That question is now before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and the answer could significantly expand the legal options available to patients harmed by defective implanted devices in this state. The case is Plourde v. Sorin Group USA, Inc., and it involves a...
Ronald Bennett went to a Cape Cod emergency room with shoulder pain. He was told he had rotator cuff tendinitis and cellulitis, given antibiotics, and sent home. He came back two days later in a rapidly deteriorating state. By August 8, 2020, he was dead, killed by...
Earlier this year, a Massachusetts federal court awarded $3 million to a child who suffered permanent neurological injuries after a nurse practitioner failed to properly diagnose and manage severe jaundice in the days following birth. The child was born small for...
If your family has ever moved a loved one into a Massachusetts assisted living facility and been charged an upfront “community fee” at move-in, a March 2026 ruling from the Supreme Judicial Court says that fee may have been illegal, and that the facility...
On April 10, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a first-of-its-kind ruling: Meta Platforms, the owner of Instagram, cannot hide behind a federal law it has long used as a shield to escape accountability for designing a platform that allegedly exploits...
If you have a parent or loved one living in a Massachusetts assisted living residence, or if you’re in the process of choosing one, new proposed regulations from Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office are worth understanding. They represent the first...
