A Personal Injury Law Blog from SUGARMAN
On August 24, 2010, DePuy Orthopaedics issued a voluntary recall of its ASR XL Acetabular Hip System and its ASR Hip Resurfacing System. In its recall notice, DePuy referenced data suggesti...
Topics: Depuy Hip Recall, Product Liability
Police officers are exposed to dangers on the job every day that subject them to personal injury or death. Almost every aspect of the job--whether confronting criminals, responding to fires or other c...
Topics: Personal Injury Law
The traditional common law approach to dog owner liability for bites causing personal injuries was that the owner had to have reason to know of the dog's propensity to bite. As a practical matter, thi...
Topics: Personal Injury Law
It goes without saying that improper medical care can and does result in grave injuries and fatalities. Long-established research has demonstrated that medical errors happen with surprising frequency...
Topics: Medical Malpractice
It happens too frequently in the Boston area: the gas company or a contractor carelessly causes a gas leak with the resulting destruction of a home or business. If luck prevails, no one is killed or i...
Topics: Property Damage
Most insurance policies do not provide insurance against the intentional, wrongful acts of the insured. Thus, in a claim against the perpetrator of a sexual assault or abuse, his homeowner...
Topics: Sexual Assault and Abuse
The Consumer Products Safety Commission is the federal agency charged with "...protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products..."...
Topics: Consumer Protection Laws, Product Liability, Product Recalls
The general statute of limitations in Massachusetts for personal injury claims including those alleging damage as a result of sexual assault or abuse is three years. There are a number of exceptions t...
Topics: Sexual Assault and Abuse
The recent news of Tom Brady's early morning car crash suggested a review of Massachusetts No-Fault law. Fortunately, Brady was uninjured and so would have no need to apply for No-Fault or Person...
Topics: Auto Accident Law
Being a victim of a sexual assault or sexual abuse has long-term consequences the severity of which often only become fully apparent years after the sexual assault or abuse occurs. The criminal s...
Topics: Sexual Assault and Abuse
The role of insurance is an important consideration in bringing a claim against a property owner. Homeowners and businesses alike almost always purchase liability insurance to cover them for damages d...
Topics: Premises Liability
Premises Liability Accidents of all kinds occur at privately owned homes and businesses. Frequently, accidents are caused by dangerous conditions on the property which, unbeknownst to the person injur...
Topics: Premises Liability