One month after reaching a $1.1B settlement with hundreds of plaintiffs claiming that auto defects linked to sudden unintended acceleration caused the value of their vehicles to drop, Toyota Motor Corp. has reached confidential settlements in two wrongful deaths involving the same safety issue. This auto defect, which can cause…
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Beverly, Massachusetts Sexual Abuse Allegations Continue Against Landmark School
According to Landmark School, a private school in Massachusetts, another five graduates have come forward claiming that they were molested by to ex-teachers and a former staffer. The alleged Beverly sex abuse incidents took place during the 1970’s and 1980’s. A report from the school’s board of the trustees notes…
Even With Texting Ban, “Legal” Distracted Driving Habits Continue to Up Risk of Boston Car Accidents
Even though texting while driving has been banned in Massachusetts, this doesn’t mean that people are not engaging in distracted driving habits that are just as risky albeit legal. A Boston Globe article today reports on just this trend from the results of an operation carried out this month by…
Breach of Privacy: Ex-Billing Company Owners and Pathology Groups to Pay $140K for Health Records Accidentally Thrown in Georgetown, MA Public Dump
The ex-owners of Goldthwait Associates, which is a billing company based in Marblehead, and four pathology groups have reached a breach of privacy settlement with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office over the accidental dumping of sensitive health records at a public dump in Georgetown. The collection of tossed papers included…
Ferry Crash in NYC Injures at Least 50
A high-speed ferry that collided into a Manhattan dock today left at least 50 people with injuries-CNN says that number of injuries is closer to 85. Two of the victims were critically hurt, with one sustaining a serious head injury from falling down the boat stairs. The vessel had been…
Holyoke, Winchendon, and Chelmsford, MA Fires Claim Lives
A woman was killed in a Holyoke fire at her home on Saturday. Investigators believe that the blaze may have started close to a wood-burning stove. Firefighters that rushed to the scene were able to extricate another woman and her dog from the roof of the bungalow’s front porch. Following…
CDC Reports 4.2% of Adult Motorists Doze Off While Driving
At Altman & Altman, LLP, our Boston injury lawyers represent clients injured in Massachusetts motor vehicle crashes that were caused by other negligent parties, and although following asleep at the steering wheel might not seem like an intentionally reckless act, if a driver causes an traffic collision as a result,…
New Year’s Eve is the Deadliest Time of Year for Boston Pedestrian Accidents
According to the journal Injury Prevention, New Year’s Eve is when people are most at risk for becoming involved in a fatal pedestrian accident. One reason for this is that while inebriated individuals might choose to walk rather than drive, drinking too much alcohol still impairs one’s physical abilities, judgments,…
First Sandy Hook Lawsuit Seeks $100M for 6-Year-Old Survivor
The personal injury attorney for a 6-year-old girl is asking to sue the state of Connecticut for the psychological and emotional injuries she sustained from the deadly shooting that killed 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The injuries to a minor case seeks $100 million in damages. Generally, permission…
Four Major Retailers Recall Over 15,000 Nap Nanny Baby Products Following More Baby Deaths and CPSC Lawsuit
Four large retailers are conducting their own recall 150,000 Nap Nanny baby recliners following. The manufacturer, Baby Matters, LLC is not involved in this latest recall. The sellers include Amazon.com, Diapers.com, Babies R Us/Toys R Us, and Buy Buy Baby. The move comes just weeks after the CPSC sued Baby…