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• Boston-Based Consumer Watchdog Announced 2009 List of 10 Most Dangerous Toys

  When shopping for kids’ toys this year, here is a list of products that World Against Toys Causing Harm, a Boston-based consumer watchdog group, is placing on its list of "most dangerous toys" because of…

• Woman Files Massachusetts Wrongful Death Lawsuit Accusing Yarmouth Police Officer of Using Excessive Force to Apprehend Boyfriend

  Camille Campos is alleging police brutality in the Massachusetts wrongful death lawsuit she has filed against police officer Christopher Van Ness and the town of Yarmouth. The officer fatally shot Andre Luiz de Castro Martins…

• Massachusetts Dog Attack: English Bulldog Seriously Injures 77-Year-Old Woman

  A 77-year-old Wollaston, Massachusetts woman sustained serious bite injuries when she was attacked by an English bulldog outside her home. The dog, which will be put down, belongs to a neighbor. This was the second…

• Parents file $4 million Massachusetts wrongful death lawsuit over 8-year-old's fatal machine gun accident

  The parents of 8-year-old Christopher K. Bizilj are suing seven defendants for their son’s wrongful death. Christopher died after a Micro Uzi machine gun he was holding accidentally discharged last October at a Westfield gun…

• Boston Products Liability?: Kids’ Fingertip Amputations Lead to Recall of Approximately 1 Million Strollers by Maclaren

  Long known for the dependability of its strollers, manufacturer Maclaren may find that its reliable reputation has been tarnished following reports that 12 kids have suffered fingertip amputations while using its strollers. This week, Maclaren…

• Boston Injury Accidents Caused by Drowsy Driving Are Preventable

  A 2009 poll conducted by the National Sleep Foundation reports that in the last year, up to 1.9 million US motorists have either been in a motor vehicle accident or were nearly in an auto…

• Boston Wrongful Death Lawsuit Seeks Damages For Family of 82-Year-Old Who Was Strangled When Clothing Got Stuck on MBTA Escalator

  It’s been eight months since an 82-year-old Dorchester woman died while riding an MBTA escalator. Now, the family of Helen Jackson is suing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority for Boston wrongful death. The lawsuit alleges…

• Toxic Face Paint and Massachusetts Pedestrian Accidents Can Make Halloween Really Scary for Parents and Kids

  Just when you thought ghosts and goblins were your worst worries on Halloween, now there is news that there may be other dangers lurking in the shadows on an evening that should be best known…

• Massachusetts Teen Driving Accidents: 18-Year-Old Charged in Boxford Car Crash that Claimed the Life of Other Teenager

  A teen driver has been charged with speeding and motor vehicle homicide over a fatal Boxford car crash that killed his friend last night. The single-auto collision claimed the life of 18-year-old Michael Doherty after…

• Massachusetts Injuries to Minor Lawsuit Seeks Damages for 1-Year-Old Injured in Wal-Mart Car Crash

  The mother of Makayla Hayes, 1, is suing the 93-year-old Peabody driver for the little girl’s injuries. Louis Vesprini accidentally drove his car into a Danvers Wal-Mart in June. Alaina Hayes, a Gloucester resident, was…