Colleges and universities have a responsibility to keep campuses and dormitories safe for students, staff and visitors, but families also have a responsibility to protect their college-bound kids from personal liability as well. With the Labor Day holiday over, students all over Massachusetts are packing up their cars and heading…
Riding with a pet in the car is just another distraction that can lead to a serious or fatal Massachusetts car accident, according to a recent report in the Chicago Tribune. Studies suggest it is an increasing danger as dog ownership — and particularly the popularity of small lap dogs…
A local emergency room physician died Friday in a Boston scooter accident, prompting renewed debate over scooter safety in the city, the Boston Herald reported. Scooters are too often bought or rented as a fun diversion. And they are frequently seen as harmless toys by riders and motorists alike. In…
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has resorted to using bright reflective logos on approve handsets to distinguish between employees using a radio for legitimate work purposes and those violating the T’s ban on cell phone use by drivers, the Boston Herald reported. Officials hope the move will further reduce the…
Employers in Massachusetts added jobs in July for the sixth straight month, outpacing much of the rest of the country, the Boston Globe reported. Our Massachusetts workers’ compensation lawyers hope the economic recovery continues. Our concern through much of the downturn has been reductions in workforce that can include workplace…
At least four people were injured in an Agawam, Massachusetts car accident on Sunday — authorities say speed was a factor in the crash, according to Massachusetts Live. Massachusetts State Police report that the two-car accident happened on Suffield Street shortly before 4 p.m. on Sunday. An 86-year-old Agawam man…
A Massachusetts pedestrian accident has claimed the life of a 56-year-old man after he was struck and killed by a police cruiser in Chelsea, according to the Boston Globe. The man was struck shortly after 11 p.m. by a police cruiser, which was a sports utility vehicle. The officer had…
The size of the nation’s massive egg recall has tripled to 380 million eggs as hundreds of victims have been sickened by salmonella, CNN reports. Massachusetts food poisoning cases can be very serious, even life threatening. As our Boston injury lawyers have reported, an estimated 325,000 people are hospitalized each…
A 23-year-old bystander was reportedly killed in a Boston pub when a piece of bar glass pierced his jugular during a fight between two other patrons, the Boston Globe reported. The victim was out with friends at the popular Lansdowne Pub near Fenway Park. Just after midnight, a patron allegedly…
Authorities on Sunday morning found the body of a man who was killed in a Massachusetts boating accident on Saturday night in Boston Harbor. The Boston Globe reports that the 47-year-old Weymouth man tried to swim to Graves Light after a pleasure craft began taking on water at about 7…