The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine has been alerted to an increasing number of injuries tied to robotic surgery, prompting health officials to demand more training, a higher level of oversight and clear disclosure to patients about the risks they may face when undergoing such a procedure. Our Boston…
Our Boston injury attorneys know that dialysis patients are dependent upon receiving regular medical care multiple times per week. Because the kidneys of a dialysis patient no longer work properly, the patient must regularly visit a designated dialysis clinic for hours at a time multiple times weekly in order for…
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…
Transvaginal mesh (TVM) products are currently the subject of thousands of lawsuits brought by patients who had the surgical mesh implanted to treat pelvic organ prolapse or stress urinary incontinence. The thousands of victims suffering from the dangerous side effects of TVM have to live with their story every day…
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…
Fresenius Medical Care is the world’s largest dialysis company with more than 2,100 clinics open throughout the United States. Although Fresenius already has thousands of dialysis clinics nationwide, the company continues to grow and expand its reach. In just the past few days alone, for example, Fosters.com reported that a…
Officials with the Massachusetts State Police will charge a tour bus operator that recently slammed his bus into an overpass back in February on Boston’s Soldiers Field Road. According to the State of Massachusetts, the charges are the result of an investigation by state police officers who found that the…
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is awaiting the delivery of 75 double-decker coaches. Unfortunately, the South Korea-based company that was supposed to deliver on this promise has come up short — by a lot. The MBTA has yet to receive any of the coaches promised in the 2008 contract.…