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February 10, 2010
Consumer Product Safety Commission Tells Massachusetts Parents To Stop Using Cribs
Today the Consumer Product Safety Commission issued an immediate recall of “Generation 2 Worldwide” and “childESIGNS” drop side cribs because of the risk of death from suffocation or strangulation created by the cribs’ drop side design. The recall notice urges parents to stop using the cribs immediately and not to attempt to fix the cribs’ [...]
Also posted in Dangerous and Defective Products, Products Liability, Wrongful Death
January 26, 2010
Baby Stroller Recall: Important News for Massachusetts Parents
As this Times article details, Graco Children’s Product, Inc. has recalled 1.5 million of its baby strollers because defective hinges on the stroller can amputate children’s fingers. The defective strollers were sold in Massachusetts stores including Walmart, Babies R Us, Toys R Us, and Target between 2004 and 2008. The strollers affected by the recall [...]
Also posted in Dangerous and Defective Products, Product Recall, Products Liability
January 19, 2010
Massachusetts’ Largest Medical Malpractice Verdict of 2009 Was Turned Down By Massachusetts Lawyers
This week’s Massachusetts Lawyers’ Weekly newspaper features a story about Massachusetts’ biggest medical malpractice verdict of 2009: a $15 million dollar verdict awarded to the parents of a three year old boy who died from complications from a heart surgery. As sad as this tragedy is, someone might see it as just another large medical [...]
Also posted in Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death
January 15, 2010
South Shore Mother Whose Daughter Was Overserved Alcohol Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit: Part II
In yesterday’s blog post, we discussed why the estate of Taylor Meyer might be able to prevail in its wrongful death claim, or at least why the case might be able to reach a favorable settlement. In today’s post we will discuss some of the challenges that the Meyer estate will face under Massachusetts law. [...]
Also posted in Dram Shop Liability, Liquor Liability, Wrongful Death
January 14, 2010
South Shore Mother Whose Daughter Was Overserved Alcohol Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit: Part I
A Plainville mother, whose daughter’s alcohol-related death made headlines throughout Massachusetts in 2008, announced, at a press conference held on Thursday, that she and her lawyer had filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Norfolk Superior Court against several people who provided the teenage girl with alcohol on the night of the girl’s death. The lawsuit [...]
Also posted in Dram Shop Liability, Liquor Liability, Wrongful Death
