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Massachusetts motorcycle accident left 1 seriously injured.

On behalf of posted in Motorcycle Accidents on Friday September 6, 2013

Motorcycles can quickly change from a fun efficient way to travel to a deadly vehicle if precautions are not taken by the rider and other drivers on the road. Motorcycles do not have as many safety measures as cars or trucks. This, combined with the negligence that is often the root cause of an accident involving a motorcycle, can create a very hazardous situation quickly. A man in Massachusetts was seriously injured recently after being involved in a motorcycle accident between his bike and a van. On Aug. 30 at around 11:30 a.m., a man operating a van was making a left…

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NFL and retired players settle lawsuit claiming brain injury

On behalf of posted in brain injury on Monday September 2, 2013

Traumatic brain injury remains a bit of a mystery. That may be why 4,500 retired NFL players entered into a $765 million settlement with the NFL as compensation for brain injuries from repetitive concussions. The lawsuit was filed by the former players to obtain compensation for the symptoms of brain injury experienced in retirement and attributed to years of repetitive head concussions. In Massachusetts and elsewhere, the scientific information about traumatic concussion injury remains limited, but there are growing signs of a direct link between concussion and long-term cognitive and psychiatric consequences. The settlement suggests that players would have had difficulties proving the nature, extent and…

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Massachusetts woman killed in recent pedestrian accident

On behalf of posted in Pedestrian Accidents on Monday September 2, 2013

Pedestrian accidents are often horrific and violent, and sometimes even fatal. A life can change in mere seconds, particularly when a motor vehicle is involved. Unfortunately a pedestrian accident took the life of an elderly woman recently in Massachusetts. On Aug. 21 a car operated by an 81-year-old man veered into oncoming traffic in Ludlow shortly before 9 a.m. It struck another car and proceeded onto the sidewalk, hitting and killing an 86-year-old woman. According to police, the woman was dragged by the car until the vehicle finally hit a pole and came to a stop. Bystanders then tried to perform emergency…

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