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This past week, A Bristol County jury awarded $500,000 in damages to a New Bedford man who suffered injuries in a 2006 motorcycle accident. ( note to readers – the plaintiff was not represented by Altman and Altman LLP)

As a result of the crash, which occurred four years ago, the plaintiff required multiple surgeries and was unable to return to work for more than two years. The man works as a civil engineer with the Massachusetts Highway Department.

The collision occurred on August 8, 2006 in Fairhaven. On that day, the defendant in the case was making a left turn onto Huttleston Avenue from Weedon Road. The defendant claimed that he did not see the plaintiff on his motorcycle because his view was obstructed by another vehicle. The defendant was working in his capacity as a pizza delivery driver when the crash took place.
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Yesterday, a 12-year-old boy was struck by a car while riding his bicycle in Lowell. The local authorities have stated that the boy was riding his bike on Willard Street at approximately 2 p.m. when he was hit.

The bicyclist was struck by a red sedan, which allegedly sent the boy flying through the air. Neighbors that witnessed the accident claim that the crash sounded like two vehicles colliding. Witnesses further stated that the boy was not wearing a helmet when the impact occurred.

Following the collision, the boy was positioned on a stretcher and was placed in a neck brace. The victim was airlifted from the scene of the crash to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. According to the police, the boy suffered from serious head and neck injuries as a result of the collision.

Police stated that the bicyclist was not wearing a helmet when he was hit by the red sedan on Willard Street.
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A 25-year-old man was killed in a bar fight early in the morning on August 14th across the street from Fenway Park. The altercation occurred on Lansdowne Street at approximately 12:10 a.m.

The suspect whose actions played a role in the death of the young man has been identified as a 25-year-old resident of Boston. The victim was killed when a glass was thrown during the altercation and a shard lacerated the man’s neck.

In addition to killing the one man, the shards of glass also injured two others, a 22-year old man and a 23-year-old woman, that were in the area at the time of the bar fight.
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An emergency room doctor was killed this past Friday when the motor scooter he was operating collided with a truck. The accident occurred at approximately 10 a.m. on Beacon Street in Brighton.

The doctor was an attending physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an instructor at Harvard Medical School. The chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital stated that the doctor was killed after his motor scooter collided with a truck.

The doctor was rushed to St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. At this time, no citations have been issues and the cause of the collision is under investigation.

The victim was married with three children.
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A man fell down a staircase at Fenway Park during a game last week between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. As a result of the fall, the man suffered severe injuries to his head and neck.

The fan fell approximately 14 feet down the staircase located at Gate B at Fenway Park. The man, whose name has not been released by the police, was treated by rescue workers at the scene who removed the injured man from the park on a stretcher. Following the treatment which the fan received at the scene of the accident, he was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for further treatment of the serious injuries he sustained in the fall.

In a brief statement to the press, the Red Sox reported that a fan was injured in a fall and was treated at the scene before being taken to the hospital. The Red Sox did not make any further comments about the incident.
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The Massachusetts wrongful death trial against a Lawrence cop and two State Police troopers over Alfonso Santana’s 2005 unexpected passing is scheduled to begin today. At issue, reports The Boston Globe, is whether Santana, 39, died from a police choke hold, cocaine intoxication, or another cause.

Santana was apprehended on October 19, 2005 by the three defendants, (former) Lawrence cop Mark Rivet, and Troopers Stephen R. Gondella and Mark F. Blanchard. The three men, who were watching a suspected drug house on Forest Street in Lawrence, had approached Santana, who had just parked his car, and asked for his ID. The officers say that they restrained Santana when they saw him put a white object in his mouth.

Court records report that police pepper-sprayed Santana and hit his face during a struggle that lasted for several minutes. For most of the altercation, Gondella’s arm was “around Santana’s neck.” Police were eventually able to retrieve what proved to be “a small amount of cocaine.”

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A 17-year-old girl who was raped in an elevator at the Lynn commuter rail station last June is suing the MBTA for Massachusetts premises liability. She is claiming that inadequate security, poor lighting, and failure by the MBTA to take the appropriate precautions to protect members of the public contributed to her becoming the victim of the violent crime.

Police say that the teenager was waiting to take the train home on a Sunday evening when a man shoved her into an elevator, choked, and raped her. When the elevator doors opened, two people were able to pull the attacker off her. The victim says that the sexual assault lasted about 10 to 15 minutes. Joseph Sarcione, a 23-year-old homeless man was arrested and charged.

According to the plaintiff’s Massachusetts injury attorney, with 23 crimes reported at the Lynn station since January, MBTA police officials knew that the train station could be a dangerous place for patrons and should have done more to prevent the rape from happening. However, Transit Police contends that only one of the crimes prior to the sex assault incident involved any violence.

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Our Boston attorneys have recently seen that a 55-year-old resident of Millbury was hit by a MBTA commuter rail train yesterday afternoon. The accident occurred on the tracks near 61 Frank Street in Worcester.

The commuter rail train left Boston at 2:40 p.m. and was traveling at approximately 40 mph when it struck the pedestrian.

Luckily, one of the passengers on the train was a registered nurse. The nurse provided first aid to the pedestrian until Worcester EMS arrived. The injured man was immediately taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center – University Campus for treatment.
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Our Boston lawyers have discovered that a 12-year-old boy was airlifted to Children’s Hospital for treatment of the injuries he sustained at the Whitman town pool. At approximately 12:30 on Monday afternoon, the boy reportedly slipped into the pool, striking his back on the pool ladder in the process.

Following the impact, the young boy complained of severe lower back pain and a numb sensation in his lower extremities. The Whitman firefighters that responded to the 911 call were able to stabilize the child in the deep end of the pool before he was airlifted to the hospital.

If you or a loved one has been injured as the result of a slip and fall, you may be entitled to financial recovery for your injuries. At the law firm of Altman & Altman, we have recovered millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for personal injury victims. Please contact our firm for a free case evaluation.
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A confidential Massachusetts injury settlement has been reached between the plaintiffs, Katie Nardin and Thomas Soisson, and the insurers of the Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity and MIT graduate Bhaskar Mookerji. Nardin and Soisson sustained severe chemical burn injuries to the face, arms, and legs while doing environmental cleanup volunteer work on the Charles River Cleanup Boat on September 6, 2007.

A Styrofoam-like object that was scooped up from the water and deposited in a plastic trash barrel on the boat exploded, causing their injuries. The object, which was actually sodium metal, had been stolen from an MIT school lab as part of an annual tradition that involves throwing the material into the Charles River.

Mookerji, now 22, came forward in April 2008 and admitted that he threw the sodium metal into the water. He was charged with environmental pollution and disorderly conduct. The criminal charges against him were eventually dropped.

Soisson had to have skin graft surgery for his injuries and has spent a great deal of time recovering. Nardin received treatment for her burn injuries and has had to seek medical attention another nine times because of infection and scarring. The Massachusetts personal injury compensation settlement is for their physical injuries and emotional trauma.

The blast also cost thousands of dollars in decontamination efforts.

Chemical Burns can cause:
• Tissue damage • Blisters • Numbness or pain • Black dead skin • Vision problems • Low blood pressure • Seizures • Cardiac arrest
Chemical burns can be very painful and traumatic.

Deal reached in MIT fraternity prank, Boston.com, August 10, 2010
Confession linked TEP to Na injuries, The Tech Online, March 12, 2010
Chemical Burns, emedicinehealth

Related Web Resources:
Tau Epsilon Phi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Charles River Cleanup Boat
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