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T-bone collision at stop sign leaves driver with knee injury
The defendant failed to yield after stopping at a stop sign, causing a T-bone type collision and significant front-end damage to the plaintiff’s vehicle.
Jury awards just initial medical expenses in parking lot collision
The case involved a parking lot incident in which the defendant backed into the plaintiff’s vehicle.
Commercial truck hits family’s car; infant among injured
In May 2024, a family, including an infant, was seriously injured when their car was struck from behind by a commercial truck driving at a high rate of speed while in traffic on a highway.
Cyclist crossing one-way intersection hit by tow truck
The plaintiff bicyclist was struck by a tow truck while crossing a one-way intersection at night on the way to a friend’s house.
Insurer agrees to policy limit in collision that appears minor
The 77-year-old plaintiff was driving his leased Tesla on the entry ramp from Route 2 onto Route 111 in Acton when his car was tapped from behind. Any visible property damage was slight, and there was no head strike or loss of consciousness.
Truck driver hits bicyclist; injuries eventually prove fatal
A woman was struck by a large commercial vehicle while she was riding her bicycle. She sustained injuries that eventually proved fatal.
Student driver taking road test collides with other vehicle
On April 15, 2023, a young student driver was completing an official road test. In the car were his sponsor (the decedent, 81, seated in the back and wearing a seatbelt) and an RMV road agent (in the front passenger seat).
Driver suffers permanent nerve damage in arm after crash
In August 2023, the 51-year-old plaintiff suffered severe right-arm radial/ulnar fractures when the defendant pulled into her lane of travel on the Newburyport Turnpike in Rowley.
Woman walking dog hit by SUV; suffers injuries, scarring
On a cold winter evening in 2024, the plaintiff was walking her dog in Boston and lawfully crossing a street within a marked crosswalk. At the same time, the defendant, driving a large SUV, attempted to take a left-hand turn and struck the plaintiff, causing her to fall to the ground.
Appeals Court to decide if ‘struck’ requires contact in PIP context
The Massachusetts Appeals Court will decide if personal injury protection covers pedestrians injured while avoiding cars without direct impact.
School bus strikes, drags pedestrian in fatal collision
The decedent was killed when a school bus struck her while she was crossing the street in a marked crosswalk in Mattapan.
Delivery truck slams into pickup, killing its driver on impact
In the summer of 2024, the plaintiff’s decedent was driving east on a Massachusetts highway en route from work to his home. At the same time, a delivery truck operated by the defendant’s employee was traveling in the westbound lane at a high rate of speed.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Injury during baby’s adenoidectomy leads to stroke
- Construction worker’s hand caught in cement mixer
- Worker trapped in freezer, dies during steam cleaning
- Pedestrian, 69, hit by motor vehicle while in crosswalk
- Four-vehicle pileup leaves driver with spinal cord injury
- Nursing home staff blamed for kidney-failure death
- Pharmacy’s late delivery blamed for patient’s death
- Man, 25, drowns after swimming lesson at fitness club
Opinion Digests
- Jurisdiction – Forum selection clause – Non-signatory
- Criminal – Responsibility
- Attorneys – Lien
- Landlord and tenant – Default judgment
- Zoning – Constructive grant – Comprehensive permit
- Fraud – False Claims Act – Settlement share
- Civil practice – Discovery – Cybersecurity
