June 18, 2015: Ronald Morse, 40, a member of International Association of Ironworkers, Local 7 of Boston, has died, and Mark Praetsch, 30, a member of the International Union of Elevator Constructors, Local 4 of Boston, was seriously injured as the result of a construction accident. The accident happened on…
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Wilmington, Massachusetts Car Accident Leaves Man Dead
March 8, 2013 – Robert Leon, 47, of Andover, Massachusetts, has died as the result of serious personal injuries sustained in a two-car accident on Sunday night. According to police, Leon was operating his vehicle on Route 125 in Wilmington, when he lost control of the car, entered the oncoming…
Newburyport, Massachusetts Scaffolding Collapse Severely Injures Two Men
December 23, 2009 – Gerard Boucher, 48 from Newburyport, Massachusetts, and Geraldo Hernandez, 37 of Haverhill, were seriously injured when the scaffolding, which they were using to renovate a home in Newburyport, collapsed beneath them Tuesday afternoon. The two men were working at the home located at 25-27 Kent…
Oxy® Face Wash Caused Skin Discoloration Says Afro-American College Student
November 14, 2009 – An eighteen year old Boston area college student reports that she purchased and used Oxy® Maximum Face Wash, a well known acne treatment product sold in pharmacies throughout the U.S., but eventually the skin on her face became significantly discolored in areas where she had applied…
Boston Personal Injury Attorney Reviews U.S. Court of Appeals Analysis of Insurance Coverage for “Leased” Worker’s Severed Arm
In this two part Blogpost, Boston Accident Lawyer, the attorney, reviews and analyzes a First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision, which considers insurance coverage issues for an accident involving a man whose arm was severed in a wool picking machine, while engaged as a contract worker for a Western Massachusetts recycling…
No Insurance for Accidental Personal Injury Under Massachusetts Statute Protecting Non-Profit Soccer Club
(This is the second post of a blog, from Boston Personal Injury Lawyer, the attorney, which considers protections afforded under a Massachusetts statute intended to protect non-profit entities from liability from accidental personal injury) PART TWO – GL C. 231, S. 85V CONSIDERED General Laws c. 231, § 85V limits the liability of…
Jury Award to Victim of Forklift Accident for $1.5 Million Upheld by U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals
The wife of an employee who suffered injuries while operating a forklift, which resulted in his death, is entitled to keep an award of $1.5 million awarded by a jury who found that the manufacturer of the forklift beached a duty it owed to the subsequent users of the machine,…
Boston Lawyer has Significant Construction Law and Construction Accident Claims Experience
Construction Claims. Boston, Massachusetts Attorney has been representing contractors, subcontractors, equipment suppliers and material suppliers in construction related disputes and claims for over twenty years. He has litigated disputes on both public and private construction projects in state and federal courts, and also before the American Arbitration Association. He has…