The Torts/Personal Injury Chatboard is a great resource to post questions and answers related to torts and personal injury law. If you post a question, someone will likely respond back with an answer. The site provides great information to personal injury lawyers, as well as to those who have been injured and have questions they would like to […]

Many people in Massachusetts have MassHealth insurance. If you have been injured in a Massachusetts personal injury accident, and MassHealth pays for your medical bills, they will have a lien on any monies you obtain via settlement. However, often MassHealth will reduce their lien prior to the time of settlement. Your Massachusetts personal injury lawyer […]

Many times people are injured in Massachusetts motor vehicle accidents, and other types of accidents, by someone who, at the time of the accident, was working for someone else. If you can show that the employee was negligent, then you can possibly sue the employer as well for negligence. Under the doctrine of vicarious liability, or […]

I found a good post over at the Portland Personal Injury Lawyer blog that provides a crisp definition of products liability law. Here it is: If a defective product causes an accident that results in death, injury or property damage, the manufacturer, distributor, retailer, and lessor of the product may be liable for the damages caused by the […]

If you are injured at work in Massachusetts, you cannot sue your employer. What you can do is file a Massachusetts workers’ compensation claim. Your employer is required under Massachusetts law to carry workers’ compensation insurance. Workers’ compensation was created in the early part of the last century as a compromise between employers and employees. When […]

Homeowners insurance is something that many Massachusetts residents have, but are not sufficiently familiar with. It is important that you understand what is and what it not covered by your policy. Make sure you have a copy of your policy to refer to when you need to. I found this over at insurance.com which explains some basic elements of […]

Generally, that is a difficult question to answer. Usually when the injury victim has reached a “medical end-result” is when settlement negotiations can begin. A “medical end-result” means maximum physical improvement following your Massachusetts accident. Once you have reached that point, your Massachusetts injury lawyer will send a demand package to the insurance company. This demand package […]

Massachusetts courts do not allow for emotional distress damages to be awarded due to the death of an animal. Therefore, if someone negligently and/or intentionally injures your animal, and you suffer emotional and mental injuries as a result, you will not be able to sue the person who injured your animal. Here is an interesting story […]

If a Massachusetts motorist fails to properly maintain his vehicle – by driving with old brakes or broken tail lights, etc. – and that driver causes a Massachusetts auto accident, that driver may be found to be negligent per se. Negligence per se means  that one has failed to comply with a statute or regulation […]

Witness statements following a Massachusetts personal injury accident are crucial. Whether it be an auto accident, slip and fall, dog bite, or any other kind of accident, favorable witness statements can help a case. It is crucial to obtain the witness statements immediately after the accident because the events of the accident are at that point […]