The human body is amazing, but certain parts of it are quite fragile. One of the more serious types of injuries involves the spinal column. Each year, about 17,000 people will deal with the aftermath of a spinal column injury. If you're living with an injured spine in...
Serious Personal Injury
Do you have grounds for a wrongful death lawsuit?
When a person dies in Massachusetts due to the deliberate behavior, recklessness or negligence of somebody else, their surviving family members may file a wrongful death lawsuit. This type of lawsuit is a civil court action that allows a person to collect monetary...
Amazon warned over consumer complaints regarding product safety
Recent estimates suggest that nearly 7% of all personal injury lawsuits are related to product liability. In the United States, product liability law is a mix of common law, federal and state regulations. It means that states such as Massachusetts are flexible in...
Holding manufacturers responsible for injuries
Consumers are protected by only a few laws against defective products, but thousands of consumers suffer serious injuries when these products fail or do not work as intended.Product liability law allows consumers to sue negligent manufacturers or producers for harm,...
Asbestos ban sought by state’s attorney general
Asbestos exposure is recognized as dangerous and, according to the EWG Action fund, causes 12,000 to 15,000 deaths every year. But, the United States, unlike 50 other countries, does not have a federal ban on asbestos despite its potential for causing serious personal...
Contractor can face lawsuit despite using customer’s specifications
A contractor who installs something exactly according to the customer's specifications is not necessarily off the hook if someone gets hurt, as a roofing contractor who worked on the Chicago White Sox's ballpark recently discovered.In that case, a contractor installed...
Cyclist deaths reach 30-year high
Cities across this country and Massachusetts have recognized the health and ecological benefits of bicycling and taken measures, such as bicycling lanes, to respond to and encourage their popularity. But, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
Serious personal injury can be compensable if due to negligence
Have you ever gotten the flu or sprained your ankle? Then you know how much more difficult everything in your life can be when your health isn't well or your body isn't injured. These injuries are fairly common and most everyone who suffers them ends up making a full...
Helping you take action after a serious accident
No one expects to suffer a serious injury; however, many individuals are faced with suspecting risks and dangerous situations on a daily basis. Whether it is in the workplace, on the roadways or at home using a product, a sudden and tragic accident could happen at any...
Taking action after a serious accident
When individuals in Massachusetts and elsewhere think of accidents, they often think of those that victims are able to walk away from with minor to moderate injuries. While this may be common in minor car accidents, the reality is that severe incidents can occur,...