An 8-year-old tourist has been hospitalized after being seriously injured in a Boston escalator accident at a MBTA station, according to NECN. Instead of heading to Maine for a family wedding the girl is at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, where she is being treated for a serious foot injury…
The Massachusetts State Police superintendent announced a safety study will help determine ways to reduce the risk of serious injury or death resulting in Massachusetts car accidents involving state troopers. As our Boston injury lawyers have been reporting both here and on our sister site, Boston Car Accident Lawyers Blog,…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has voted unanimously to approve new mandatory safety standards for full-size and non-full-size baby cribs. But families who think the government is vigorously reviewing products marketed to children to ensure safety, or that companies that sell children’s products are especially vigilant, would be sadly…
FedEx Ground has agreed to a settlement of $3 million with the Massachusetts attorney general’s office over a dispute that alleged the company misclassified drivers as independent contractors, the Associated Press reported. Our Massachusetts workers’ compensation attorneys continue to fight on behalf of misclassified employees who are injured in a…
The state has no plans to study a Watertown intersection, despite the concerns of neighbors who contend the intersection by the Charles River is poorly designed and increases the risk of car accidents. Massachusetts Injury Lawyer Jeffrey S. Glassman and the staff at our law offices assist motorists in recovering…
The tragic drowning deaths of twin toddlers in a Massachusetts swimming pool accident is a heartbreaking reminder of the need for constant supervision of young children around a swimming pool. Constant supervision. Statistics show that 9 out of 10 child drownings occur in incidents where an adult was directly supervising…
The Middleboro, Massachusetts motorcycle accident that injured Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry is a reminder to motorists to watch for bikes through the height of summer riding season and into the fall. The Boston Herald reported that the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was rear ended by a 62-year-old retired…
A Boston car accident injured five people and involved seven vehicles and a duck boat on Friday afternoon, the Boston Herald reported. It was second duck boat accident in Boston last week. A boat and two cars were involved in an accident near Government Center on Tuesday when three women…
A 30-year veteran of the Boston Globe has lost his fight for protected status as a handicapped employee after a 10-year fight that resulted from a work injury. The assistant press foreman for the Boston Globe slipped on oil on the printing floor and was seriously injured. The employee had…
The Boston Globe recently addressed confusion regarding right-of-way rights as the Minuteman Bike Trail crosses numerous streets between Cambridge and Bedford. Stop signs for traffic and painted crosswalks mark just about every crossing on the bike trail. But stop signs are also posted on the trail, essentially turning each crossing…