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When Do I Have to File My Personal Injury Case?
Swartz & Lynch, LLP in Boston is dedicated to helping people recover for their injuries. When you are in an accident, you should seek immediate medical treatment, then get help pursuing reimbursement for your medical care. Our team of caring attorneys puts your needs first and aggressively fights for compensation that fully and fairly meets […]
Massachusetts Laws Point to Owners for Dog Bite Liability
Devastating dog bite injuries and other animal attacks often happen to small children and older adults who are less able to defend themselves. Serious injuries may result in far more damage than a cut or puncture wound. When an animal causes in injury to another person, the owner or keeper of the animal may be […]
What Happens When the Person Hired to Protect You Hurts You?
Employers have a duty to protect potential clients by not hiring people who have backgrounds that make them unsuitable for particular kinds of work. Health care facilities and home care services are the kinds of employers who should perform diligent background checks to ensure the safety of future patients. Unfortunately, employers don’t always keep up […]
Litigating to Get Dangerous Products Off the Shelves
When you walk into a store and purchase an item of any kind, you have the reasonable expectation that if you use the product according to manufacturer instructions, you should be fine, particularly if the item carries a tag from an inspection body like Underwriters Laboratories. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case. Lawsuits aren’t always […]
Vehicle Defects are Car Manufacturers’ Dirty Secret
Many thousands of people have died in accidents caused by automotive defects. Auto manufacturers sometimes recall defective vehicles voluntarily, but many do so only after serious accidents have been reported by consumers, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) gets involved. Unofficial investigations on the rise Auto manufacturers are required to tell NHTSA about […]
What Kind of Burn Do You Have — First-, Second-, Third- or Fourth-Degree?
Every burn is painful, but some burns are deeper, more damaging and take longer to heal. Extremely severe burns may require extensive medical care, followed by physical therapy for victims to regain use of the affected limb. Significant scarring may be unavoidable. How deep is your burn? The severity of burns is categorized in first-, […]
Sometimes Just Reading the Warning Label is not Enough
In June of 2012, a Massachusetts resident decided it was a good day for cooking on the grill. To protect his skin from sunburn, he walked away from his hot grill to apply an aerosol sunscreen to his chest, neck and ears. Little did he know that although the aerosol can warned consumers not to […]
Flammable Fabrics Can Cause Devastating Burns
Few people consider the flammability of the fabrics they bring into their homes and the dangers these fabrics can pose to their families. In fact, most people are completely unaware that certain fabrics are supposed to be labeled according to their flammability. Dangerous fabrics cause second- and third-degree burns in seconds Some fabrics are extremely […]
Avoid Flammable and Corrosive Dangers in Your Home
You may be in danger of a house fire or chemical burn and not know it. Many common products used for cleaning or other household purposes have serious risks of injury if the products or vapors come into contact with an ignition source, or when products come into direct contact with skin. Flammable products around […]