Author Archives: John Sheehan
Proposed Federal Regulation May Reduce Truck Rollover Accidents
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed a new federal safety regulation. The new regulation would require large commercial trucks and buses to have electronic stability control (ESC) systems. The NHTSA estimates that the installation of ESC in large trucks and buses could reduce rollever crashes by more than half… Read More »
Motorcyclists at High Risk of Accidents in Summer
Over the next few weeks, motorcyclists in Boston and across Massachusetts will bring out their motorcycles, as the year’s peak motorcycling season kicks off. This is also one of the most dangerous times of the year for motorcyclists. Appropriately enough, the month of May is being marked as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, to encourage awareness… Read More »
Seven Injured In Somerville, MA Rollover Accident
As reported by the Somerville Patch, two cars collided yesterday afternoon on Mystic Valley Parkway at the intersection of Route 16 and Boston Avenue in Somerville, Massachusetts during rush hour traffic. The impact in the two car collision caused an SUV to rollover. Seven people were taken to nearby hospitals for injuries sustained in this car accident. Fire Departments… Read More »
OSHA Cites Lancaster, Massachusetts Company For Work Fatality
On May 7, 2012, OSHA announced that it issued a willful citation to a Lancaster, Massachusetts packaging manufactuer in connection with the death of a company employee. The OSHA citation alleged 12 safety violations. The incident happened last November, 2011. The employee was operating a corrugated box-making machine when he became entangled in an unguarded… Read More »
Failure To Use Turn Signal Causes More Car Accidents than Texting
A new report recently published by the Society of Automotive Engineers confirms that failure to use a turn signal causes about 2 Million car accidents each year in the United States. The SAE study examined 12,000 turning vehicles in the field. About 25% of drivers failed to use a turn signal when making a turn. … Read More »
Third-Party Pain & Suffering Not Subject To Workers Comp Lien
In a recent case, Curry v. Great American Insurance Company, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that verdict and settlement allocations for pain and suffering are not subject to the workers compensation insurer’s lien under MGL c. 152, s. 15. Curry involved a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit brought by a widow whose husband… Read More »
Five Things You Need To Do After A Work Injury
If you’ve ever been hurt in an accident — whether a car accident or work accident — it is common that you don’t even realize that you were injured until some time after the accident. It may be hours or even days after that you realize that nagging ache or pain is something more serious… Read More »
Senior Drivers Struggle with Scanning for Accident Hazards
As many lawyers have noted, senior drivers are much more likely to be involved in certain types of accidents, like right-of-way accidents at intersections. A new study tries to establish the reasons for this, and finds that these motorists are more likely to struggle with identifying accident hazards. The researchers were looking at the reasons why… Read More »
Risk of Accidents Highest for Beginner Motorcyclists
Motorcyclists, who have been on the road for just a few days, are at the highest risk of accidents. In fact, the risk of an accident is the highest during the first 30 days on the road. You don’t have to be a Boston motorcycle accident attorney to understand why this is so. What’s intriguing… Read More »
Report Documents Lax Construction Safety Standards at AvalonBay
A report on the lack of adherence to safety standards at REIT giant AvalonBay should be compulsory reading for construction workers and Boston construction accident attorneys. The report titled Troubling Developments – The History of Safety Problems, Law-Breaking Contractors and Unaffordable Health Insurance at AvalonBay Communities has been prepared by the union 32BJ SEIU, and… Read More »
