Premise Liability

An 18-year-old college student drown while cutting grass at an area golf course over the weekend, the Boston Globe reported.

The Lakeville youth was riding a mower at the Back Nine Club when he apparently drove into a water hazard, according to the Plymouth District Attorney’s Office. He was trapped beneath the mower in about five feet of water.

A Massachusetts workers’ compensation lawyer or Boston wrongful death attorney should always be contacted when a loved one is injured or killed on the job. In this case, a premise liability or defective product claim may be filed depending on the outcome of the investigation.

It took 20 minutes to get him out of the water and he was taken to Morton Hospital and Medical Center in Taunton, where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy will be performed to determine cause of death, which appears to be accidental drowning.

The young man was a three-sport athlete at Apponequet Regional Highs School in Lakeville, as we as a member of the National Honor Society. He had enrolled at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

The golf course owner said the victim had worked as a grounds crew member for several years, and called the incident “terrible and tragic.”
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A 23-year-old bystander was reportedly killed in a Boston pub when a piece of bar glass pierced his jugular during a fight between two other patrons, the Boston Globe reported.

The victim was out with friends at the popular Lansdowne Pub near Fenway Park. Just after midnight, a patron allegedly threw a beer mug, which shattered and sent shards of glass flying. A piece of glass pierced the victim’s jugular vein. Bleeding profusely, he was rushed to Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he died less than 30 minutes later.

Nothing will make things right for this young man and his family. But a Boston injury lawyer should be called to assist with thoroughly reviewing the circumstances of this case. Certainly the man who threw the glass should be held responsible. It’s also possible that a negligent security claim could be filed against the bar.

A thorough investigation will help determine whether the at-fault patron in this case was excessively intoxicated; whether he had caused problems for other patrons previously; or whether the bar’s owner or staff could have taken additional precautions. A negligent security claim permits a victim to collect damages from a business or property owner when an injury could have been prevented by reasonable precautions.

In this case, two of the victim’s friends were also treated for cuts; one was hit in the head so hard he suffered a possible concussion and needed medical staples to close the wound.

The 25-year-old defendant was charged in Roxbury District Court with manslaughter and two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. He entered pleas of not guilty and was being held on $75,000 cash bail.
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Massachusetts work accident kills teen grounds keeper at local golf course

Massachusetts negligent security claim could result from bystander death in Boston pub