The Massachusetts Personal Injury Newsletter

The National Safety Council recently released the 2014 edition of Injury Facts®, which details safety statistics and trends across the U.S. and worldwide. Injury Facts has been the Council’s go-to resource for all safety statistics for more than 90 years. Among the more surprising statistics in the 2014 edition: 1. Poisonings, including those from unintentional opioid prescription painkiller overdoses, were the leading cause of death in 18 states and Washington, D.C. The increase in fatalities corresponds with the national increase in deaths from drug poisonings, including those involving prescription painkillers. 2. Cell phone use is now estimated to be involved in 26 percent of all motor vehicle crashes – up from the previous year. 3. An estimated 5 percent of cell phone-related crashes involve texting, while 21 percent involve drivers talking on handheld or hands-free cell phones. 4. In 2012, the number of teen motor vehicle occupant deaths decreased, but motor vehicle crashe...

  What you should know about injuries caused by dogs in Massachusetts By Joseph F. De Leo, Esq. Recently in the news there have been a number of stories reporting dogs biting and attacking people, especially children, sometimes resulting in serious and disfiguring injuries.   In some cases, these injuries are so severe that they require multiple sutures, repeated hospital visits and even plastic surgery to avoid permanent scarring often with mixed results.   Should you or a loved one suffer such an injury it is important that you know that you have a right to file a claim to compensate you for the expensive medical bills, disfigurement, and pain and suffering you have incurred from a dog bite.   As an attorney who has handled numerous claims involving attacks by dogs, I would like to share with you what Massachusetts law says about these types of injuries and what you should do if you or someone you care about should unfortunately suffer a dog bite or at...