Eight months after 100-year-old Elizabeth Barrow was allegedly strangled to death by her 98-year-old roommate at a Dartmouth assisted living facility, her family has filed a Massachusetts wrongful death lawsuit. The 54-count civil complaint accuses Brandon Woods of Dartmouth, its executive director Scott Picone, and a number of staffers of…
Elia Adames, the Methuen motorist who failed to stop after her vehicle struck 2-year-old Jordan Pena on Tuesday, says she was scrolling through her cell phone when the Lawrence, Massachusetts pedestrian accident happened. The collision tossed the toddler, who ran into the street while playing in the driveway, some 15-20…
On Monday, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced a bill that would outlaw the manufacturer and sale of drop-side cribs. Meantime, US Consumer Product Safety Commission chairman Inez Tenenbaum is pledging to ban the sale and manufacturer of drop-side cribs by the end of 2010. The CPSC intends to establish a…
A Plymouth County jury awarded Mark Lambert $4.3 million for Massachusetts personal injuries he sustained when snowplows pushed a heavy load of snow off a highway overpass on January 17, 2005. The snow, which an expert witness compared to a 3-b-8 foot block of concrete, struck Lambert’s Mack truck on…
One day after federal officials lifted the city of Boston’s ban on trucks transporting hazardous materials, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admission has given the city a 45-day extension on the ban. However, city officials don’t believe this is enough time to finish a safety analysis to justify the need…
Massachusetts fall accidents from elevated heights can lead to broken bones, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and even death. This is why it is so important that property owners, premise supervisors, and other responsible parties make sure that there are no hazardous conditions or situations that can lead to…
A 50-year-old Belchertown man named Lord Jesus Christ was injured in a Northampton pedestrian accident on May 4. Christ was treated at a local hospital for his injuries, which included a bruised hip, soreness, facial swelling, and broken teeth, before being released. The driver of the vehicle that struck Christ,…
According to a Texas Transportation Institute report, from 1999 to 2008 there has been a 10% increase in the proportion of deadly nighttime traffic crashes involving US teen drivers. This increase can be largely attributed to cell phone use and text messaging that, combined with the risks already posed by…
A diesel generator emitting high doses of carbon monoxide has claimed one life while sending three others to the hospital. The accident happened at the victims’ Sudbury home that they were renting. According police, one of the victims woke up early Friday to discover that she couldn’t breathe. She contacted…
Two years after a 1-year-old North Attleboro baby died from suffocation while entrapped between the frame and mattress of his crib, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling the Simplicity full-size cribs (both drop-side and fixed-side cribs) that come with mattress support frames that are made with tubular metal. The…