More than two years after 17-year-old Taylor Meyer drowned in a swamp near the abandoned Norfolk Airport, her family has settled her Massachusetts wrongful death lawsuit with Plainville siblings Brian and Paige Zuzick. Meyer died after wandering off from an underage drinking party at the old airport on October 17,…
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…
State officials are ordering a statewide investigation of escalators, after 4-year-old Mark DiBona fell two stories down an escalator in a Sears store at the Auburn Mall on Friday. The Dudley boy landed on a store display and sustained serious injuries during the Massachusetts escalator accident. He died the following…
Nearly two years after Waltham resident Philip Grossman checked into a Woburn hotel and committed suicide, his family wants to sue Bank of America for his Massachusetts wrongful death. The 65-year-old computer consultant killed himself after he and his wife lost over half their savings. Until 2007, Grossman had never…
The family of Geraldine Oswald believes that she died because of a medical mistake. The 76-year-old Revere woman died last year after she was given too much blood thinner while in the care of Massachusetts General Hospital. Now, they are suing for Boston wrongful death and medical malpractice. Defendants include…
According to the Boston Globe, the mother of Julia Brissman, the alleged victim of the man dubbed the Craigslist Killer, is considering filing a Boston wrongful death lawsuit against the Copley Marriott Hotel and a New Hampshire gun shop. Brissman was shot numerous times at the Back Bay hotel in…
A judge has awarded the family of Jacob Freeman $6.8 million in Boston wrongful death damages. Freeman, a Northeastern University Student, died nearly four years ago after falling down a flight of stairs at Our House East, a Boston bar on Gainsborough Street. In her Boston premises liability ruling, Suffolk…
The Boston Herald is reporting that according to fire safety officials, an electrical problem appears to have caused the fire that claimed the lives of 82-year-old Douglas Anderson and his 84-year-old Gladys. The two were found inside their burning home in Westfield, Massachusetts yesterday afternoon. Police say that smoke inhalation…
Peter Zacarelli is suing American Medical Response for Boston wrongful death. Zacarelli is the brother of Barbra Grimes. The 68-year-old woman died from a brain bleed five days after an ambulance crew allegedly dropped her head-first on the ground. At the time of the Boston fall accident, Grimes was being…
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…