Recent Settlements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29th, 2022 SALEM LAWYERS SETTLE CONSUMER CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT The plaintiff alleged that Guinness Extra Stout or GES, in an attempt to deceive consumers of the origins of the beer, is not actually brewed at Saint James’s Gate Brewery in Dublin, Ireland, and is instead brewed in Canada. The plaintiff also Continue Reading »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29th 2022 SALEM LAWYERS SETTLE CONSUMER CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT Attorney Kevin McCullough of Salem represented plaintiffs on behalf of elderly residents against an assisted living residence alleging violations of G.L.c. 186, §15B (the “Security Deposit Statute”) and G.L.c. 93A. The defendant allegedly collected an unlawful “community fee” and security deposits which Continue Reading »

The client was driving her car around a bend on a bright and sunny afternoon. As she turned the corner, a car, coming in the opposite direction, was struck in the rear by a truck. The force of that impact pushed the vehicle into the client’s travel lane and struck her car head on. The Continue Reading »

The client was a pedestrian in a parking lot at a busy supermarket. As he was crossing the street, he was hit by a car driving approximately ten miles per hour. The client went up and over the vehicle and landed on the pavement. A search of the driver’s history with the registry of motor Continue Reading »

Driver who sustains seizure leads to a settlement of $230,000. The client was a passenger in a car and the driver suffered a seizure, which caused him to crash the car. The client was injured severely and suffered a leg fracture, which required surgery. The driver’s insurance company threatened to use the “sudden medical emergency” Continue Reading »

Settlement: $210K Facts: The client was attacked by a rescue dog while attending a large, outdoor public event. Although dogs were allowed at the event, the client alleged that this particular dog, based upon its troubled background and prior biting incidents should not have been at the event. After filing a lawsuit against the dog Continue Reading »

Settlement: $250,000 settlement Facts: This case arose out of a car crash in Massachusetts. The client was hit by another car which ran a stop sign. The impact was so severe that the car spun around and crashed into a tree. The client suffered a serious fracture of the femur bone. The case settled for Continue Reading »

Settlement: $100,000 settlement Facts: Client and another person had left a restaurant and were struck by a car as they crossed the street. The driver of the car fled the scene of the crash and it required the police to track her down. The driver denied she was aware that she struck anybody. The driver Continue Reading »

Settlement: $250,000 settlement Facts: Client was a college student home for Spring break. His car was hit by a truck when he drove through an intersection. The impact of the crash caused the client to break his collar bone which required surgery. The truck driver’s insurance company disputed liability, claiming that the truck driver had Continue Reading »

Settlement: Confidential Facts: Client was in her early 40’s driving with her children. A truck on the opposite side of the roadway turned into her path of travel and crashed into her car. She was ejected from her vehicle. She died later that day to the severe injuries. The case was settled without filing a Continue Reading »