According to police, 21-year-old Evan Hoffman had just been released from jail on bail an hour before his Jeep Cherokee crossed the double yellow lines on Beacon Street to crash head-on into a minivan shortly after 6am on June 26. The Newton car accident claimed the life of the van’s…
Three teenage residents in a Canton Group home had to be taken to the hospital on Friday after they were injured during a group brawl. About six staff members were also involved in the altercation. The home is run by the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, which is known for using…
By refusing to hear an appeal from the Vatican, the US Supreme Court has allowed a sexual abuse lawsuit against the Holy See to move forward. The clergy sexual abuse complaint accuses the Vatican of working with US church officials to transfer a priest to different cities in the wake…
According to emergency room doctors, the fear of ER medical malpractice is what prompts some of them to overtest and overtreat patients. As a result, CT scans, blood tests, and prescription drugs may be ordered even though a patient actually doesn’t need them. Unfortunately, health complications can arise as a…
The Massachusetts Senate and House have come up with a compromise proposal to combat distracted driving. Included in this agreement is a statewide ban on texting while driving, as well as a ban on cell phone use for drivers under the age of 18. Adults, however, will still be allowed…
Nearly two years after David Woodman’s death, his family have reached a $3 million Massachusetts wrongful death settlement with Boston police. Woodman, a 22-year-old Celtics fan, stopped breathing after police apprehended him for drinking in public during the 2008 NBA championship festivities on June 18, 2008. Reportedly, after police wrestled…
Elder abuse is not just a problem in US nursing homes, it is a crime that is happening in private homes and in other assisted living facilities around the globe. Today, June 15, 2010, is the Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Throughout the world, people are using the day…
The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Ikea are recalling 3.4 million shades and window blinds. The recall, which involves Roman shades, roll-up blinds, and roller blinds that were sold at IKEA stores in the US between January 1998 and June 2009, comes following news that an 18-month Lowell, Massachusetts boy…
According to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, in the year after sustaining a traumatic brain injury, about half of TBI survivors experienced an eight times greater risk of suffering from serious depression accompanied by greater mobility problems, more pain, and a harder time…
The family of Michael Addesa has filed a Lynn wrongful death lawsuit against the city. The 34-year-old was shot to death by Lynn Police Officer Paul Holey on the evening of May 27, 2008. According to the Lynn Police Department, Holey saw the East Boston man behaving strangely at the…