Results tagged “MBTA” from Massachusetts Injury Lawyer Blog

June 1, 2010

Scheme at the MBTA Results in Buses Going Uninspected

MBTA scheme resulted in 200 buses going without routine inspections

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May 27, 2009

MBTA Refuses to Add Key Safety System to Prevent Injuries to Passengers

The MBTA has again refused to install simple safety system that would prevent crashes on its Green Line in Massachusetts

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May 9, 2009

MBTA Green Line Crash Caused by Texting Operator--Scores Injured in Boston Tunnel Accident

MBTA Train Crash Caused by Texting Train Operator at Park Street Station in Boston injures scores of passengers; the operator's negligence was the obvious cause of the accident

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February 25, 2009

Death of 82-Year-Old Woman in MBTA Escalator Accident in Boston Investigated

Escalator accident causes death of 82-year-old woman in Boston; cause of accident being investigated.

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December 1, 2008

Boston Jury Finds MBTA Liable in $3.98 Million Verdict for Injured Pedestrian

A Suffolk County jury found the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority liable for a pedestrians injuries. The judgment will be $5.4 million.

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May 29, 2008

MBTA D-Line Trolley Cars Collide in Newton, MA; Several Injuries and One Death Reported

Breakstone, White & Gluck, P.C. is representing the victim of the MBTA train crash in Newton, Massachusetts in May 2008.

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March 26, 2008

Serious MBTA Commuter Rail Accident on Stoughton Line Injures 150 Passengers

UPDATE (4/18/08): The MBTA has filed suit against CSX Transportation and Cohenno lumber company of Stoughton, Massachusetts. The suit alleges that the runaway freight car did not have its hand brakes set, that chocks were not in place, that lumber...

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