The fatal fire last week at Gabriel House Nursing Home/Assisted Living Facility in Fall River last week, in which 10 residents perished, is a devastating reminder of how vulnerable nursing home residents really are. This truth becomes even more real when staffing shortages are tolerated and patient safety takes second…
14 Botulism Cases Allegedly Linked To Milton Botox Spa As many people know, Botox injections are very popular these days, sought by many for cosmetic reasons to flatten wrinkles, smooth the skin and in general provide a more youthful facial appearance. Botox does this by temporarily paralyzing certain muscles that…
Everyone loves their pets, especially Man’s Best Friend. But loving Fido means knowing Fido, and preventing dog attacks on mail carriers in Massachusetts requires proactive measures from pet owners. In 2023, dogs bit U.S. Postal Service employees 116 times in Massachusetts, with Springfield reporting the highest number of incidents .WBUR…
It’s summer in Massachusetts and it’s been hot. For me, I love both of these environments. Give me hot weather over any of the other seasons (especially winter.) A surprisingly high percentage of homes in Massachusetts and New England have backyard swimming pools – whether in-ground or above-ground. I’ve always…
This past Sunday’s tragic pedestrian death of a 4 year-old girl at the intersection of Congress and Sleeper streets in the Seaport area of Boston, has drawn attention to the question of which cities & towns in Massachusetts have the highest rates of fatal auto accidents. She was killed when…
When it comes to child safety, most of my work revolves around two areas of law: Defective products and sexual abuse of minors – whether in a school setting or a clergy setting. Plaintiffs’ injury lawyers sounded the alarm on such issues a long time ago. I’m proud to say…
A Missouri jury has ruled that Bayer must pay $1.56 billion to four plaintiffs who claimed that the company’s Roundup weed killer caused them serious physical injuries, most importantly, cancer. Bayer has long claimed Roundup’s active ingredient, glyphosate, is safe for human use. So far, the evidence doesn’t support this…
These days in Massachusetts, especially in cities like Boston, Newton & Cambridge, and towns like Brookline and Arlington, it’s all the rage for these municipalities to promote bike lanes on city streets. It’s a ridiculous idea whose time never was and likely never will be. It was never wise. Not…
As a Massachusetts catastrophic injury attorney, I see the real-life consequences of a lot of terrible accidents that were caused by someone else’s negligence. I see these consequences in the eyes and the lives of my clients, who have to bear these consequences, sometimes for the rest of their lives. …
Reports tonight of a construction worker death in partial collapse of a Boston Government Center garage. Yet one more awful example of just how dangerous construction site jobs are. Prayers to the family of the victim. A lawsuit will certainly follow here, and I hope the family is guided by…