Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor, nurse, surgeon or other health professional is negligent in providing proper care, resulting in patient harm. Some of the more common examples of malpractice included birth injuries, misdiagnosis, surgical accidents and...
Tips to avoid rush-hour accidents
As many workplaces return to business as usual, traffic during rush hour has increased throughout Massachusetts. Drivers may be at risk for accidents as they acclimate to the higher volume of cars, trucks and motorcycles on the state's roads. Review these rush-hour...
What are physical signs of a TBI?
After suffering from a head injury, you are also likely to deal with injury to the brain, too. Unfortunately, it is sometimes hard to pinpoint signs of a brain injury. But with traumatic brain injuries (TBI), the signs are often easier to notice. While TBI signs come...
What can make neck strain a serious matter?
Suffering serious pain from an injury is something nobody should have to endure, yet it may happen if you slip and fall or get into an automobile collision. Sometimes an injury produces neck strain. This happens when one or multiple fibers in your neck muscles or...
Did you suffer a serious injury in a slip and fall?
You probably make sure to watch where you walk when you know that the potential for falling exists. However, while in a store, you are probably too busy looking for what you need to buy to pay close attention. Besides, you don't expect something on the floor to cause...
When accident injury leads to medical malpractice, who is liable?
When another vehicle careened across the solid yellow line and slammed into your car, you may have said a quick prayer and hoped for the best as you heard a loud crash. The next thing you remember is waking up on a gurney in the back of an ambulance as rescue workers...
Daydreaming may be your biggest risk factor behind the wheel
Like most Massachusetts residents, your life may be very busy. If you're married with children, you likely consider it a great challenge to find even a clear inch of space on your weekly calendar in which to write a new entry. Do you sometimes forget if you're coming...
Trucking toward recovery after an accident with a semitrailer
Truck accidents can be quite serious, and they have the potential to cause great harm to the people involved. This is especially true for Massachusetts motorists in smaller vehicles who may be hurt because of the reckless or negligent actions of the truck driver....
Trick-or-treating tips for traffic safety
With Halloween just around the corner, you, like most parents, are probably thinking about pumpkin carving, sugar highs and costume preparation. On top of all that, you may even be worrying about the dangers of the evening and already planning how best to protect your...
To err may be human, but medical mistakes go beyond simple error
You trusted a health care professional with your life or the life of someone you love, only to discover that through recklessness, laziness or even just careless oversight, that trust was sorely misplaced. The worst part is that this then leaves you to shoulder the...
