the Boston Marathon is held on Patriot’s Day in Boston. Also called Marathon Monday, thousands of runners from throughout the world will come to the city to complete the 26.2 mile journal that begins in Hopkinton and ends in Boston. The Marathon is the world’s oldest and this…
Our Boston medical malpractice lawyers know that thousands of patients experienced complications after undergoing a hip replacement procedure using the DePuy ASR hip replacement device. Data indicates that DePuy may have been aware that the ASR model had a high failure rate as far back as 2007, although the company…