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…
Carnival Cruise Line executives knew about the deadly novel coronavirus but failed to stop sailing or take adequate steps to protect passengers from its spread, according to an April 16 online report by Bloomberg titled “Socially Distance This.” The news agency said more than 1,500 people on Carnival’s cruise ships…
Every year, workers are killed or seriously injured while removing snow or ice from rooftops and other elevated building structures, according to a Hazard Alert from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Considering New England’s brutal winters, dangers associated with snow and ice removal are very real for workers and…
Insurance tends to be something that people think about when there’s a major change. You update your insurance policy when you buy a new car and or a new house. Or, maybe you’ve been in a car accident or suffered some other type of loss and have needed to file…
The rock-and-roll singer Meat Loaf says hotel chain Hyatt Corp. is to blame for a fall off a raised stage at a horror convention that has left him unable to perform. Meat Loaf, whose real name is Michael Lee Aday, claims in a lawsuit filed Jan. 13, 2020, in a…
A new study from a Harvard Medical School hospital has found that recreational cannabis use impacts an individual’s driving ability, even when the individual is not high from marijuana. The dangerous behaviors of non-intoxicated drivers documented in the study included drivers exceeding the speed limit, blowing through red lights and…
Injuries in sports are common, especially in contact sports such as football, rugby or ice hockey. But when can a player sue another player for a personal injury sustained during the course of a game? On Dec. 2, 2019, a three-judge panel of the Massachusetts Court of Appeals ruled in…
If you are injured in an Uber or by an Uber – or a crash involving any other rideshare service in Boston – you may be entitled to substantial compensation for your injuries. Among the considerations a Boston personal injury attorney will make following an Uber crash: Uber considers its…