Klieman & Lyons has obtained a $700,000 award for the surviving spouse of a victim of the 9/11 attacks. The award is one of the largest workers compensation awards ever obtained in Massachusetts.
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“There’s nothing charitable about the care being given at for-profit hospitals ” says Stephen Lyons of treatment provided to his client, Kenneth Jolly, of Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Mr. Jolly was treated in 2008 for a hip fracture and then discharged for rehabilitation at Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital in Braintree, Massachusetts. Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital is well known for rehabilitative care of post surgical patients and is owned and operated by FSQ, Inc., a Delaware for profit corporation. Read the rest of the article…
An incident at the annual Elk’s Lodge barbecue in Attleboro, Massachusetts sparked police brutality and a civil rights action filed by the firm on behalf of a life-long Attleboro resident. Micahel Chora was attending the charity event on August 8, 2008 when the former Chief of Detectives for the Attleboro Police Department, Kenneth Collins, directed members of the Attleboro Police to eject Mr. Chora from the event because of a prior personal dispute he had with Mr. Chora. The suit charges that Mr. Chora was placed in custody by Officers Brian Witherell, James MacDonald and Eric Ventola and then tasered while being escorted from the property. Read the rest of this article…
Former Speaker of the House and Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich in an interview on Sunday’s Face the Nation with Bob Sheefer stated that under a Gingrich presidency “activist” judges with which he disagreed could be arrested and their decisions ignored. In discussing judicial decisions involving the separation of church and state with which he disagreed, Gingrich suggested that judicial decisions which conflict with his views as president could be ignored by the executive and legislative branches of government.
Recall: 2010-2011 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan for bad wheel studs
Dec 9, 2011 9:30 AM
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Ford have issued a recall alert for 2010-2011 model year Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan sedans. The vehicles may have faulty wheel studs that may fracture and possibly cause the wheels to separate from the cars, increasing the likelihood of a collision.
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