Categories for Wrongful Death

Harvard University Tour Bus Crash A weekend tour through Harvard University quickly turned into chaos when the bus carrying more than 40 passengers, high school students and chaperons alike slammed into a 10 foot high overpass in Boston on Saturday night. The Calvary Coach bus…

Exeter Hospital Experiencing Large Hepatitis C Outbreak State investigators in New Hampshire are investigating a possible outbreak of Hepatitis C at Exeter Hospital after numerous patients tested positive for the identical strain of the disease. Hepatitis C is a possible fatal liver disease that can…

In Massachusetts the wrongful death law allows recovery of very specific and broad elements of damages. It’s important to know that you may have potentially punitive damages awarded to you by a court and you may also be entitled to what’s called economic damages: lost…

If someone has suffered the horrific loss of a child, the parents have the ability to go forward to present a claim against the responsible party and it doesn’t matter if those parents are separated, divorced, or still together. There is a legal right to…

If someone has suffered the horrific loss of a child, the parents have the ability to go forward to present a claim against the responsible party and it doesn’t matter if those parents are separated, divorced, or still together. There is a legal right to…

Within the state of Massachusetts the law recognizes the fact that an unborn child, a fetus, has recourse when they are killed or murdered due to an intentional act, an accident, a collision. If an injury is suffered by a women a carrying child and…

Taunton Woman Convicted of Manslaughter for 2009 DUI Accident A Taunton woman was sentenced to eight years in prison after causing a deadly accident back in July of 2009.  The woman was convicted of manslaughter while driving intoxicated and leaving the scene of a deadly…

Woman Files Wrongful Death Suit Against the Driver and Company That Killed Her Husband Tanya Scott lost her husband two years ago in a tragic accident.  Her husband, Dennis Scott was struck by a truck that was owned by Kayem Foods.  Mr. Scott was near…

In Massachusetts to proceed with a wrongful death claim, a wrongful death action it has to be shown that the death resulted from or was caused by the negligence of another party. Whether it was due to a car accident, the typical negligence standards would…

The number one mistake that I see in the state of Massachusetts following the death of a loved one is not conducting an inquiry or investigation as to the circumstances of that particular incident. For example, if someone dies while they’re at a nursing home…