A Personal Injury Law Blog from SUGARMAN
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
In recent months, with many businesses closed or operating at a limited capacity and people working from home, roads and sidewalks are a bit safer. Fewer cars on the road generally mean fewer crashes...
Topics: Personal Injury Law, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death
With Massachusetts now in Phase III, Step 1 of the COVID shutdown reopening process, many businesses, including ride share companies, are opening their doors. Following months of being mostly homeboun...
Topics: Auto Accident Law, Liability Insurance, Personal Injury Law
Beginning in March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a massive surge in the need for emergency and critical medical care in Massachusetts and across the globe. The increase in patients requiring acut...
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death
Despite nearly half as many cars on the road, with travel restrictions and a stay-at-home advisory in place, the number of motor vehicle accident fatalities doubled in April 2020, with 28 fatalities r...
Topics: Auto Accident Law, Personal Injury Law, Wrongful Death
The first test of a driverless truck was conducted last summer. This milestone will cause major disruptions in the trucking industry, which generates $800 Billion per year. Trucking provides more jobs...