Child Trespassers in Massachusetts and Personal Injuries

Many times in Massachusetts children trespass. This can result in harm and personal injury to such children. Massachusetts has a statute which protects children who are injured as a result of trespassing on a landowner’s property. A Massachusetts landowner can be held liable for injuries to trespassing children if he knew or had reason to know […]

Many people think medical malpractice liability only applies to doctors. Actually, medical malpractice liability applies to EMT’s, to doctors, and nearly everyone in between in the medical field. Here is an ignominious example of possible medical malpractice committed by a nurse, as provided by the Associated Press: U.S. hospital: Unsterilized instruments may have exposed patients to […]

Slip and fall accidents in Massachusetts are some of the toughest personal injury claims to win. The reason is that often the accident is solely the fault of the person who slipped and fell. But, of course, many times it is the property owner of the premises who is totally, or at least partially at […]

I have posted on this topic before but since it is such an integral facet of Massachusetts personal injury law, I feel it is worthy of a re-post. The majority of Massachusetts car accident claims, slip and fall claims, and nearly all other personal injury claims, are usually best handled by an attorney. But, if […]

Passengers involved in Massachusetts auto accidents, who sustain injuries, face two main issues. First, how do medical bills get paid?  Passengers who are involved in Massachusetts auto accidents will have up to $8000.00 in medical bills and lost wages paid under Personal Injury Protection (PIP) benefits. The injured passenger would make a claim for PIP benefits under […]

Here is a list provided courtesy of virtualimpax.com of the top ten most dangerous dog breeds involved in Massachusetts dog bite and dog attack accidents: Pit Bull; Rottweiler; Chow Chow; Doberman; German Shepherd; Siberian Husky; St. Bernard; Alaskan Malamute; Great Dane; Akita.

Here is a rather interesting post from The Total Injury Blog about a recent case out of Illinois where a woman sustained personal injuries due to alleged bed bug bites: “A Chicago couple has filed a $20 million law suit against a Catskills resort where the woman sustained nearly 500 bed bug bites. Although bed […]

Massachusetts of course requires all motorists in the Commonwealth to carry automobile insurance. Here are some pointers, provided by insurance.com on how you can save on your auto insurance: Specific ways to save money on auto insurance: Shop around. One of your first steps should be to shop around. A particularly good time to investigate your […]

Following your Massachusetts personal injury accident, you will at some point be contacted by an insurance adjuster. You therefore have to know a little about insurance adjusters, and what they are paid to do. Even if you have a Massachusetts personal injury lawyer already handling your claim for you, it is still important for you […]

The practice of nursing home abuse in Massachusetts is rampant. I find this to be a wretched and deplorable fact. I feel it is important to inform people about how to avoid being the victim, or having a loved one be the victim of nursing home abuse. To that end, I provide a link to […]