Wayne Watson, who developed respiratory health issues in 2007, has won a $7.2 million food injury verdict from Gilster-Mary Lee Corp., Dillon Companies Inc., and The Kroger Co. for his “popcorn lung” affliction. The illness is linked to the chemicals used in microwaved popcorn to make it taste buttery while…
Another family is alleging Massachusetts child abuse involving the Lexington public schools. 17-year-old Robert Ernst, who is now a senior at Lexington high school, said that when he was a third grader at Estabrook, teachers and aides would physically restrain him. Ernst, who has Asperger’s, claims that teachers would hold…
Last Friday on September 14, 2012, a Fitchburg teenager suffered a broken neck during a high school football game. Initially, nobody was aware of any kind of injury happening. During the first quarter of the Nashoba/Fitchburg football game, the teenager, while playing cornerback and wearing the number 30, took an…
In Massachusetts, our Boston child sex abuse lawyers represent victims of molestation, rape, and other sexual assault crimes who are seeking damages from their abusers and those that allowed their injuries/trauma to happen. Perpetrators of sex crimes have included priests, other clergy members, teachers, coaches, counselors, family friends, relatives, and…
With Child Passenger Safety Week well underway, our Boston injury law firm wants to remind you to make sure that the child safety seat that your son or daughter is using works correctly and is properly installed. Unfortunately, car seat defects can cause serious injuries to children. Should that happen,…
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, media reports reveal that between Memorial Day and Labor Day of this year there were at least 137 child drowning deaths and 168 near drownings (serious enough to warrant emergency help) in US pools and spas. 54 of these drownings took place…
Manufacturer Stryker Orthopaedic has been named the defendant in a number of products liability lawsuits filed by plaintiffs seeking compensation for their hip implant injuries. The complaints revolve around its Rejuvenate and ABG II modular-neck hip stems that Stryker recalled in July over reports that their titanium and cobalt parts…
A recent report from the Associated Press has revealed some worrisome data regarding one of the nation’s most common types of rail tankers. An increase in the demand for ethanol, which is a highly-flammable fuel, has led to more tankers being put into service and an accompanying increase in the…
Over the last couple of years, there have been more than dozen premises liability lawsuits filed against certain trampoline parks by plaintiffs contending that owners are creating an unsafe environment that places patrons at risk of personal injury. Allegations have ranged from claims that facilities that are dangerously maintained and…
On last Tuesday, September 4, 2012, in Haverhill, Massachusetts, a seemingly innocent pastime took a dangerous turn. Two men were cut and bruised when a remote control helicopter suddenly started on its own and struck the pair with its rotor. One of the injured was Scott Proposki, of 10 Lavantie…