The bostonchannel.com reports today that the Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (the highest court in Massachusetts) announced that for people who represent themselves in Massachusetts courts, a new handbook will be made available. According to the Chief Justice, the handbook will advise people on “courtroom demeanor, personnel and procedure.” I think this […]

A personal injury attorney practicing in Hartwich, Massachusetts was indicted Friday for stealing settlement monies from his clients. The attorney settled his clients personal injury claims without their permission, and cashed the settlement checks by endorsing both his name and the name of the client on the checks. The settlement checks that he unlawfully endorsed totaled around […]

A Washington family settled with a Spokane trucking company for 15.6 million dollars stemming from a catastrophic 2001 trucking accident. Click here for a link to the full article provided by onlinelawyersource.com.

As mentioned on an earlier post, if you have been involved in an auto accident in Massachusetts, your insurance carrier will pay the first $2000.00 in medical bills you incur as a result of the accident. You may have to go to an Independent Medical Examination (IME) before your carrier pays for your medical bills, […]

Jonathan G. Stein, a California PI attorney who I have mentioned before on this blog, has written a great article on how even low-impact accidents can cause great damage to a motor vehicle. Check out the post here.

The survivors of the the late actor John Ritter have reached a tentative settlement figure with the Burbank, California hospital where Ritter died on September 11, 2003. Ritter’s survivors brought a lawsuit against the hospital for wrongful death. As a young kid I was highly entertained by Ritter when he played Jack Tripper on the […]

Following up on previous posts regarding mediation and arbitration of personal injury claims in Massachusetts, I found the following article on findlaw.com that does a good job of explaining the respective processes of each. Once again I invite you to contact me with any questions you have about mediation and arbitration and how they can […]

Many people have heard the word deposition before, but many people do not know what a deposition actually is. In its most basic sense a deposition is an examination under oath, conducted by one party to a lawsuit against the other party to the lawsuit. For example if you had a car accident and a […]

Owning a dog can be one of life’s greatest pleasures. However, if you have a dog and that dog attacks and/or bites someone, you can be held personally liable. Your homeowners insurance policy will likely insure you for any personal injuries that your dog causes. By the way, the insurance industry pays on average close […]

Massachusetts law requires that you must carry a minimum of $20,000.00 in uninsured motorist coverage. But what is uninsured motorist coverage? It is coverage you are required to purchase from your auto insurance carrier in the event someone without auto insurance injures you in a motor vehicle accident. This is referred to as a “first-party claim” because it […]