A wrongful death lawsuit that has been pending on Cape Cod for more than 2.5 years is nearing completion. Three of the four counts from the formal complaint have been resolved, with the remaining count scheduled for trial in March. The lawsuit arose from a fatal accident that occurred in Hyannis in mid-May 2010. On…
Continue reading ›A man was taken to a Massachusetts hospital recently after he was injured while trying to break up a dog fight. A dog apparently owned by another individual bit another dog in early January. The man that was injured attempted to separate the two animals and was bitten by the same animal that bit the…
Continue reading ›A tragic fatal collision on Cape Cod that occurred over six years ago has resulted in a civil settlement. The surviving family of the 63-year-old male victim recently agreed to terms settling a lawsuit brought against a trucking company, a motor vehicle inspection company and the truck driver. The claim arose from a Sept. 2006…
Continue reading ›otor vehicle accident. Nevertheless, accidents do happen, and sometimes they involve vehicles that transport us for a free. One recent collision involved a Brockton Area Transit bus and a car. The collision took place on a recent Friday evening a bit before 6:30 p.m. While specific details of the crash were not initially disclosed, it…
Continue reading ›In the immediate aftermath of a pedestrian accident, it is not always clear exactly what happened. The potential for serious injury or even death is obviously substantial when a larger enclosed vehicle collides with a pedestrian on Massachusetts roadways. Initial reports of a pedestrian versus car accident in Malden in early January provided scant details…
Continue reading ›A little over a year ago, a fatal accident occurred in Sudbury. The crash happened just two days after Christmas and took the life of a 91-year-old female passenger. The victim was riding in a car operated by a Marlborough woman who is now 39 years old. While it remains to be seen if wrongful…
Continue reading ›Police are trying to sort through the details of a tragic car accident that occurred in Newburyport on New Year’s Eve. The Massachusetts fatal accident took place with less than a half hour to go before 2013. A wrong way driver on the Gillis Bridge is said to have struck another car head on. The…
Continue reading ›In the immediate aftermath of a pedestrian accident, it is not always clear what happened. This is all the more true when the driver chooses to leave the scene of an accident. One recent pedestrian versus car accident in Methuen left a Massachusetts woman fighting for her life while the driver apparently chose to leave…
Continue reading ›Fortunately, not every Massachusetts car accident results in life threatening injuries. However, that does not mean that the consequences for victims are necessarily limited to just bumps and bruises. In the immediate aftermath of a car accident, the victims may not know the extent or severity of their injuries. One recent crash in Shrewsbury resulted…
Continue reading ›A recent fatal accident in western Massachusetts underscores some of the potential differences between criminal proceedings and claims for personal injury or wrongful death in our state. A fatal accident on our roadways often results in both criminal and wrongful death claims. In the aftermath of a collision that results in one or more deaths,…
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