Older adults go into nursing homes at the point when they need long-term, round-the-clock care. Nursing home residents have certain rights guaranteed to them under federal and Massachusetts law. Among these are the right to a clean, safe environment, assistance...
When you are hit by a government vehicle, you are facing the challenge of filing a claim against a governmental agency to recover compensation. Thankfully, recovering compensation from a city, county, state, or federal agency can be accomplished – but...
School zones are intended to alert drivers and help protect children from injury. The reality is children are still injured in school zones, in pedestrian accidents, school bus accidents, and car accidents. Children account for a significant proportion of pedestrian...
your sanctuary; a safe place from the rest of the world. The same should be true of your yard. If you have pets—whether dogs, cats, horses, or turkeys—then that yard is their territory. But accidents do happen. And even if...
to the Massachusetts Accident Data Center website reveals a scary array of recent accidents: a 3 year old boy was injured while riding his bicycle in Medway; a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in Taunton; and a two-car wreck...
Law enforcement in Massachusetts continues to crack down on distracted driving, which most commonly involves drivers using mobile devices while on the road. The Massachusetts Office of Public Highway Safety is leading the statewide efforts to reduce accidents, injuries, and...
From Fenway Park to Boston Garden to Gillette Stadium, there’s no doubt that Massachusetts has some of the best sports stadiums in the country. But while most of the time you go to see an exciting match-up between two teams...
A wrong-way crash is a senseless accident that causes devastating injuries. Drivers who are traveling in the right direction have very little time to react to a wrong-way driver. Although they only make up a small percentage of automobile crashes,...
