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BROWN v. U.S.

No. 07-2654.

557 F.3d 1 (2009)

Ian J. BROWN; James Brown; Barbara Brown, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES; Boston Edison Company, d/b/a NSTAR Electric, Defendants, Appellees, Verizon New England, Inc., Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 19, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott E. Charnas, with whom Charnas Law Firm, PC was on brief, for appellants.

Michael K. Callahan, with whom Marissa A. Goldberg, was on brief for appellee Boston Edison Company d/b/a NSTAR Electric.

Anita Johnson, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee United States.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, LIPEZ and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Ian Brown suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle accident that occurred near Hartwell Road in Bedford, Massachusetts. Brown's injuries, which resulted from his collision with a utility pole located off the edge of the road and on the "road-side" of a guardrail, left him a paraplegic.

Brown and his parents (for convenience, "Brown") brought a negligence action against Boston Edison, a utility company, and the United States.

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