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Something is very wrong at the MBTA. Earlier today, November 3rd, a woman was struck and killed by an MBTA commuter rail in Norfolk. On October 11th, a woman was struck and killed by an MBTA co...
Topics: Railroad Accidents
In Allstate Insurance’s recently published “America’s Best Drivers Report 2017,” Boston placed dead last – 200 out of 200 cities. Boston has maintained this illustrious position since 2015. And the ci...
Topics: Auto Accident Law
School’s out for summer. Your kids are now free to frolic with their friends, laze by the poolside, and – most importantly, of course – mow the lawn. However, recent statistics and real stories may ma...
Topics: Personal Injury Law, Product Liability
After the filing of multiple lawsuits as a result of birth defects in children of mothers who were prescribed Zofran (generically known as Ondanestron) to treat nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, a...
Topics: Product Liability
On May 15, 2015, the Massachusetts Appeals Court announced a decision clarifying an important aspect of premises liability law in the Commonwealth and serves as a victory for plaintiffs in cases invol...
Topics: Premises Liability
On November 3, 2014, Howmedica Osteonics Corp. (Stryker) announced a National Settlement Program for patients meeting certain criteria who had received these Stryker implants. Stryker invited patients...
Topics: Product Liability, Stryker Hip Recall
Some of the most regularly occurring and senseless tragedies in our society occur when alcohol and driving are combined. In the press, these tragedies often play out with calls for justice against the...
Topics: Liquor Server's Liability
Anyone who has walked or driven around Boston knows that the streets and sidewalks of the city are not exactly pristine. Cities and towns in Massachusetts are often old, historic towns which endure Ne...
Topics: Premises Liability
Ben Zimmermann was featured in a Sunday Boston Globe Health and Wellness article. Here's an excerpt: When Something Medically Goes Wrong Each year in Massachusetts hospitals, hundreds of pa...
Contact FormThe insurance industry is constantly bombarding the media and consumers with the idea that frivolous lawsuits are raising rates and taxing the court system. Experienced plaintiff lawyers w...
Topics: Auto Accident Law
The recent death of a man in a New Bedford seafood plant presents a sad reminder of the dangers faced by industrial workers. According to the most recent publication from the Bureau of Labor Statistic...
Topics: Product Liability, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Death
The New Year began on a tragic note in Boston, as a woman was killed crossing the Meridian Street drawbridge to East Boston. The exact causes of the incident remain under investigation, but questions ...
Topics: Personal Injury Law, Premises Liability