Each year, hundreds of truck drivers and other occupants of motor vehicles die across the country on congested roadways and antiquated exits ramps. Crumbling interstate highways designed in the 1950’s is causing serious hazards to truck drivers and other motor vehicle occupants. One study concluded truck rollovers are responsible for more than half of the...
Texting while operating a motor vehicle can have serious consequences. Obviously, drivers operating a motor vehicle will be distracted when they are responding to or sending emails or texts on a smart phone. There has been an increase in motor vehicle accidents caused by distracted drivers responding to texts or emails due to the increase...
A Plaintiff has brought a lawsuit against the large Drug Store Chain, CVS, for allegedly filling the wrong medication. The Plaintiff filed the lawsuit earlier this year after she received an anti-depressant medication instead of a medication to treat her acid reflex issues. The Plaintiff claimed she was given the anti-depressant medication Duloxetine instead of...
A Massachusetts Superior allowed a Plaintiff’s claim for injuries from an altercation at the TD Garden during a Boston Bruins Game to proceed to the Jury. The Plaintiff brought a negligent security claim against both the TD Garden as well as their security vendor after he was assaulted in the men’s room by another fan. The...
Law makers from the State of Maine are considering legislation that would allow adults to opt out of wearing seatbelts while operating a vehicle. Neighboring New Hampshire is presently the only state that does not mandate seat belts for drivers. A republican senator who proposed the bill believes Maine’s mandate for all adults to wear...
A mother of a 4 year old child filed a lawsuit on behalf of her son after he was severely injured from an attack by a pit bull. On or about October 18th, 2014, the boy was chasing after the family’s cat in their neighborhood when he was attached by the pit bull. The Pit...
A ruling in Suffolk Superior Court on a slip and fall case, Rivera v. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc., has set precedent that provides additional protection for those whose injuries have been caught on camera. In today’s economy, many retail stores use video surveillance to monitor theft and keep a close eye on employees. An extra benefit from...
The makers of the Gator Combo Axe, Fiskars Brands, settled with federal prosecutors amongst charges that the company failed to report their defective Gator Combo Ax to the Consumer Protection Safety Commission. Even though these settlement funds are not going to the injured people, this settlement could yield significant benefits to those customers injured by...
The family of retired Santa Ynez teacher Linda Wall — who was killed last December in a DUI crash — filed a wrongful-death and product-liability lawsuit earlier this month against Toyota, a towing company, the county, driver Rebecca Sandoval, and Sandoval’s sister. Your average injured persons seem to be under the impression that you can...
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, northeast cities in the United States, such as Washington, DC, Baltimore, Boston, Providence, Philadelphia, Newark, Hartford, New Haven, Springfield and Worcester are the most hazardous for drivers. According to studies, the crowded congested roads and highways in the northeast cities are the reason there are so many...
