Bisphenol A (BPA) is both an ingredient in polycarbonate plastic and an additive to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic. You may recognize its helpful properties in items you regularly use like baby and water bottles, CDs and DVDs, optical lenses and the linings of soft-drink cans. Recent health studies have linked BPA with a higher incidence of diabetes and heart and liver abnormalities. Babies who are fed from polycarbonate bottles are at the greatest risk, but children are also exposed to BPA in a number of other products. Thanks to a push by consumers, products liability attorneys and retailers, the federal government is weighing the health data on BPA. While many drinking containers have already been removed from store shelves, a ban by states would take several years to effect. If you're concerned about BPA, contact a products liability lawyer or visit the consumer-rights organization Healthy Toys .

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$ 3.5 million Settlement for
auto injury

Our eighteen-year-old client was driving on an interstate into the early morning sun. As he drove over a rise in the road, he struck a car that was disabled and stopped in the middle of the road because a 150-pound wheel and tire detached from a tractor-trailer rig traveling in the opposite direction. The lugs holding the tire had broken off, causing the tire and wheel to travel across the median strip, and hit and disable the stopped vehicle.
Awarded: $ 3.5 million

$1,000,000 Jury Verdict for
86 year-old woman

Our client an 86 year-old woman sustained an injury after being struck by a bus. The inattentive bus driver was warned by a passenger that the woman was crossing in front of the bus but could not stop in time to avoid impact.
Awarded: $1,000,000

$785,000 Settlement for
crushed ankle

Our client was operating his motorcycle on a two-lane road when a large box truck made a U-turn into his path of travel. The client attempted to avoid the collision by laying his motorcycle on its side. Unfortunately his lower leg and ankle came in contact with the truck causing seven fractures and soft tissue injury.
Awarded: $785,000

DISCLAIMER: Please note that every case is different and these verdicts and settlements, while accurate, do not represent what we may obtain for you in your case.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is Bisphenol A?

A: Bisphenol A (BPA) is both an ingredient in polycarbonate plastic and an additive to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic. You may recognize its helpful properties in items you regularly use like baby and water bottles, CDs and DVDs, optical lenses and the linings of soft-drink cans.

Recent health studies have linked BPA with a higher incidence of diabetes and heart and liver abnormalities. Babies who are fed from polycarbonate bottles are at the greatest risk, but children are also exposed to BPA in a number of other products. Thanks to a push by consumers, products liability attorneys and retailers, the federal government is weighing the health data on BPA. While many drinking containers have already been removed from store shelves, a ban by states would take several years to effect.

If you're concerned about BPA, contact a products liability lawyer or visit the consumer-rights organization Healthy Toys.

The personal injury attorneys at The Kiley Law Group are dedicated to helping the victims of:

Car, motorcycle, truck, van or bus accident
Single vehicle accidents such as SUV or 15-passenger van rollovers
Pedestrian accidents such as a hit and run
Defective products such as ineffective airbags or seatbelts, prescription drugs with unpublicized side-effects, or hazardous children's toys
Child injury and child abuse such as negligence
Birth injuries such as trauma during labor or cerebral palsy

We Serve Clients Across the State of Massachusetts & Salem, New Hampshire
The firm's headquarters are in Andover, MA and serves the following cities in Massachusetts: Boston, Danvers, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell, Methuen, Middleton, Reading, and Salem, MA and Salem, New Hampshire.

Massachusetts personal injury lawyer, Thomas M. Kiley, is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and is a respected member of the American Association for Justice and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys.

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