A Personal Injury Law Blog from SUGARMAN
SUGARMAN is pleased to announce that associate, William (Liam) Walsh, has been appointed to the Emerging Leaders Board at Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program (BHCHP). The Emerging Leaders Board...
A recent article in the Boston Globe reported that a Boston Medical Center doctor was fined $5,000 by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine (BORIM) nearly five years after reports of the...
Topics: Medical Malpractice
SUGARMAN is pleased to announce that three of its partners were selected to Boston Magazine's inaugural list of Top Lawyers in New England. Paul Sugarman, Neil Sugarman and Ben Zim...
Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C. is pleased to announce that the firm has been ranked in the 2022 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" list for Boston in three of the firm’s core pract...
The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports about 3,900 Better Homes and Gardens Essential Oil Infused Aromatherapy Room Sprays have been recalled due to the presence of a dangerous – though rare –...
Topics: Product Recalls, Wrongful Death
SUGARMAN is pleased to announce that each of its partners have been selected to the Massachusetts Super Lawyers list. Each year, the research team at Super Lawyers selects no more than five perc...
On October 6, 2021, a construction worker tragically died while working on a project site in East Boston. This is one of several recent construction site accidents resulting in serious injuries or dea...
Topics: Construction Accident Liability, Wrongful Death
In July 2021, Pfizer voluntarily recalled several lots of their smoking cessation drug, Chantix. Higher than acceptable levels of an impurity were found in the medication. The impurity, N-nitroso-vare...
Topics: Personal Injury Law, Product Recalls
On Sunday, September 26, 2021 at Boston’s busy Back Bay Station, an escalator suddenly malfunctioned and caused a number of severe injuries to MBTA passengers. According to reports, the escalator was ...
Topics: Personal Injury Law
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued several recalls of products for children. Numerous products, ranging from bicycle helmets to infant bath seats, have been recalled for various ...
Topics: Consumer Protection Laws, Product Liability, Product Recalls
The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports two million dehumidifiers have been recalled in the U.S. There is a risk they can overheat and catch fire. Dehumidifiers remove excess moisture from the ...
Topics: Consumer Protection Laws, Product Liability, Product Recalls
The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a recovery cap on medical malpractice verdicts in that state. The ruling confirmed the constitutionality of legislation drafted in 2015 limiting recovery in ...
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death