A man who was sexually abused by two clergymen when he was a teenager during the 1960’s will receive $100,000 from the Augustinian Order. His abusers, Rev. Alfred Murphy and a Brother John, are also accused of molesting other boys. The victims belonged to the St. Mary parish Catholic Youth…
Two adults who were sexually abused by a former priest have been awarded $3 million-$2M and $1M judgments, respectively- in their Boston clergy sex abuse case against John Dority. The two victims were 10 and 13 when the ex-clergyman molested them during the early’s 70’s and late ’60’s while they…
A jury has awarded 22-year-old Christopher Trejo $48.1 million in his products liability lawsuit against McKesson Corp., McNeil Consumer Healthcare, and Johnson & Johnson. Trejo claimed he developed Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolosysis as a teenager after taking Motrin for his fever in 2005. Soon after, skin developed lesions…
In Salem Superior Court, a Massachusetts injuries to minors lawsuit has been filed against Ameriken Caring Services on behalf of one girl and three boys. The children are ages 9 and 10. According to the complaint, the Revere van company did not protect the kids from being physically assaulted and…
17-month-old Gabriel Josh-Cazir Pierre died last week after he was accidentally left inside a hot day care van for several hours last Monday. The van’s driver, Luis Matos, did not notice that the toddler was still in the vehicle when he dropped off the kids at a day care center.…
Is the playground where your child goes to play safe? Surprisingly, about 15 kids a year die in playground accidents, which is why it is so important that these play areas are properly maintained. It doesn’t matter whether the playground is a public area or in a school, a mall,…
A jury has awarded the South Hamilton family of Katherine Bellerose $7 million in Boston wrongful death damages. Bellerose, a newborn twin, passed away 8 days after being born two months premature at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Her parents, John and Danielle, claimed she died because of inadequate staffing…
Cheryl A. Madden has filed a Barnstable sexual abuse lawsuit against the same Cape Cod camp where US Senator Scott Brown claims he was sexually abused as a boy. Madden, 45, says that a janitor at the camp raped her more than once and that officials at Camp Good News…
Aaditya Basrur, who was critically hurt after almost drowning in a Shrewsbury, Massachusetts swimming pool accident, has died from his injuries. Basrur, who was rushed from St. John’s High School to the hospital on July 14, was attending the Camp Saint John summer day camp for kids. He died a…
Joshua Thibodeau, 12, died yesterday after he collapsed during soccer camp at Wachusett Regional High School. He was from Holden. The official cause of Thibodeau’s death is still not known at this time. At the time of his collapse, he was taking part in a “low-speed drill” at the Zalgiris…