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Discussion of personal injury law and legal issues, with focus on Massachusetts.

Author: Kenneth N. Margolin, who edits this blawg, is a Massachusetts lawyer.

Blawg Related Categories: Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • States • Massachusetts • Legal Information

Recent Posts from Boston Personal Injury Lawyer

Freight Train and Commuter Train Collide, Over 200 Injured
On Tuesday afternoon a freight train rolled from a side track onto the main line and collided with a commuter train that was stationary injuring over 200 people. Around 150 people were treated on scene…
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Hannaford for Data Breach
A class action lawsuit was recently filed against Hannaford Bros. on behalf of the consumers whose credit card and debit card numbers were stolen when the company's computers were hacked.The lawsuit was filed Wednesday, in…
Pool Drain Lawsuit Filed Because of Drowning
Parents of a boy who drowned filed a lawsuit Monday, January 28 against the town of Greenwich, Shoreline Pools, and others. The 6 year-old drowned when his arm became caught in a powerful swimming pool…
Contaminated Dairy May Have Caused 3 Deaths
Health officials claim that the milk from Whittier Farms dairy in Shrewsbury has caused the death of 3 elderly men and caused one women to miscarriage since last June because the milk was contaminated with…
The Bon-Ton Department Stores Inc. is Recalling Hooded Jackets Due to Strangulation Hazard from Drawstrings
The Bon-Ton Department Stores Inc., in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 3,240 Children's fleece hooded zip-up jackets with neck drawstrings because the drawstring could pose a strangulation hazard to children.In February 1996, CPSC…
Vintage Chocolates Inc. Recalls Soy Milk Chocolate Bars
Vintage Chocolates Inc., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling 4,455 soy milk chocolate bars because they may contain undeclared traces of milk. Anyone that is allergic or sensitive to milk and consumes this product…
FDA Announces Safety Review of FosaMax, Boniva Class of Drugs
The FDA released an 'early communication' to the public of an ongoing safety review regarding the drug class bisphosphonates due to potential atrial fibrillation with the use of this class of drug. The agency has…
E. Coli Hamburgers Make 21 Sick in 8 States
The CDC has announced that at least twenty-one people in eight states are on record as having fallen ill in the latest E. coli scare after having consumed hamburger meat tainted with E. coli bacteria.According…
Charitable Immunity is Unjust
Protecting charitable organizations from liability for the negligence of the organization or its employees, may sound noble, but is in fact, unfair. The immunity doesn't really accomplish its goals, and insures that employees of an…
Hospital Falls
A great deal of attention has been paid lately - rightfully so - to the subject of infections contracted in hospitals. Less focus has been placed on another source of serious and preventable injuries in…