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Massachusetts pain clinics receive subpoena in wrongful death

On behalf of posted in wrongful death on Wednesday July 3, 2013

People generally depend upon medical professionals to help them maintain their health as well as their quality of life through proper medical treatments. However, most people would not expect visiting a medical professional would result in injury or death. Unfortunately, this is what happened to 745 people in 20 different states who received pain medication created by a Massachusetts drug manufacturer. Now the drug maker is facing numerous wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits as a result of the outbreak. Recently two pain management facilities have been sent subpoenas asking for documentation which could contain information regarding patients who may have had…

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Massachusetts wrongful death verdict of $35M upheld

On behalf of posted in wrongful death on Friday June 28, 2013

In 2002, a Massachusetts woman in failing health gave a video deposition for use in her lawsuit against the Lorillard Tobacco Co. She was seeking monetary damages from the company for negligence in causing or contributing to her addiction to tobacco. She died before the trial commenced, and her surviving son continued the litigation as a wrongful death claim. At trial, jurors viewed portions of the deceased woman's video testimony. The jury subsequently returned a verdict in excess of $150 million. The jury verdict was later reduced by the trial court to $116 million. Of that amount, $35 million was…

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New Bedford woman killed in Mattapoisett van rollover

On behalf of posted in wrongful death on Friday June 21, 2013

A New Bedford woman has died after the van in which she was a passenger rolled over on Interstate 195 in Mattapoisett. According to the Massachusetts State Police, the 53-year-old  woman was one of eight occupants of the Dodge Caravan that had been heading East around 12:30 p.m. on June 8. As the van approached Exit 19, something happened and the 40-year-old woman who was driving van lost control. Reports from the scene indicated that all the occupants were trapped in the wreckage of the van for a period of time. The driver had to be airlifted to Rhode Island…

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Massachusetts man pleads not guilty in fatal car accident

On behalf of posted in Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents on Saturday May 4, 2013

It's a picturesque town nearly 50 miles west of Boston. But late last year, Auburn was the site of a violent collision that resulted in severe injuries to a 45-year-old man out on an early-morning bread delivery route. The 45-year-old later died of his injuries sustained in the November 11 car crash on Interstate 290. The 26-year-old driver of a black Jeep was later arrested and charged with slamming his vehicle into the back of the Nissen bread truck. The collision sent the driver of the truck 80 to 100 feet out of his vehicle; when he hit the pavement, he sustained…

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Massachusetts workers honored in Boston ceremony

On behalf of posted in Workers' Compensation on Friday April 26, 2013

A recent ceremony at the State House honored Massachusetts workers who were killed by workplace injuries. The Workers Memorial Day event honored the 32 Massachusetts workers who were victims of workplace diseases or injuries last year. "The people who are affected most are the family members," said the executive director of the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health. "Their lives are pretty much destroyed from employers ignoring simple safety measures." The 32 work-related deaths in 2012 was a drop from 58 fatalities the year before and 47 deaths in 2010. Of those who died last year, 16 percent were in…

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Former state trooper sentenced in car accident death

On behalf of posted in Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents on Wednesday April 17, 2013

The Boston Globe reports that a former state trooper who pleaded guilty to causing a car crash that killed the wife of an Atlanta Braves trainer is to serve two years in prison, a judge ruled yesterday. The former Georgia trooper was also ordered to eight years of probation after his release from prison on the vehicular homicide charge. After his release, he will also have to educate law enforcement personnel on the "dangers and responsibilities" of their jobs, according to the report. The former officer was driving with his siren and lights on when his squad car slammed into a vehicle…

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FDA: Robotic surgery linked to fatalities

On behalf of posted in wrongful death on Friday April 12, 2013

Back in the summer of 2009, a large Boston hospital welcomed a new member to its surgical team: a robotic system named da Vinci. The multi-armed, multi-million-dollar member of the team was heralded for its ability to assist in minimally invasive heart surgeries that would help patients recover faster and with less pain. Unfortunately, this same surgical system was recently linked by the Food and Drug Administration to several deaths. And CBS reports that the da Vinci system has been involved in surgical errors and "a few disturbing, freak accidents" as well. The $2.5 million robotic assistant helped perform 400,000 surgeries last…

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Mansfield man suspected of speeding in fatal car crash

On behalf of posted in Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents on Tuesday April 9, 2013

Law enforcement officials say they are still investigating a fatal car accident early yesterday morning involving a man from Mansfield, Massachusetts. A Vermont woman was killed in the collision just after midnight in Claremont, New Hampshire. "Speed appears to have been a factor and everything else is under investigation," Claremont's police chief said. Officials said a 29-year-old Mansfield man was driving his Toyota Tacoma pick-up truck on the town's main street when the vehicle swerved into the opposite lane and slammed into a minivan driven by a 42-year-old Vermont woman. She died later in the day of injuries sustained in the collision.…

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Massachusetts family devastated by fatal car crash

On behalf of posted in Fatal Motor Vehicle Accidents on Friday March 15, 2013

They are grown men, but forever the children of the man who served for years as a popular teacher and coach at Middleborough High School about 40 miles south of Boston. As they entered a Wareham District courtroom earlier this week, the three men linked arms, tears streaming from their eyes. They were about to see the man accused of driving while intoxicated in a fatal car crash that took the life of their father. The 20-year-old defendant faces motor vehicle homicide charges. Police say he was intoxicated when he ran a red light while speeding on Route 44 this past Saturday night.…

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Volunteer firefighter killed in truck accident

On behalf of posted in Commercial Vehicle Accidents on Thursday March 7, 2013

He had celebrated a dozen years as a firefighter earlier in the day. But when the call came that night, he responded as a volunteer to a multiple-vehicle crash on a nearby interstate highway. As he was there helping accident victims, a tractor-trailer struck the 39-year-old father of two and killed him. Though the truck accident was far from us in Boston, it has people across the nation wishing the best for his family as they try to deal with their sudden, devastating loss. He was quickly eulogized by co-workers as a man who loved his family, life, his work as a Bloomington,…

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