A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on bicycle-related traumatic brain injuries has determined that more adults are dying in bicycle crashes. Notably, the study, which analyzed data from 2009 to 2018, also found that: Doctors treated approximately 600,000 individuals for bicycle-related traumatic brain injuries in hospital emergency…
May is National Bike Month, and it’s being celebrated in Boston and other cities and towns across the country. The initiative includes challenges and events that highlight the benefits of bicycling to encourage more people to give bicycling a try, regardless of whether they are riding a bicycle to commute…
In recent years, the construction industry has been thriving in the greater Boston area. Construction in Boston, Quincy, and Cambridge came in at a whopping $14.3 billion in 2018, up 20% from the previous year, according to a recent report. As new construction sites pop up in the area, new…
Whether you have recently taken up biking during the pandemic or are a seasoned pro, the bicycling lawyers at the Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Glassman have some safety tips for biking in the age of coronavirus. The coronavirus pandemic has changed life as we know it. Because people are…
Jeffrey Glassman Injury Lawyers joins with those throughout Massachusetts and the nation in mourning the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ginsburg, who may have been small in stature, was hailed as a “giant” of constitutional law. She was not only one of the most influential judges…
According to a new report released by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. child drownings are on the rise. And these drownings tend to occur right at home in residential swimming pools. “Our latest report confirms that most child drownings take place at home during the summer months,” CPSC said…
On May 14, 2020 the Chief Justices of the Supreme Judicial, Appeals, and Trial Court came together and provided “tentative” plans for the months ahead. They acknowledged that it will be a work in progress depending on the number of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations as well as any new…
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation recently reported that while there was 50% less traffic on Massachusetts roadways in April 2020 there were still 28 fatalities. In April 2019 with twice the amount of traffic, there were 27 fatalities meaning the fatality rate doubled in April 2020. Excessive speed is a…
Attorney Benjamin A. Pushner of the Jeffrey Glassman Injury Lawyers, LLC, will be a presenter for an upcoming Rhode Island Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program, “Arbitration Essentials: Preparation and Procedure.” Being broadcast live as a webinar on May 28, 2020, at 12:00 noon, the program will later be available…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are in the news now for important reasons. Yet the Centers’ (“CDC”) attention to protecting people goes well beyond the coronavirus pandemic. The CDC has established an Injury Center because in the United States injury is the leading cause of death for children…