Every year during the fall, people enjoy going to local pumpkin patches, and, in addition to getting pumpkins and apples, they like to watch pumpkins getting fired out of cannons. There are various different types of pumpkin launchers, but they are generally powered pneumatically (compressed air) or with some type…
Football is a tough game for anyone who puts on a uniform and heads out on the field each week. However, for decades, the public and National Football League (NFL) was willing to just consider that part of the game. In fact, it is nearly impossible to watch an entire…
While hunting is not an activity that occurs in Boston proper, there are plenty of areas in the Commonwealth where people do go hunting on a regular basis, as well as in the surrounding states of New England. Many of these area have professional hunting guides that advertise in Boston to…
We have heard a great deal about the dangers of head injuries, including concussions. For those who are not aware of what a concussion is, it is essentially a brain injury that occurs when the victim is hit in the head or even the victim of a whiplash type accident…
In C.F. Bean, LLC v. Barhanovich, a case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, plaintiff was in a recreational fishing boat when his outboard engine hit a dredge pipe that was submerged in the water. When the outboard engine shaft hit the pipe, the bracket…
In the last five years, we have seen a lot more media coverage involving traumatic brain injuries and concussions. While we have seen a lot of talk about head injuries suffered by our brave service members, we are now hearing a lot more about head injuries in professional sports and…
A recent news article from Philly.com takes a look at the high risk of suffering an eye injury while engaged in paintball activities. To be clear, we are talking about people engaged in sanctioned paintball completions like the ones held a paintball centers around Boston and throughout Massachusetts. The results…
Falls are the leading cause of injuries suffered by elders in Massachusetts, according to a recent news article from the Worcester Telegram. This article focuses on how these falls are not only dangerous for elders, but are also largely preventable. In terms of a personal injury lawsuit involving an elder…
Over the past decade, scientists and doctors have made many advances with regard to how head injuries, including traumatic brain injuries, are treated. One major reason for this was that in the global War on Terror in Afghanistan and Iraq among other places, we have had thousands of brave men…
According to a recent news article from ABC News, a childcare worker is now in jail after being accused of hitting a 9-month-old child when that baby would not stop crying. This particular defendant was running a childcare center out of her apartment. While many childcare providers do so in…