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Massachusetts Children Beware of Dangerous Pogo Sticks

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of Rocket Pogo Stick by Bravo Sports after there were 123 incidents, including 9 with reported child injury. According to the CPSC the frame can break and the pin holding the spring causes lacerations to children. Injuries range from lacerations to a chipped tooth to a displaced tooth. Child injury lawyer Neil Burns, who has represented numerous children injured from dangerous or defective products in Massachusetts, urges parents to return the pogo sticks for a safer product.

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Massachusetts Safety Tips for Spring Cleaners

From the prospective of a Massachusetts personal injury lawyer, there are numerous things we can do to keep our homes safe. While Spring-cleaning, it’s perhaps a good time to check up on those things. Smoke detectors should be checked and batteries changed. Be sure they are on the highest ceiling on each floor and strategically placed with respect to heat sources and kitchens.

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Work Related Trucks and Fatality Accident Data

In a study of truck accidents involving fatalities, a multiplicity of statistics show interesting data. We reviewed the Federal Trucks involved in Fatal Accidents data complied by the Center for National Truck and Bus Statistics at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Fatal Accidents database. We intend here merely to highlight some of the data.

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Double Damages Awarded in Massachusetts Legal Malpractice Lawsuit

A Massachusetts judge awarded double damages under Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 93A, in favor of our client who was a victim of legal malpractice. In this case, our client was a double victim. He injured his neck in a Massachusetts motor vehicle accident in 2004 for which another party was at fault, however, after filing a lawsuit, his attorney failed to follow the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure and his case was dismissed in 2009. Our office served Attorney David Driscoll with a 93A Demand letter on March 20, 2010. The attorney failed to respond, in violation of the law, and we had to file suit.

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Massachusetts Child Safety Attorney Notes Child Safety Seat Recall

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that Dorel Juvenile Group is recalling almost 800,000 child safety seats because the locking mechanism is prone to malfunction. Boston child injury lawyer Neil Burns noted that consumers can click here to see if their model is affected. The NHTSA said the solution is simple – Dorel will provide a safe lubricant to prevent sticking, resolving the problem.

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Massachusetts Insurance Lawyers Fees

Your insurance company is responsible for defending you if someone sues you after a Massachusetts motor vehicle accident, or a slip and fall accident at your home in Boston. Right? Sure, however, insurance companies often decline to defend you under what they call a “reservation of rights.” In those cases, they may defend you but not guarantee to pay a judgment, or they may not hire a Massachusetts trial lawyer to defend you.

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Road Rage Not Limited to Drivers

Pedestrians in Boston should be pleased to know that the rage they perceive in other walkers could be very real. Signs of sidewalk rage, according can be assigned to the Pedestrian Aggressiveness Syndrome Scale, ranges from feeling stress and impatience when walking to the extreme psychiatric condition called “intermittent explosive disorder,” or the simple muttering and hogging a lane.

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