You could call employees with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) lifesavers. Well, maybe more like bunny savers. According to CBS Boston, workers stepped in just in time to save a little girl’s best friend who had accidentally fallen onto the tracks. It all happened when Casey and Michelle Carey-Brown’s…
A recent fall accident in Chelsea sent a 2-year-old out of a third-floor window and down about 50 feet to the ground below. According to the Boston Globe, the young girl is expected to make it. Officers believe that the girl was playing with some of her friends on a…
Dog bite injuries in Boston and elsewhere are more common than you may think. According to State Farm Insurance, it paid our nearly $110 million for these kinds of claims in just 2011. The year before, it paid out about $90 million. Experts are now trying to figure out why…
Boston sports injuries can have serious implications for pro athletes and even children who are just beginning to learn the game. It’s worse than just stitches and casts, which athletes sometimes wear as a badge of honor. It’s an issue our Boston sports injuries attorneys take very seriously. Boston Personal…
To help to prevent child injury in Brockton and elsewhere, we encourage you to participate in Poison Prevention Week presented by the National Safety Council (NSC). This week-long awareness campaign is being held from March 18th through the 24th and will be used to help educate parents about one of…
In 2010, there were nearly 20 reports to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) of toy-related child fatalities. The children who were killed from defective products during that year were all under the age of 15. The CPSC has determined that game and accessory parts, small balls and balloons were…
Children under the age of 14-years-old shouldn’t be allowed to play tackle football, lacrosse or ice hockey unless there are special rules in place to reduce their risks of concussions or other sports-related injuries in Massachusetts and elsewhere. That’s what Dr. Robert Cantu of Boston University is saying. He adds…
Whether your family is visiting Boston from out-of-town or simply enjoying your home city on a “staycation,” know that hotels and other businesses have a responsibility to protect visitors and customers and prevent child injuries in Boston and beyond. Our Boston personal injury attorneys have learned that more than 16,300…
Our children are our most precious resource. Yet, the leading cause of death for children ages 3 to 14 is nearly 100 percent preventable. We’re talking about crashes. And since 1975, more than 8,500 young lives have been saved by proper use of child safety seats and seat belts, according…
In our state, the keeper or the owner of a dog is liable for all dog bite injuries unless the victim of the dog bite attack in Massachusetts was tormenting, teasing, or abusing the dog, was trespassing or was committing another crime. Anyone who is injured by a dog in…