When someone is injured within the context of a residential construction project, there are many potential targets of recovery. Depending on the facts surrounding the injury, such potential targets include owners, developers, general contractors, construction supervisors, design professionals, and subcontractors. In a perfect world, the party with the most negligence would also be the party …
Social Host Liability
In Massachusetts, a social host can be held liable for injuries caused by a guest or guests of an event where alcohol was made available or served. In February of this year, the Supreme Judicial Court addressed the issue of social host liability in the case of Juliano v. Simpson and refused to find that …
Stay Safe on the Roads this Thanksgiving Weekend
According to AAA Southern New England, 43.6 million Americans are projected to travel 50 miles or more during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Of that number, about 90% are expected to travel by car. Regionally, it is estimated that 13.3% of New Englanders will travel during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. And according to a recent study …
Major Change in Law Allows Better Recovery for Injured Workers
This is a major change in case law. As many former clients of this firm are aware, we often represent parties that have third party claims. The injured party is the first party. The second party is their employer and the third party is anyone else who can be blamed for the accident. However, often …
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Supermarket Slip and Fall Accidents
Thanksgiving week is upon us and with everyone making an extra grocery shopping trip or two, it brings to mind the relatively recent update to Massachusetts law with regards to slip and fall accidents in produce and other ‘self-service’ areas of the grocery store. Almost all grocery stores have self-service areas where customers can sort …
Hepatitis C Outbreak Grows in NH. Keches Law Group Medical Malpractice Team Can help
State expands hepatitis C testing to 6,000 more patients www.kecheslaw.com Testing by the state of an additional 6,000 Exeter Hospital patients begins Saturday at Exeter High School. EXETER ‘ The state is expanding hepatitis C testing to about 6,000 additional Exeter Hospital patients, well beyond the approximately 1,200 originally targeted for testing. The state Department …
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$150,000 Settlement For Keches Law Group
Type: Settlement Amount of Settlement: $ 150,000 Date: March, 2011 Mediator: Brian Mone Injuries alleged: wrongful death Case Summary: The deceased, age 69, was found dead the day after she learned that the trees lining her property were cut down. The Plaintiff claimed that the Defendant, who owned the property abutting the back of the …
Baby Items Such as Bottles, Pacifiers Linked to Thousands of Injuries
The New York Times (5/14, O’Connor) ‘Well’ blog reports that research ‘in the journal Pediatrics highlight several under-recognized causes of injury in young children: bottles, pacifiers and sippy cups, which cause thousands of injuries to the mouth and teeth every year, often when toddlers topple over while holding them in their mouths.’ The Washington Post …
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