Investigators are trying to determine how a 4-year-old boy with autism managed to get into his apartment complex swimming pool on his own and drown. Alexie Lepoer was found in the water on Mother’s Day. At the time of the Westborough drowning death, which occurred at the Park Village West…
The US Department of Health and Human Services has sent Allergan Inc. a subpoena requesting documents related to the Lap-Band System. This medical device, which has been approved to help people who are obese lose weight, has come under fire over reports that it has been involved in a number…
The Food and Drug Administration has published an analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine about the long-term use of Fosamax. The bone-building drug has recently come under fire following reports that it has caused a number of women to develop weaker bones and other serious health complications, such…
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court says that a man’s personal injury lawsuit against the city of Newton over a falling tree branch accident can proceed. The state’s highest court’s ruling rejected the city’s appeal claiming that the recreational use statute protects Newton from being sued for the plaintiff’s injuries. However,…
If you’ve been injured in a Boston slip and fall accident, you could be entitled to both Massachusetts workers’ compensation benefits and third party compensation. Our experienced Boston injury lawyers can help with both types of claims. Although you generally cannot sue your employer for injuries sustained on the job,…
The estate of a woman who bled to death is suing pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim for her wrongful death. Gertrude Eubanks died on April 4, 2011 from internal bleeding just days after she started taking Pradaxa, an anticoagulant. The drug, which is supposed to prevent strokes in individuals with atrial…
According to a Boston Globe investigation, in 2010 there were about 185,000 US nursing home patients that took antipsychotic meds even though federal regulators recommended otherwise. Many times, the powerful drugs were prescribed to counter combative behavior and agitation from residents. Antipsychotics, which are used to treat severe mental illnesses,…
Our Boston injury lawyers represent clients who have sustained injury or other health complications because of a defective hip implant or another failed medical advice. In the last couple of years, there has been an increase in Massachusetts products liability cases over hip replacement devices that have failed sooner than…
With the weather expected to warm up in the coming months, many kids are eagerly awaiting the day when they will be able to rush out and jump in the pool. While swimming is a lot of fun, it can also be dangerous, and our Boston injury lawyers have helped…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 200 people in 21 states fell ill after developing salmonella from eating sushi. 12 of those who have been afflicted required hospital care. At least eight were Massachusetts food poisoning incidents. The cause of the outbreak is yellowfin tuna.…