According to the Massachusetts Port Authority ‘ which manages Boston’s cruise ship port, Cruiseport Boston, over 300,000 passengers pass through the port each year. The 2016 season will bring 117 vessels through the port, which is the home base for four ships as well as a port of call for numerous ships on 17 different …
Vehicle Recalls
On Thursday, January 21, 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched a new Public Awareness Campaign, ‘Safe Cars Save Lives.’ The goal of this campaign is to encourage automobile owners to routinely check for any applicable vehicle recalls issued by their vehicle manufacturer. As the Department of Transportation’s release notes, …
Dow Chemical Plant Explosion
On Thursday, January 7, 2015, an explosion rocked the Dow Chemical Plant in North Andover, Massachusetts. As a result of the incident, police, and firefighters, as well as paramedics and EMT’s, responded to the scene. Although the damage appears to have been contained, authorities have reported that four people were injured in the incident and …
Third Party Claims: Identifying Additional Causes of Accidents
In July 2015, an ironworker was seriously injured in the course of his employment when he fell 40 feet at the central parking garage at Logan Airport. Investigators revealed that the worker had fallen onto a piece of precast concrete that had also fallen. The 53-year-old man, a resident of Connecticut, was transported by ambulance …
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Dole Spinach Recalls: Be Healthy with your Health Food
Dole recently announced that a number of its bagged spinach products are being recalled due to salmonella poisoning. According to the US Food and Drug Administration, the spinach tested positive for salmonella in random tests performed by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. You can read more about the recall this CNN article …
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Forced Arbitration Agreements ‘ What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
You may not realize it, but every time you sign up for a credit card, a cable company or a cell phone service, you are also signing a contract that will severely limit your rights in the event of a dispute with one of those providers. Most people don’t know that what’s buried in the …
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The Prevailing Wage
‘The Bacon Davis Act’ sets prevailing wages for federal contractor jobs, and the Massachusetts Prevailing Wage Law (G.L. c. 149, ‘? 26 ‘ 27,) sets wages for certain jobs involving the state or local governments. Under this law, payments by employers to health and welfare plans, pension plans and supplemental unemployment benefit plans under collective …
Personal Injuries Involving the MBTA
On June 12, 2015, an MBTA bus struck a car in a Revere parking lot, causing significant damage to the car and injuries to the driver and a bystander. On Monday, September 21, 2015, an MBTA red line train hit and killed a middle-aged man at JFK station. The man was pronounced dead at the …
