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• Left Hand Turns

  Bruce Bierhans | June 23, 2008 2:41 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  AHHH...Cape Cod in the summer. Beaches, fried seafood, sun and surf ...and NO left hand turns! I was at a cocktail party over the weekend for a local charity in which I'm involved. One of the...

• Car Accidents and Solicitation

  Bruce Bierhans | May 07, 2008 3:18 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  You would think the summer was already here. Every day, The Log in the Cape Cod Times lists three or four serious local car accidents involving everything from drunk drivers and cars crashing into...

• Turnpike wants Documents Sealed in Wrongful Death Lawsuit

  Christina Cole | March 25, 2007 3:20 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, citing concern for the public's safety, has asked a state judge to seal documents in the wrongful death suit filed by the family of a Jamaica Plain woman that was killed in July when the Interstate 90 connector tunnel ceiling collapsed.Lawyers for the Turnpike Authority argue the Homeland Security Act allows the agency to withhold certain formation that...

• Woman Files Wrongful Death Suit Against JetBlue Airways

  Christina Cole | January 01, 2007 1:59 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against JetBlue Airways Corp., claiming the air carrier ignored her husband as he suffered a fatal heart attack during a flight two years ago.On February 16, 2005, Robert Fossett Jr., was a passenger on the Boston-bound JetBlue Flight, when another passenger witnessed him go into "cardiac distress" and tried to alert the flight crew, according to court...

• Cape Innovations in Alternative Fuel Research

  Kwon Faith | August 05, 2009 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  The Cape Cod Times reported recently that “Dealing with the Cape’s pond scum could prove to be a financial windfall.” Yes, algae-based biodiesel is being explored as the next...

• Just When You Think Your Child is Safe...

  Bruce Bierhans | June 18, 2008 3:50 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  As a parent, wouldn't you think your child was safe if he or she attended an overnight graduation related event on school grounds? Of course, you would have every right to believe that such an event...

• Tanker Explosion Badly Burns Trucker

  Jenny Albano | March 28, 2008 11:35 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  On Friday, March 28, a tanker exploded and shut down Interstate 91 in Chicopee. The driver of the tanker became badly burned after being trapped inside the truck during and after the explosion. Over a dozen drivers stopped their vehicles to try and free the man from the wreckage but were stopped by the flames.The driver was finally rescued and taken to a local hospital. The driver suffered...

• Yet Another ATV Accident

  Bruce Bierhans | March 24, 2008 2:08 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  On Saturday night, a twelve year old boy sustained serious injuries in an accident involving an ATVin Harwich.For years, consumer groups have sought further regulation of these vehicles because of their weight, design flaws...and their propensity to cause serious injuries, including head injuries, in adolescent males. In the Harwich case, the Cape Cod Times reported that several witnesses fled...

• Burger King Slip and Fall Trial Set to Begin

  Christina Cole | May 17, 2007 6:18 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  On May 14th, a Madison County Circuit Court Judge began jury selection in a slip and fall lawsuit against Burger King and Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel.The woman filed the lawsuit against the Bethalto Burger King and Aramark on November 3, 2005. The suit seeks damages in excess of $100,000.She claims on May 28, 2004, she was visting Burger King when her foot caught the edge of the floor mat...

• Wife Ordered to Pay $3.75 Million over Husband's Death

  Christina Cole | February 04, 2007 12:34 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A woman that killed her cheating husband by running him down with her car in a jealous rage was ordered to pay $3.75 million to her in-laws on Friday.A jury awarded the sum in a wrongful-death lawsuit filed against Clara Harris.Harris repeatedly ran over her orthodontist husband with her car in 2002 in the parking lot of a hotel after finding him there with his receptionist/mistress. Harris was...