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• Do I Have Enough Motor Vehicle Insurance??

  Bruce Bierhans | January 04, 2008 2:33 PM | 0 CommentsStoughton / Canton, MA

  This past summer, particularly in the geographic area of our Cape Cod offices, there were more car accident fatalities than there had been in many years. When these tragedies occur, the surviving family often includes a spouse and minor children. Unfortunately, we often find that there exists insufficient coverage available to provide for the survivors.With the economy in a tailspin, consumers...

• Can Recission Save Your Home?

  Bruce Bierhans | December 22, 2007 8:24 AM | 0 CommentsStoughton / Canton, MA

  Allright...this is an "injury board" website. However, what injury is worse than losing your home?Our firm has been involved extensively in "Predatory Lending" cases. However, a loan does not have to be "predatory" to give you the right to rescind a loan and save your home. In your loan documents, if you refinanced your principal residence, mistakes may have been made in calculationg your APR...

• Philadelphia Attorney Accused of Faking Accidents & Cashing In

  Chrissie Cole | December 18, 2007 12:18 AM | 0 CommentsStoughton / Canton, MA

  A Philadelphia attorney is accused of making bogus accident claims that have netted over $2.5 million over the past 25 years.Most of the fake cases involved slip and fall accidents outside various business establishments, along with several motor vehicle accidents that turned out to be staged.An insurance investigator tipped off prosecutors after finding out that a slip and fall outside a North...

• Massachusetts Woman Awarded $2.5M for HIV Misdiagnosis

  Chrissie Cole | December 13, 2007 2:38 AM | 0 CommentsStoughton / Canton, MA

  A Worcester Superior Court jury awarded $2.5 million in damages to a Massachusetts woman misdiagnosed with HIV. She was given a powerful array of drug treatments for nearly nine years before discovering she was misdiagnosed.The malpractice lawsuit alleged the doctor, at University of Massachusetts Medical Center, failed to order the proper tests to confirm the diagnosis even after several blood...

• Jury Awards Parents $1.5M in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Fraternity

  Chrissie Cole | December 05, 2007 3:17 AM | 0 CommentsStoughton / Canton, MA

  The parents of a Plattsburgh State freshman who died on March 12, 2003 after 12 days of continuous hazing, has been awarded $1.5 in a wrongful death lawsuit against one of the fraternity members.The New York Supreme Court has ordered him to pay the family $1 million in punitive damages, $400,000 in compensatory damages and $100,000 for wrongful death.He'd been deprived of sleep for days,...

• Two Women Killed, One Seriously Injured in Wareham Car Crash

  Chrissie Cole | November 29, 2007 11:34 PM | 0 CommentsStoughton / Canton, MA

  Two women were killed and a third was seriously injured in a four-vehicle car accident this morning, on Route 6, in Wareham, according to police.The accident happened just after 9:30 am, Thursday, in front of the Burger King on Cranberry Highway. A Ford Taurus apparently traveling at a high rate of speed, crossed the double yellow lines and struck another vehicle. After the initial crash, the...

• Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp. Suspends Marketing of Trasylol

  Chrissie Cole | November 05, 2007 1:35 AM | 0 CommentsStoughton / Canton, MA

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has requested Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp., halt all marketing of Trasylol, a drug used to stop bleeding during heart surgery. The decision was made to pull the drug off the market following a Canadian study that showed an increased risk of death during use.On Oct. 26, FDA issued an Early Communication about an Ongoing Safety Review of Trasylol in response...

• Barbie Accessory Toys Recalled for Excessive Lead

  Chrissie Cole | September 04, 2007 2:03 AM | 0 CommentsStoughton / Canton, MA

  Mattel, in cooperation with CPSC, announced a voluntary recall of Barbie accessory toys due to excessive levels of lead in the surface paint. Lead is toxic and if ingested by small children it can cause adverse health effects.Product numbers, model names and date codes of the recalled toys can be found on Mattel's website. Date codes and product codes are printed on the largest piece of the toy...

• Law Offices of Bruce A. Bierhans, LLC

  Staff Writer | May 18, 2007 6:01 PM | 0 CommentsStoughton / Canton, MA

  Today, the Law Offices of Bruce A. Bierhans, LLC has an unparalleled record of success in medical malpractice as well as personal injury, pharmaceutical malpractice, negligence and motor vehicle accident cases. The firm is equally accomplished in criminal and civil litigation.Our firm also specializes in what are referred to as "predatory lending" cases. These cases involve borrowers saddled...

• Bruce Bierhans, Attorney at Law

  Staff Writer | May 18, 2007 6:00 PM | 0 CommentsStoughton / Canton, MA

  Attorney Bierhans has been trying cases for over 26 years. A former professional actor, Bruce has tried cases in the areas of business law, personal injury law, employment law and criminal law. He prides himself on the personal attention that clients receive from himself and his staff. Service to his clients, and quality of work are, and always have been the focus of his practice. The many...