A Personal Injury Law Blog from SUGARMAN
Earlier this month, 45 year-old Ryan Linehan of Ipswich, MA, lost her license for 15 years after pleading guilty to negligent motor vehicle homicide in the death of George Norris in March 2020. Accord...
Topics: Auto Accident Law, Wrongful Death
Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital will pay $14.6 million to settle a federal whistleblower lawsuit which alleges that the hospital was fraudulently billing government health insurance agencies f...
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Whistleblower Litigation, Wrongful Death
With winter weather in New England, there is always the threat of snow in the forecast. Each year, thousands of people are injured due to the improper use and/or handling of snowblowers. Althou...
Topics: Personal Injury Law
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
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
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
More and more homeowners are taking on DIY (Do-It-Yourself) projects. Many are using electric power tools that are new to them. Voltage detectors are a good way to check for the presence of live volta...
Topics: Product Liability, Product Recalls
With gyms closed and forced isolation during the pandemic, exercise routines changed in favor of in-home equipment. Because of social distancing and an inability to spend time with friends and family...
Topics: Consumer Protection Laws, Product Liability, Wrongful Death
In a recent medical malpractice case Doull v. Foster, the SJC made a landmark decision. It changes the standard used to determine negligence in Massachusetts. For the past three decades, th...
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Law, Wrongful Death
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruled on Kauders v. Uber Technologies Inc. on January 4. The SJC concluded that Uber’s registration process does not provide a clear notice of its terms ...
Topics: Personal Injury Law
With six or more inches of snow forecasted for this week in Boston, people are stocking up on rock salt and shovels, windshield scrapers and washer fluid. If you have driven Massachusetts roa...
Topics: Auto Accident Law, Wrongful Death
The recent end of daylight savings time gave us another hour of sleep and a reminder that winter is just around the corner. As we stay home and prepare meals more often, turn on the heat and light fir...
Topics: Personal Injury Law, Wrongful Death