The parents of Jason Alan Foster are suing Mitsubishi for his Revere, Massachusetts wrongful death. Foster, then a 17-year-old Ipswich teen, was fatally injured in a SUV rollover crash on Route 1 on August 6, 2009. Foster and another person were riding in the rear seat of a 2000 Mitsubishi…
Upping the number of vehicles recalled since 2009 to over 14 million globally, Toyota Motor Corp. says it is recalling another 2.1 million motor vehicles in the US because of concerns that the accelerator pedal might get stuck in the driver’s side floor mat or carpeting. As you know, our…
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling approximately 1.7 Summer Infant baby monitors following two infant deaths by strangulation. Included are over 40 different models of digital, handheld, and color models. The company issuing the recall is called Summer Infant, which will provide users with better instructions. If you have…
Gerald Sylvia is suing Xoma LLC and Genentech, Inc. for Massachusetts personal injury. In his dangerous drug lawsuit, he claims that the drug Raptiva caused him to develop acute retinal necrosis and meningitis. He is now legally blind. Genentech recalled Raptiva in 2009 after the drug, used to treat psoriasis,…
The parents of Landon Zimmerman have filed a Boston wrongful death lawsuit against Crib manufacturer Simplicity, its successor company SFCA Inc., and retailer Hayneedle Inc. over the tragic crib accident that killed the 1-year-old. Landon died from asphyxiation when he became entrapped between his Simplicity crib’s frame and mattress. His…
More than four months after DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. and Johnson & Johnson announced the recall of its DePuy ASR(TM) Hip Resurfacing System and ASR(TM) XL Acetabular System, our Boston hip implant defect lawyers continue to be available around the clock to offer a free consultation to those that may have…
According to the Boston wrongful death lawyer of William Nichols’ family, the propane tank that exploded to cause his fatal Norfolk, Massachusetts construction accident last summer did not have ethyl mercaptan, a chemical odorant used to warn when there is a propane leak. Nichols, a 48-year-old Blackstone electrician, was working…
General Motors Co.’s Cadillac division is recalling approximately 95,927 CTS sports sedans in its 2005, 2006, and 2007 model lines to repair a possible problem with the sensing system in the frontal passenger seats. The sensing mat is supposed to detect the relative weight of the passenger, control airbag deployment,…
In the wake of the controversy surrounding FourLoko, the briefly-popular caffeinated alcoholic beverage, another contentious alcoholic product is emerging. Whipped Lightning, also known as “whipahol,” is an alcohol-infused whipped cream manufactured by Maple Grove Products. A Public Health professor from Boston University told the Daily Free Press that the product…
Tom Gatzunis, the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety in Massachusetts wants to ban water ball amusement rides. While a water ball ban would be outside this reach of his authority, he is asking the state Legislature and Governor Patrick to extend the scope of his power. Gatzunis issued…