Attorney Buffy D. Lord was appointed as a trustee of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts by Governor Deval Patrick. Trustees serve 5 year terms and are eligible for one reappointment.
Berkshire Bar Association Names Donovan & O'Connor Lawyer as President
Attorney Chris S. Dodig was recently named the President of the Berkshire County Bar Association, a nonprofit corporation made up of legal professionals throughout Berkshire County. The Berkshire Bar Association is dedicated to ensuring a high standard of professionalism within the legal field. The association seeks to ensure the effective and efficient administration of justice and serves the public interest by increasing access to the judicial system for all. Attorney Dodig will serve a two year term as President.
Contaminated surgical instruments may have spread deadly disease
If you are like a large majority of people in Massachusetts, when you go in for surgery, you probably aren’t worried about the cleanliness of the instruments being used. After all, this is the United States, where things like contaminated surgical instruments just don’t happen, right?
Woman contracts infection during C-section, loses arms and legs
The birth of a baby is arguably one of the greatest moments in the life of a parent in Springfield, Massachusetts. The joy and happiness that a brand new baby can bring into a family is a unique experience. During pregnancy, labor, delivery and postpartum, parents deserve to have proper care by medical personnel to ensure that the process goes as smoothly as possible.
Family sues psychiatric hospital after loved one's death
Placing a loved one in a psychiatric care facility in Massachusetts can be one of the toughest decisions a person can be make. However, when a person can no longer properly care for him or herself or needs psychiatric treatment, this may be the only option. During this delicate period, family members undoubtedly have many concerns for their loved one. Worries over how staff at the psychiatric facility will properly care and treat their loved one should not be one of them. However, after a patient died as a result of blunt-force injuries, her family was left with many questions regarding her care.
Donovan & O'Connor Opens Springfield, MA Office
We are pleased to announce that Donovan & O'Connor, LLP has opened an office in Springfield, Massachusetts. The new office is located at 1331 Main Street, 2nd Floor. It is centrally located and a short walk from Springfield's state and federal courts. Since its inception in 1913, Donovan & O'Connor has continued to expand. The new Springfield office is the firm's fourth office; joining the existing Donovan & O'Connor offices in Pittsfield and North Adams, Massachusetts and Bennington, Vermont.
Parents sue after baby born with severe brain injury
Almost any parent in Massachusetts will tell you that the birth of his or her child was one of the happiest moments in his or her life. There is nothing quite like the joy and contentment one can feel by holding his or her brand new baby. Unfortunately for some parents, this moment can be marred when their child is born with complications, especially if those complications could have been avoided.
