For people that have an ongoing Massachusetts personal injury claim or car accident case that receive an offer they are unhappy with, they have two choices. They can either accept the offer and settle the case, or they can file a lawsuit. Many people who consider the latter option want to know what are the costs […]

As a Boston accident lawyer I only represent people that have been injured due to the negligence of others. I believe that these victims, before they sign any insurance company paperwork or hire a car accident attorney, or workers’ compensation attorney, that they should educate themselves on how to make the best possible legal decisions for their […]

Many people who get injured at work come to find out the claim process that follows a work injury can be very challenging.  Many of these people consider whether or not to hire a workmans’ comp lawyer to represent them. If you too are wondering this, here are some things that a workers’ compensation lawyer […]

The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) is the highest appelate court in Massachusetts. For many years it has declared that the Municipal Courts and District Courts in Massachusetts were only allowed to hear cases with values not exceeding $ 25,000. It recently decided that for now on, the Municipal Courts and District Courts shall be allowed […]

Far too many times in my years of representing car accident victims have I handled cases in which there is inadequate insurance to cover my clients’ injuries. Unfortunately, until the Massachusetts legislature enacts higher mandatory minimum bodily injury coverage requirements, injured car accident victims will be shortchanged. That is because Massachusetts law only requires compulsory bodily […]

Nearly every personal injury claim will settle at some point. Assuming it is a viable case with both liability as well as damages that can be proven, the case will likely settle. A claim may also settle without a lawsuit having to be filed. Or, the case can settle during litigation at anytime before the […]

Whether your personal injury case has been filed in district court or superior court, your case will likely have a pretrial conference. This usually occurs after or just before the close of discovery. Your attorney attends this court appearance on your behalf. Your attorney and the attorney for the insurance company prior to the pre-trial conference […]

Recently our office successfully settled a slip and fall on snow and ice case for our client for $90,000. Our client arrived to work and parked her car in the parking lot. Upon exiting her vehicle she proceeded to walk when she suddenly slipped and fell on ice in the parking lot. She would unfortunately sustain a fractured wrist […]

It is no secret that slip and fall cases can he hard to win in Massachusetts. This is true even if you have a lawyer and the case is a strong one. Regardless if the claim is against a property owner, landlord, supermarket, or anyone else, these cases are tough. It always makes sense to […]

This week I was contacted by a potential new client that was involved in a motorcycle accident while traveling to work. This person wanted to know if he could collect Massachusetts workers’ compensation benefits because he could not work due to the very serious head injuries he sustained in the accident. He had been involved in […]