Marcello Ventrella, and Aram J. Pothier, respectively of Bellingham and Blackstone, Massachusetts, have died as the result of personal injuries suffered after a night of teenage drinking. They were passengers in a motor vehicle driven by Robert Baez, who was seriously injured, but survived the accident. The accident took place…
A January 22, 2009 collision between a police cruiser responding to an auto accident and a vehicle driven by an Auburn woman has reminded us of a law little known to most, which limits the unfettered rights of official vehicles responding to an emergency. While it is well known that laws require…
PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY vs. MOLARD No. 07-P-1676, December 16, 2008. In a two car motor vehicle accident where a passenger in a taxi cab sustained injuries, which did not become apparent until after she had returned home, and thereafter, despite reasonable efforts, was not able to identify the operator…
A claim filed in United States District Court filed by a 28 year old Derry, New Hampshire mother on behalf of herself and her deceased 6-year-old son settled on the eve of trial for $2.5 million. The mother was driving a motor vehicle northbound on Interstate 93 in February, 2007…
COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY vs. ULTIMATE LIVERY SERVICE, INC.SJC-10149, November 26, 2008. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that Boston Accident Victims of a two car collision could sue a livery service whose driver permitted an intoxicated customer to exit its van after a long night of partying and drinking,…
On Tuesday, November 25, 2008, a pedestrian was struck and killed in a motor vehicle accident, which occurred around 7:00 p.m. in Beverly, Massachusetts, north of Boston. The driver was a 37 year old Beverly resident, whom the police described as drowsy and “droopy-eyed” at the time of his arrest…