The National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center predicts that there will be 12,000 new cases of spinal cord injury each year. As of this year, there are about 270,000 people in the United States who are living with spinal cord injury. Spinal cord injuries can be caused in many ways,…
Massachusetts has one of the most heavily used light rail lines in the country – the Green Line, named accordingly as it primarily passes through a place known as the Emerald Necklace of Boston. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) runs this streetcar system, which is the oldest line of…
A Southwest Airlines passenger is suing the company and one of its flight attendants for burn injuries she says she sustained while being serve tea during a flight. Angelica Keller is seeking $300,000 for personal injury, medical expenses, pain and suffering, and property damages, as well as $500,000 in punitive…
Last Friday on September 14, 2012, a Fitchburg teenager suffered a broken neck during a high school football game. Initially, nobody was aware of any kind of injury happening. During the first quarter of the Nashoba/Fitchburg football game, the teenager, while playing cornerback and wearing the number 30, took an…
On last Tuesday, September 4, 2012, in Haverhill, Massachusetts, a seemingly innocent pastime took a dangerous turn. Two men were cut and bruised when a remote control helicopter suddenly started on its own and struck the pair with its rotor. One of the injured was Scott Proposki, of 10 Lavantie…
This past Saturday, September 8, 2012, a 31 year old man from Danvers, Massachusetts survived a devastating incident that had initially mystified authorities. Karl Marchionda had just finished loading ten gallons of fuel into his Sea Doo GTX 155 personal watercraft. While alone in the craft at Long Lake Marina…
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…
This past Sunday afternoon, John Howe Jr., 31, and Emily Howe, 29, a brother and sister from Sterling, Massachusetts were using their personal watercrafts (sometimes referred to as ‘jet skis’) on New Hampshire’s Lake Monomonac. When only about five feet into the water, and away from their boat launch, the…
It’s happened to all of us at times, being just a few seconds too late to catch the bus pulling away from the curb. On the night of August 23, 2012, Paul S. Kouroyen, 33, took the sting of missing the bus a little closer to heart. The 455 cruised…
With summer officially here, everyone is running to the nearest pool to cool off. We pack our sunscreen to protect us from the sun, and lifeguards are on duty to keep us safe in the water. However, these aren’t the only hazards we need to be aware of during our…