Upping the number of vehicles recalled since 2009 to over 14 million globally, Toyota Motor Corp. says it is recalling another 2.1 million motor vehicles in the US because of concerns that the accelerator pedal might get stuck in the driver’s side floor mat or carpeting. As you know, our…
Massachusetts nursing homes house many patients with special dietary and eating needs. While some patients cannot be fed certain foods as a result of food allergies, diabetes, high cholesterol and other health issues, still others have certain disabilities, problems swallowing, no teeth, problems or suffer from dementia and need helping…
According to a new study published in Injury Prevention, there is a 28% lower injury rate for bicyclists when they cycle in bike-only tracks that are physically separate from street traffic than when they ride right next to motor vehicles. Considering that designated bike lanes are not common in the…
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…
Former Children’s Hospital Boston pediatrician Dr. Melvine Levine is the defendant of a class action complaint accusing him of Boston medical malpractice and Massachusetts child sex abuse. The lawsuit blames the hospital for failing to properly supervise him during 40 cases over two decades and of knowing (or that it…
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…
A Framingham woman claims Massachusetts police Sgt. Dennis Bertulli was negligent when he struck her with his motorcycle and drove off during the 2007 Boston Marathon. Norma Shulman, an avid marathon watcher, is now suing state police over the alleged assault and battery and the violation of her civil rights.…
The National Transportation Safety Board says that Massachusetts ranks among the worst states when it comes to adopting federal drunk driving recommendations because it has only put into effect just 4 of the agency’s 11 recommendations for keeping repeat drunk drivers off the streets. This news raises the question, is…
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…
As you know, our Boston personal injury lawyers sometimes reports on stories making the national headlines. One unfortunate incident that has recently garnered a lot of media attention involves a pregnant woman who was accidentally given an abortion pill by a Safeway pharmacist. Mareena Silva, who is several weeks pregnant…