A $500,000 grant is paving the way for Scituate and Hatherly Elementary School to join the more than 225 schools in Massachusetts that participate in the Safe Routes to School program. The program, first implemented in Massachusetts in 2001, is designed to improve sidewalks, crosswalks and roadways while encouraging a…
A spate of recent accidents has led our Boston personal injury lawyers to report on a series of fires and carbon monoxide poisoning incidents on our Boston Personal Injury Attorney blog. Again this weekend, a four-alarm fire at a 15-unit apartment complex in Lowell claimed the lives of two residents…
In an effort to reduce Boston trucking accidents and accidents nationwide involving trucks, buses, and trains, the federal government announced new rules governing commercial drivers as part of the second annual Distracted Driving Summit in Washington, D.C. Our Massachusetts injury lawyers frequently report on the dangers of accidents involving large…
Record gains in multifactor productivity mean American workers are doing more with less — a work environment that often increases the risk of a serious or fatal Boston work accident. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports multifactor productivity increased by .7 percent in 2009, the fastest rate of growth in…
This week (Oct. 4-8) is Drive Safely Work Week as employers are encouraged to take steps to reduce the risk of car accidents on the job, Trucking Info reports. Traffic accidents are a leading cause of Massachusetts work accidents and accidents on the job nationwide. Those injured in a traffic…
Since just prior to the start of the school year, 28 complaints have been lodged with Bridgewater police regarding incidences involving Bridgewater State students, the Boson Globe reports. The largest of which was a Sept. 10 brawl that grew to include more than 150 students and their friends. At one…
A Roxbury mother and her five children were transported Boston Medical Center after complaining of headaches, lightheadedness and dizziness, the Boston Globe reports. A carbon monoxide detector installed in the Dudley Street apartment alerted the family to the presence of the invisible, odorless – and potentially deadly – gas. Firefighters…
A two-vehicle Shelburne Falls accident involving a 2005 Ford Freestyle and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle claimed the life of a 60-year-old motorcyclist, The Republican reports. The Ford Freestyle was struck after turning left onto Route 2 and crossing the path of the Harley, which then hit the vehicle. Boston motorcycle accident…
Our Massachusetts car accident attorneys know that more than 34,000 people died in fatal car accidents across the U.S. in 2008. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 8,461 were killed – or roughly 25 percent – in fatal car accidents occurring at or near intersections. That same year,…
Boston premises liability lawyers are closely monitoring a citywide crackdown on unsafe buildings in East Boston after a weekend Howard Street warehouse blaze in late August affirmed ongoing concerns long voiced by city official. Fortunately, the Boston Globe reported, none of the 170 responding firefighters nor innocent civilians were injured…