January 30, 2013
Staff Layoffs at Taunton’s Morton Hospital
Morton Hospital provides important healthcare services to the city of Taunton and its surrounding suburbs. Unfortunately, the hospital is facing financial difficulties and may soon layoff some of its employees. In 2011, Steward Health Care System bought the hospital, which was burdened with millions of dollars of debt from employee pensions. Steward is a for-profit…
January 30, 2013
Accident Attorneys in Massachusetts
The 2009 Emergency Department Summary Report of the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care shows that there are around 29.5 million patients admitted for unintentional injuries or accidents admitted in the emergency department of U.S. hospitals. Injuries from accidents also accounted for around 118,000 deaths. The incidents characterized as unintentional include falls, motor vehicle crashes or…
January 24, 2013
Legal Options for Sexual Abuse
Sexual abuse can be devastating in so many ways, for so many reasons. For the most part, this crime is so incredibly destructive because of the fact that such a significant percentage of its victims are under the age of 18. The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) claims that someone in the United…
January 24, 2013
What Types of Car Accident Injuries Constitute a Personal Injury Claim?
Following an accident, one of the most prominent questions on victims’ minds is whether or not they are injured enough to pursue a personal injury claim. There is no hard and fast rule, and it will vary state to state—for example, if you are in a car accident in Pennsylvania, you are subject to limited…
January 22, 2013
Facial Injuries in Car Accidents
When you hear about facial injuries as they relate to car accidents most think about cosmetic injuries. Lacerations that require stitches tend to leave scars. To treat the scars it may take cosmetic surgery and some think that as medically not necessary. Unfortunately, injuries to the face can be much more serious than lacerations leaving…
January 10, 2013
Food Court Accident Injures 10
Food Court Accident Injures 10 Ontario, California—A panel falling from the ceiling in an Ontario Mills mall injured ten people when a recently remodeled food court’s ceiling decorations gave way. Seven of the injured were taken to the hospital, at least one with traumatic head injuries, according to ABC News. The portion of the ceiling…
January 2, 2013
Westport, MA Man Receives $100,000 Settlement as a Victim of Reckless Driving
Just recently, a 23 year old client (name withheld for confidentiality purposes) received a significant settlement for damages after hiring the New Bedford Car Accident Attorneys at d’Oliveira & Associates. The personal injury and auto accident attorneys at d’Oliveira & Associates recently recovered a settlement of $100,000 for one of their New Bedford clients. Attorney…
January 2, 2013
Fatal Auto Accident Victim’s Family Receives the Maximum Compensation in Settlement
Recently, the estate of a deceased Rhode Island woman received significant damages after hiring the Woonsocket Car Accident Attorneys at d’Oliveira & Associates. The auto accident attorneys at d’Oliveira & Associates recently recovered a settlement of $250,000 for one of their clients. The client represented was the Administrator of the estate of an 88 year…