Massachusetts Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation Law BlogThis story is from today's edition of BostonGlobe.com:
After fall, insurers’ auto rates up again
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Massachusetts Automobile Insurance Rates On the Rise
Articles Posted in Current Affairs
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New Article Published
Proud to present an article I wrote about how I started up my Massachusetts personal injury law office which is featured on the Starting Out Solo (SOS) website. Here it is:
Opening Stories – Christopher Earley
Written on May 10, 2012 by Gabriel Cheong in Opening Stories
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Great Article on How Insurance Industry Profits from Delaying Fair Settlement of Claims
I love this article. It helps to promulgate the much needed message that insurance companies are not concerned with treating the injured fairly. Rather, they are concerned solely on increasing their bottom lines at the expense of those who are truly are aggrieved, and deserving of fair and reasonable compensation. Here is the article from The Huffington Post:
Insurance Claim Delays Deliver Massive Profits To Industry By Shorting Customers
WASHINGTON — Unlike many other businesses, the insurance industry is bound by law to act in good faith with its customers. Because of their protective role in the lives of ordinary citizens, insurers have long operated as semi-public trusts. But since the mid-1990s, a new profit-hungry model, combined with weak regulation, has upended that ancient social contract.
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Massachusetts Personal Injury Blog Recognized as One of the Top 25 Tort Blogs in America
I am so proud to announce that the kind folks over at LexisNexis nominated this blog as one of the top 25 tort blogs in America. Here is the link, and thank you so much LexisNexis:
http://www.lexisnexis.com/community/litigationresourcecenter/blogs/litigationblog/archive/2011/10/27/nominate-your-favorite-blogs-for-top-tort-blog-honors.aspx
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Susan Saladoff Interview on Stephen Colbert
Susan Saladoff, Esq., director of the film "Hot Coffee" recently appeared on Stephen Colbert. Kudos to her for continuing to tirelessly fight to dispel the myths created and propagated by big business to deny access to justice for injury victims. Here is the clip:
http://www.colbertnation.com/full-episodes/tue-october-25-2011-susan-saladoff
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Many Doctors Over Course of Career Can Expect to Be Sued, Study Finds
Boston.com has a great article out today about the alarming numbers which suggest the vast majority of doctors can expect to have a claim filed against he/she over the course of a career. Here is the article:
Over career, most doctors in US will face lawsuit
By Chelsea Conaboy Globe Staff / August 18, 2011
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“Hot Coffee” Film Premiering Monday June 27, 2011 on HBO
I work in a field that is filled with myths. Myths that there are too many frivolous lawsuits filed; myths that injury victims lie and embellish in order to advance their cases; myths that injury victims are simply looking to get rich when they bring personal injury claims, etc.
Many of these myths are created and perpetuated by insurance companies and lobbyists. These powerful and wealthy groups are absolutely determined to limit access to the courts, and access to justice for the injured. Time and time again they win; they spend countless dollars annually disseminating myths about frivolous lawsuits and how everyone ends up paying for them in one form or another.
Thankfully, every now and again, a concerted effort is made to push back these myths, and to educate the American public in order to reshape the debate. To that end, I encourage you to watch the film "Hot Coffee" that premieres on HBO next Monday, June 27, 2011. Watch the film so you can see the obstacles that have been created by the insurance industry in order to deny American citizens, with legitimate injury claims, access to justice.
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"Hot Coffee" Film Premiering Monday June 27, 2011 on HBO
I work in a field that is filled with myths. Myths that there are too many frivolous lawsuits filed; myths that injury victims lie and embellish in order to advance their cases; myths that injury victims are simply looking to get rich when they bring personal injury claims, etc.
Many of these myths are created and perpetuated by insurance companies and lobbyists. These powerful and wealthy groups are absolutely determined to limit access to the courts, and access to justice for the injured. Time and time again they win; they spend countless dollars annually disseminating myths about frivolous lawsuits and how everyone ends up paying for them in one form or another.
Thankfully, every now and again, a concerted effort is made to push back these myths, and to educate the American public in order to reshape the debate. To that end, I encourage you to watch the film "Hot Coffee" that premieres on HBO next Monday, June 27, 2011. Watch the film so you can see the obstacles that have been created by the insurance industry in order to deny American citizens, with legitimate injury claims, access to justice.
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Congratulations To All The Boston Marathon Runners
Congratulations to all the courageous, dedicated and inspiring individuals who ran the 115th Boston Marathon yesterday. The women's race was especially exhilarating to watch as it came down to the very end.
I recently took up running about two months ago, and I could not imagine running 26.2 miles! I hope to run a half-marathon in the next few months.
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Changes in Snow and Ice Law in Massachusetts
Last August I blogged about the watershed case of Papadopoulos v. Target Corporation. That case stands for the proposition that property owners can be held liable for failing to remove snow and ice from their property in a reasonable manner. Before that case came down, property owners enjoyed great protections from slip and fall liability. For example, a property owner could only be liable if it could be shown that an unnatural accumulation of snow and ice was created, or allowed to exist, on the property. Thankfully, that rule no longer exists.
Now, the new rule is whether or not the property owner acted reasonably under the circumstances. No longer can a property owner do nothing. Now, what must be exercised by property owners is reasonable care. What that means is not exactly clear, yet, but the courts will soon likely carve out standards of what constitutes reasonable care in the context of snow and ice removal from one's property.