An accident occurred Wednesday morning, May 2, 2018, when a bus collided with a work truck carrying pipes. The accident happened near Bourne Bridge on MacArthur Boulevard. It was around 8:00 am when the crash took place.
The Peter Pan bus was travelling from Woods Hole to Logan Airport, with stops in between at Bourne and Falmouth. The accident took place in Cape Cod.
Monday morning, April 30, 2018, a car crashed through the glass doors of a Salvation Army. The incident occurred around 9:30 am at the Salvation Army at Westgate Drive. The glass doors that were smashed led to the donation center.
Brockton Fire Department responded to the call of a vehicle hitting the building. The car is a silver Hyundai. The vehicle sustained minor damage to the front end of the bumper/car. The name or identity of the driver has not yet been released. Very few details have been released at this time, but additional details expect to be released to the public as they become available. The number or extent of injuries is unknown at this time.
Tuesday night, May 1, 2018, a report came in to the Boston Fire Department of a woman found in the water near the JFK Library in Dorchester. A call was received around 10:30 pm. The Dive Team, Marine Unit, and Technical Rescue Response team were called to the scene for assistance. BFD was able to pull the woman from the water safely.
The identity of the woman has not yet been released, the only information we have received is she is in her 20’s. Boston EMS transported the woman to a local area hospital for evaluation and treatment of the woman’s injuries. Reports stated the woman was awake and responsive when she was rescued from the water and transported to the hospital.
Monday morning, April 30, 2018, a crash occurred in Auburn on I-290 EB. A black Toyota was involved in an injury crash which caused a response from the Massachusetts Fire Department and the Massachusetts Police Department. The accident happened around 9:52 am on the I-290 EB.
Due to the accident, police closed the right lane of traffic on the I-290. They closed the lane long enough to clear the accident and conduct a preliminary investigation. Once the accident was cleared and the injured person was tended to, the lanes were reopened to traffic.
Sometimes pharmaceutical companies face injury claims for harmful side-effects of their drugs. When large numbers of people have similar claims, a class action lawsuit might be filed.
A recent example of this kind of legal action taking place involves a product known as Zostavax – a vaccine intended to prevent the varicella zoster virus, more commonly known as shingles.
A paper published in the Boston College Law Review discusses premises liability as it relates to landlords who oversee residential properties. The author examines several landmark cases and how they demonstrate the evolution of legislation regarding premises liability claims. Even the history of premises liability dating back to neo-feudal society is discussed.
One of the important points of the paper involves noting that in many cases, landlords cannot be held liable for injuries incurred on their premises. However, there are exceptions to this rule. The most common general exceptions include the following situations:
Medical professionals are sworn to protect the lives of their patients. Before beginning practice, they take what’s known as the Hippocratic Oath.
Named after legendary Greek physician Hippocrates, the Hippocratic Oath describes ethical standards that a medical practitioner ought to abide by. Although it was conceived well over a millennium ago, many medical schools include a modern version of this oath in their graduation ceremonies.
Firefighters responded to a fire in a multi-family home early Sunday morning, April 29, 2018 on Main Street. The fire broke out around 2:55 am on the third story.
One person was found on the third floor and needed to be removed from the residence. Some of the residents were pouring water on the fire trying to put it out, after the smoke alarms were going off. Most of the residents did not need assistance leaving the home.
Sunday morning, April 29, 2018, a 95-year-old man crashed in to a telephone pole after leaving church. The incident happened as he was leaving 337 Piper Road, where the First Baptist Church is located.
Preliminary reports state that the 95-year-old man may have suffered a medical issue prior to the accident, which contributed to the crash. Red’s Towing, the police department, and the fire department responded to the accident. A portion of Piper Road was closed to traffic by the West Springfield police as they investigated and cleared up the accident. Police tape was put up around the accident while emergency crews were working at the scene.
A man on his way to dialysis Saturday morning, April 28, 2018, may have fallen asleep at the wheel causing him to crash in to a tree in Palmer. The incident occurred around 5:00 am Saturday morning at the intersection of Searle Street and Fairview Street.
The man was driving a 2008 Ford Escape when he veered off the road and hit a tree head on, according to Palmer Police. The driver was trapped in his vehicle as the door had become wedged shut after striking the tree. Firefighters needed the ‘Jaws of Life’ to free him from his car.
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