Currently, plaintiffs in Massachusetts are losing at trial at an alarming rate. This is notably reflected in soft-tissue, minor impact motor vehicle accident cases. In these cases, defense attorneys in Massachusetts are winning the battle while injured plaintiffs are losing the great majority of these cases. Jurors deciding these cases are arguably reluctant to award money to […]

Today, with the help of an experienced videographer, I shot my first ‘Day in the Life’ video. Well, I should say that the videographer shot the footage, and I was merely a bystander to the shoot. These videos are really only appropriate in catastrophic injury cases where death or serious disfigurement has occurred. If done well, these […]

Abuse and neglect of the elderly in nursing homes is a serious and prevalent problem. In Massachusetts these deplorable and heinous acts take place with alarming frequency. Here is a post provided courtesy of the Medical Malpractice Law Blog on this very sad phenomenon: As our population ages and people are living longer lives, more and […]

Most if not all Massachusetts personal injury, medical malpractice and products liability cases are taken on a contingency fee basis. What does this mean? I found the following informative and articulate post over at injuryboard.com authored by attorney Scott E. Smith. Here is the post: Abraham Lincoln once said, “A lawyer’s time and advice is his […]

If your Massachusetts personal injury case has resulted in a substantial settlement, a structured settlement makes for a great option.  Structured settlements provide for payments of your settlement over the course of a number of years. Here is a great blog authored by John Darer which provides an abundance of information regarding structured settlements. Check it out!

In my Boston, Massachusetts personal injury practice, I frequently use private investigators to assist me on my cases. You would be surprised at how skilled private investigators are at obtaining information. An experienced and qualified private investigator can mean the difference between a denial, or, a settlement of your Massachusetts personal injury claim. Here is a […]

You can, if you can meet any of the following requirements: Your “reasonable and necessary” medical bills are at least $2000.00; or You sustained a fracture in the accident; or You are somehow scarred or disfigured as a result of the accident; or You have  a loss of function of a body part as a […]

Top-flight Maryland personal injury attorney Ronald Miller has a great post on his Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog regarding some automobile crash data. Here is his post: “A chiropractor soliciting business from Maryland personal injury lawyers sent to our law firm these auto accident facts listed below. This chiropractor did not provide any support for his statistics so I […]

Here is an excellent answer to this common question provided by Perenich, Carroll, Perenich, Avril, Caulfield & Noyes, P.A., a Clearwater, FL personal injury law firm. Here it is: “Fortunately, most of us have not been involved in several car accidents. However, this means that we are unfamiliar with what we need to do immediately […]

I offer you this eloquent and poignant post provided by Colorado Personal Injury Attorney Mac Hester over at the Colorado Trial Practice Blog: You are injured. You are in pain. Your neck hurts and you have headaches. You are emotionally upset. You are depressed. You have lost time from work. You have lost wages. You […]