Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall) | InjuryBoard Stoughton / Canton

This week, a 112 ton freight car collided with an MBTA commuter train in Canton, injuring 150 people.The incredible crash occurred approximately 5 minutes after a Stoughton lumber yard employee alerted police that a "runaway" freight car was rumbling down the commuter rail tracks.According to published reports, investigators are still trying to determine why a "derailing" device failed to stop...

AutoZone, a popular automobile parts company, was named in a slip and fall lawsuit, filed in Jefferson County District Court, on March 19.The plaintiff claims the company failed to inspect and maintain the premises or provide warning signs, resulting in her slipping and falling in a puddle of water.The plaintiff was shopping at the Lucas AutoZone, on July 27, 2007 when she slipped and fell in a...

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...