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• Physician Apologies

  Bruce Bierhans | November 30, 2008 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  The Cape Cod Times recently published an editorial supporting an evidentiary change making physician aplogies inadmissable at trial. The following is a copy of my letter to the Editor, published a...

• The Fed. Govt..He Ain't Heavy; He's My Brother

  Bruce Bierhans | October 19, 2008 11:03 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  Well; here we are. An unprecedented period of inadequate regulation of financial institutions, resulting in the ruin of many, has lead to what will undoubtedly be a lengthy period of government...

• Law and the Theater/"Gloves Off "in Truro

  Bruce Bierhans | August 02, 2008 8:29 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  I firmly believe that good trial lawyers must have a "release" of sorts to cope with the stress of the job. My three are the ocean, exercise and the theater. After a brief career as an actor in the...

• Cell Phones and Driving

  Bruce Bierhans | February 11, 2008 2:58 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  See the entry on Cell Phones and Driving in my Southeastern Massachusetts blog.Bruce A. Bierhans

• Snow and Soft Tissue Injuries

  Bruce Bierhans | January 16, 2008 2:56 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  It's that time of year on Cape Cod. You're stopped at a red light and your car gets hit in the rear end by another vehicle.Your car has some damage, but it's minimal. You get out of the vehicle a bit stunned, but tell everyone you feel ok. Two days later, your lower back and/or neck hurt and you feel fatigued with a mild headache. Sound familiar?You likely have what is known in our profession as...

• Parent Sues Mattel After Toy Recall

  Jenny Albano | August 13, 2007 9:38 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A parent has sued Mattel Inc. and Fisher Price Inc. over a toy after the companies recalled over 1.5 million toys due to a possibility that the product had too much lead in the surface paint. The plaintiff, Farrah Shoukry, is seeking a refund for the toys and money for diagnostic lead poisoning tests.Shoukry, who bought one of the recalled toys for her daughter, wants class action status for...

• Jury Finds Against Notre Dame Football Coach in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

  Chrissie Cole | August 05, 2007 2:41 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  On Tuesday, a jury found against Notre Dame Football coach Charlie Weis, in his medical malpractice lawsuit. The suit claimed two doctors botched his after-care following gastric bypass surgery five years ago. The jury reached their decision in less than a day, finding two Massachusetts General Hospital surgeons were not negligent.Weis, 51, claimed the surgeons were negligent for allowing him to...

• "Good Samaritan" Responsible for Hit-and-Run Accident

  Christina Cole | April 05, 2007 3:27 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A "good Samaritan" who called 911 after stopping to help a 7-year-old girl in a hit-and-run accident last week, was actually the driver that struck her, police said.The man, 24, was arrested on felony charges for being a habitual offender, his conduct following the accident and for filing a false accident report.The girl was riding her toy scooter last Friday across the street from her house...

• Mistrial in Weis' Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

  Christina Cole | February 21, 2007 1:34 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A mistrial has been declared in Notre Dame Football Coach Charlie Weis' medical malpractice lawsuit after a juror collapses and many doctors - including two of the defendants - rush to help him.The juror started moaning as he was listening to expert testimony in defense of Massachusetts General Hospital Surgeons. Weis's claims surgeons botched his care in June 2002 when he had gastric bypass...

• Trash in Car Caused Crash

  Christina Cole | February 12, 2007 11:27 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  West Yarmouth Police report there was so much trash in the driver's car that some fell onto the gas and brake petals, causing her to lose control of her Ford Focus.While in the midst of losing control of the vehicle, the driver went through a post office parking space, up over the curb and across the freeway before hitting a Ford Explorer and backing over the sidewalk and then hitting a flower...