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. …
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MBTA Commuter Rail Death Occurs in Norwood
As a Westwood accident attorney, I see many cases of negligence, wrongful death, and motor vehicle accidents. Yet, many people mistakenly believe, “It could never happen to me.” I don’t know why so many people have that attitude, because life is unexpected, and injuries can happen almost everywhere, every day,…
MBTA Bus-Trailer Accident in Roxbury
Yesterday’s Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus accident, and a parked movie trailer, injured 15 people, although none of the passengers was seriously injured. This illustrates how many people can be injured in a single bus accident As a Boston injury attorney, I know that an MBTA bus accident such as…
MBTA Trolley Crash Results in $1.23 Million Jury Award
It’s a sign of the times. Too many people text on their phones while driving, and that includes Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority drivers, who man the trolleys in Boston. Trolley operator Aiden Quinn admitted to authorities that he was texting his girlfriend, when the MBTA trolley he was driving in…
Westwood MBTA Bus Crash Occurs on East Street
As a Westwood, Massachusetts car accident attorney, I’ll restate something I’ve emphasized previously: In Massachusetts (as in almost every other state) the highest statistical odds of a person being injured, involve a motor vehicle accident of some kind, whether it involves a two-car accident in Dedham, or a pedestrian-car accident…
MBTA Bus-Bike Accident In Salem
Most people that I know, if they were asked about how you could get injured by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA,) would not mention the word “bicycle.” But they’d be wrong. Last week. there was just such an accident – an MBTA-bicycle accident – in downtown Salem, Massachusetts. A…
Massachusetts Personal Injury Awards From the MBTA May Be Capped
Here’s some bad news. If you’ve been injured in a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) accident, due to a bus and trolley crash, slip and fall, escalator mishap, or other accident, and you file a lawsuit against the transit agency, you may soon find that your damage awards may be…