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Metalworkers Who Accidentally Started Back Bay Fire that Killed Two Firefighters’ Lives Could Still Be Sued for Wrongful Death

Although the two metalworkers responsible for starting the nine-alarm fire at an apartment building last year that killed two Boston firefighters will not be criminally charged over the incident, they could still be sued for Massachusetts wrongful death. The D & J Ironworks workers were welding a wrought-iron railing, which…

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New Bedford Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Police for Teenager’s Shooting

The family of Malcolm Gracia is suing the city of New Bedford and its police department for Massachusetts wrongful death. The family claims that the 15-year-old was wrongfully detained in 2012 and he was shot without justification. They believe he was a victim of racial profiling. Detectives detained the teenager…

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Family Files Massachusetts Wrongful Death Case Against Boston University Fraternity

The parents of Anthony Barksdale II are suing the Boston University chapter of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity for Massachusetts wrongful death. Their son, a college freshman, died after getting drunk at a pledge party in 2013. He was looking to become a fraternity member. At the time of his…

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Former New England Patriots Player Aaron Hernandez to Take the Stand in Massachusetts Wrongful Death Lawsuit

The family of Odin Lloyd has re-filed her Massachusetts wrongful death case against former New England Patriot and now convicted murder Aaron Hernandez. A Fall River jury convicted the ex-pro tight end, 25, of Lloyd’s murder earlier this month. Hernandez is serving a lifetime prison term without parole. At the…

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Family Files Massachusetts Wrongful Death Case, Sues State Police Over Fatal Shooting of New Bedford Man

The family of Wilfredo Justiniano is suing two members of the Massachusetts State Police for his Quincy, MA wrongful death. The 41-year-old New Bedford man, who was a diagnosed schizophrenic, was unarmed when he was shot by state trooper Stephen Walker in June 2013 during a traffic stop. The incident…

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NTSB Says Pilot Error Involved in 2014 Bedford, Massachusetts Plane Crash at Hanscom Field

According to a National Transportation Safety Board report, the pilots of the Gulfstream IV jet that crashed at Hanscom Field last May did not conduct a pre-flight check and disregarded a cockpit warning light. The deadly Bedford, MA aviation accident killed the two men and five others on the plane.…

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