Recently, our sport’s injury attorneys published an article: “Boston youth sport rules aimed to prevent sporting injuries in kids.” These rules are being put into place because of the known dangers of sports injuries, especially concussions. Unfortunately, as more and more evidence comes to light about how dangerous sports injuries…
According to the New York Times, there are an estimated 200,000 deaths each year as a result of preventable medial mistakes. In many cases, medical errors can also cause a patient’s condition to grow worse or can injure or kill a patient. Because there are so many errors, patients or…
For many people, there comes a time when they can no longer live on their own and depend upon nursing homes to provide them with comfort and care. Unfortunately, some nursing homes fail to live up to their obligation to patients. This is a terrible tragedy and our nursing home…
Decorating homes and businesses is a long-standing tradition around the holiday season. Unfortunately, these same decorations may increase your chances of fire. As a matter of fact, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) estimates that there are more than 200 structure fires that are caused by Christmas trees every year.…
As we recently reported on our Boston Personal Injury Attorney Blog, officials with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority released apps for smartphone users that allowed them to download tickets instead of getting the paper ones. Well, the Metro Boston is reporting that it’s been a big success. The app was…
A pedestrian accident in South Boston left an 81-year-old woman in the hospital. According to ABC13, it all happened when the woman was stepping out of a local store. An 80-year-old driver hit the gas instead of the brake and slammed right into the elderly woman. Criminal charges are pending.…
A pedestrian accident near Gillette Stadium left one driver behind bars. According to CBS Boston, the accident happened just before 1:00 a.m. A state police officer was working detail at the New England Patriots game and was told by a passerby that there was an accident just down the road.…
Phase 1 of the construction project to extend the Green Line was kicked off recently by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). According to Governor Deval Patrick, the Green Line will now travel to Somerville and Medford. “The Green Line extension means expanded employment opportunity, housing opportunity and recreational opportunity,”…
According to officials with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), there are going to be roughly 400 new surveillance cameras placed along six Red Line stations. They’re planned to go up in 2013, according to the Boston Globe. They’ll be going up at Porter, Kendall/MIT, JFK/UMass, Harvard, Charles/MGH and Andrew…
In children’s parties throughout Massachusetts, bounce houses have become a big hit. Bounce houses can be rented for birthdays, graduations or other special occasions. These rentals have been steadily increasing in popularity in recent years, but unfortunately, a study released on last month now indicates that the bounce houses present…