In Massachusetts, our Boston child sex abuse lawyers represent victims of molestation, rape, and other sexual assault crimes who are seeking damages from their abusers and those that allowed their injuries/trauma to happen. Perpetrators of sex crimes have included priests, other clergy members, teachers, coaches, counselors, family friends, relatives, and…
With Child Passenger Safety Week well underway, our Boston injury law firm wants to remind you to make sure that the child safety seat that your son or daughter is using works correctly and is properly installed. Unfortunately, car seat defects can cause serious injuries to children. Should that happen,…
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, media reports reveal that between Memorial Day and Labor Day of this year there were at least 137 child drowning deaths and 168 near drownings (serious enough to warrant emergency help) in US pools and spas. 54 of these drownings took place…
Over the last couple of years, there have been more than dozen premises liability lawsuits filed against certain trampoline parks by plaintiffs contending that owners are creating an unsafe environment that places patrons at risk of personal injury. Allegations have ranged from claims that facilities that are dangerously maintained and…
According to Worcester police, a 2-year-old boy fell 12 to 14 feet through a second floor window at a Hancock Street residence yesterday. He was alert and crying with a bump to his head from Massachusetts fall accident and he had to be taken to a hospital for treatment. The…
In a motor vehicle crash that is making national headlines, a 100-year-old driver backed into 14 people on Wednesday when he accidentally reversed his car into a group that was waiting to cross the street close to a Los Angeles, CA school. 11 kids and three adults were hurt, with…
With a new school year lingering just around the corner, there may be some questions you want to ask of the stores you shop at for new supplies in the interest of protecting your children from illness, especially about toxic chemicals known as phthalates. A recent report published by a…
Every month the US Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls products that may pose an injury risk to consumers. While we would like to think that manufacturers and distributors are doing everything to make and sell consumer goods that are free from defects and other safety hazards, this is not always…
A Williamstown man has settled his Massachusetts clergy sex abuse lawsuit against former Springfield Roman Catholic bishops Joseph Maguire and Thomas Dupre for $500,000. The plaintiff, Andrew Nicastro, contended that then-Reverend Albert Graves was able to molest him during the early 80’s because the two defendants did not stop him…
Some movie theaters have heightened security, in the wake of this morning’s deadly massacre at a Colorado multiplex. The shooting, which took place during the premiere at “The Dark Knight Rises” at the Century 16 Movie Theater in Aurora, left at lest 12 people dead and 59 others injured. Young…