In Boston, Fenway, Allston, Beacon Hill and surrounding areas, drivers face many challenges on the roads. Forbes reports that once every 17.9 years, a driver will become involved in a motor vehicle accident and need to make a claim with a car insurer as a result. A personal injury lawyer knows that a lot of...
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Study: Medication Errors in Massachusetts Continue to Afflict
At 39, Betsy Lehman was a successful health reporter for the Boston Globe. She was also a wife and mother of two. Her loved ones hoped she might one day claim the title "breast cancer survivor." Sadly, she never got that chance. However, it wasn't the cancer that killed her. It was the massive, fourfold...
Read MoreEffective Drunk Driving Prevention Policies Often Unpopular
In the past decade, lawmakers have passed a "significant" number of laws aimed at reducing deaths and illnesses related to alcohol use. According to a recent study conducted by Boston University and researchers from the University of Minnesota, the most effective policies tend to be unpopular. By contrast, the more popular policies tend to be...
Read MoreDriving Safety Views Change Based on Who is Driving
Over the course of 2012, a total of 161 drivers of vehicles were killed in motor vehicle crashes in Massachusetts. According to the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, there were also 48 passengers killed along with 72 pedestrians, 15 bike riders and 51 motorcyclists. The total number of fatalities due to vehicle collisions...
Read MoreTraffic Safety Data Not Providing the Public with an Accurate Picture
According to the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security in Massachusetts, a total of 349 people lost their lives in motor vehicle accidents in Massachusetts in 2012. During this same time period, 4,384 people suffered serious injuries. Although thousands of people are injured or killed in auto accidents each year in Massachusetts and nationwide,...
Read MoreDeLauter v. Seneca Ins. Co., Inc. – Vicarious Liability for DUI-Related Injuries
Any car accident has the potential to result in severe injuries. Those caused by the negligence of a drunk driver, however, tend to be worse, by virtue of the fact impaired drivers often fail to take evasive action and have a delayed response time. In these instances, our experienced Boston injury lawyers recognize thorough investigation...
Read MoreHotel Premises Liability and Child Injuries
Tourism in Massachusetts generates an estimated $18.5 billion in revenue - including approximately $4 billion in wages, according to statistics released by the state revenue department last year. That benefit is accompanied by great responsibility for those who provide lodging to visitors. Premises liability law allows guests at a hotel (classified as "business invitees" for...
Read MoreBike Fatalities Increase in Boston Suburbs
Riding a bicycle is increasingly becoming not just a method of exercise or a way to relax and enjoy nature, but instead a way to commute to work or school. As the Boston Globe points out, the popularity of bicycle riding has soared in recent years and policymakers are encouraging motorists to embrace this environmentally-friendly...
Read MoreMedical Marijuana Creating Risks on Boston Roads
In more than 30 states, steps have been taken to decriminalize marijuana, to make it legal with a prescription or even to make marijuana legal for recreational use. In Massachusetts, medical marijuana is legal but the roll out has been accompanied by a number of issues. Go Local reports that medical marijuana dispensaries have paid...
Read MoreHalloween Pedestrian Accidents Put Kids in Danger
Halloween is supposed to be a fun time for children in Boston and surrounding suburbs, including Cambridge and Quincy. Kids may go to parties, out trick-or-treating, on hayrides or to costume contests. Unfortunately, when children are out on the streets on Halloween night, an experienced personal injury lawyer knows there is a significant risk that...
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