Case Facts The plaintiff was nearly 48 years old when she went on a date with a friend to a bar in Peabody, Massachusetts. The friend was well-known at the bar and drank alcohol there regularly. The friend was served alcohol beyond the point of…
Consumer Case Studies
Lab Mistake Causes Unnecessary Surgery
A woman, five months pregnant, went to her doctor’s office for a routine biopsy. Because of the negligence of the lab performing the biopsy, she was informed that she had a particularly insidious form of cancer, which was an immediate threat to her life and…
Exploratory Laparotomy Leaves Behind a Sponge
The plaintiff was 85 years old when she underwent an exploratory laparotomy at the defendant’s hospital in Essex County, Massachusetts. Two nurses and one scrub technician conducted various counts of the sponges and instruments during the surgery. The intra-operative notes confirmed that all of the…
Dangerous Pathway Causes Severely Broken Leg
A 63-year-old pediatrician was invited to his friend’s home in Wakefield, New Hampshire. The homeowner had designed and constructed a dock and walkway that led from the waterfront to his house. The right side of the walkway angled sharply uphill, while the left side led…
Object Left in 18-Year Old for Over a Year
The plaintiff was 18 years old when she underwent a laparotomy at the defendant’s hospital in Essex County, Massachusetts. Two nurses and one scrub technician allegedly conducted three separate counts of surgical instruments and sponges during the procedure. For nearly a year following the procedure,…
Drain Cleaner Product Fails to Warn, Causes Severe Burns
The plaintiff was in his 40s and owned a restaurant in Marblehead, Massachusetts. He was using a lye drain opener to unclog a drain in the kitchen of his restaurant. The drain did not clear and he used the product again. During the second application,…
$625k Due to the Negligent Care of a Nursing Home Resident
Mazow | McCullough brought a case against a Massachusetts nursing home for patient negligence.
Elderly Woman Dies from E. Coli Tainted Beef
Mazow | McCullough brought a product liability case against a New Hampshire supermarket for selling meat that was infected with E. coli bacteria.
$225,000 for permanent, painful and disfiguring scarring
The plaintiff, a 49 year old woman, was invited to the defendant’s home to watch a New England Patriots game. While sitting on the floor and engaged in a conversation with defendant’s daughter, she was bitten in the face by defendant’s. The bite left a…
Drone crashes onto dance floor at wedding reception
A drone crashed into two (2) clients while they were dancing at a wedding reception. After Mazow & McCullough filed the lawsuit we were able to determine who the owner and operator of the drone was at the time of the incident. Mazow & McCullough…
