A Massachusetts doctor and a hospital secretary are dead following Monday’s tragic car accident involving a cancer patient who accidentaly drove her Oldsmobile into Brockton Hospital’s radiation center. 76-year-old Rockland resident Jane Berghold crashed her car through a glass door and into the center. She is a breast cancer patient…
Makers of Dimetapp, Pediacare, Little Colds, Triaminic, Robitussin, and Tylenol are pulling their infant cold medicine products from stores. The medicine makers claim that the medicines are safe for use, but they were concerns that parents could misuse the medicines by accidentally overdosing their children. The voluntary withdrawal follows the…
In Swampscott, Massachusetts, three construction workers were sent to local hospitals on Tuesday after the scaffolding that they were standing on fell, causing the workers to drop two stories to the ground. The three men had been roofing a new home when the bracket that was holding the planks of…
Boston is reportedly one of the most dangerous cities for bicyclists in Massachusetts. Many bike paths are poorly maintained, clotted with leaves and gravel, worn out, and only extend for up to 150 yards or less. Northeastern University Professor of Civil Engineering Peter Furth says that the local government does…
11-year-old Dario Rodriguez, a Massachusetts resident, died on Monday because of injuries he sustained in a car accident. Dario was struck by a car while he and two children were crossing Route 114 at Winthrop Avenue close to Veterans Memorial Stadium in Lawrence. He was rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital…
Topps Meat Co. has expanded its initial meat recall from 332,000 pounds of ground beef products to 21.7 million pounds. This is one of the largest meat recalls to ever take place in the United States. The meat company says that the meat being recalled may be contaminated with E.…
Beata Swierczynski, the wife of a North Easton man who was struck by an iron grate while driving on Route 128 in Massachusetts last July, is suing five companies for her husband’s personal injuries. Pawel “Paul” Swierczynski, an engineer, sustained serious injuries, including a traumatic brain injury, after the 250-pound…
Movie star George Clooney was injured on Friday when the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a car in New Jersey. Clooney sustained a few scrapes, a broken rib, and road rash in the motorcycle accident. His girlfriend Sarah Larson reportedly broke her foot. Both of them were using helmets…
Anne Dube, the widow of a mechanic who committed suicide after he was fired from his job with National Fiber Technology LLC, has the right to receive death benefits under workers’ compensation. The decision was issued by the Massachusetts Appeals Court in Suffolk County. The court’s ruling affirms the Industrial…
A Leicester railroad company worker who says he was hit in the face by a hammer while working in an engine room three years ago has filed an injury complaint against Providence & Worcester Railroad Co. in Federal Court. He filed his work injury case under the Federal Employers’ Liability…