If a minor is injured in an accident and has a valid personal injury claim, it is the usually the mother or father of the minor that is the one bringing the claim. I represent minors who have been injured in accidents and when I meet with them for the first time, it is the parent […]
Do Minors Have the Right to File a Personal Injury Claim?
Category: Massachusetts Medical Malpractice
According to USA Today roughly 19 million visitors pass through Boston each year. It is no surprise given all that Boston has to offer. With such a huge number of visitors, it is no wonder that many are injured. Many visitors are injured in car accidents, slip and falls, and other types of accident cases. Visitors […]
Those who have been injured by the negligence of someone else often lose time from work, rack up medical bills, and suffer a host of other problems. Getting a damaged car fixed, going to medical appointments, dealing with insurance companies, all take time and aggravation. That is the bad news. The good news is that […]
Here is an informative article I found over at insure.com on when, and when not to, hire a personal injury lawyer. The article does a good job of dealing with this issue that concerns injury victims each and every day. If someone carelessly injured you and you are unsure whether or not to get a lawyer, at least consult […]
The following article by the Wall Street Journal Health Blog offers some alarming information on just how much medical errors financially burden the United States economy. Here is the article: Medical errors and the problems they can cause — including bed sores, post-op infections and implant or device complications — cost the U.S. economy $19.5 billion in […]
I found this article over at personalinjuryplace.com and I thought it would be helpful to anyone in Massachusetts, or beyond, who has been injured due to the negligence of medical personnel. Here it is: Thousands die or are hurt by medical negligence every year. The numbers can be scary, with some studies pointing out tens […]
The aftermath of an auto accident, slip and fall, injury at work, or any other injury causing event can cause great stress to not only the injury victim, but also to his or her family. In order to make the aftermath just a little easier for you, here are my tips to those who have […]
This article from Healthcare Finance News provides more data to defeat the myths advanced by tort reform advocates. What is sad is that many victims of medical errors never pursue their claims against the responsible parties. Here is the article: Analysis: Medical Malpractice Payments Continue to Fall March 10, 2010 | Chelsey Ledue, Associate Editor WASHINGTON […]
Here is the story from Boston.com: A Suffolk County jury yesterday found that two doctors at Children’s Hospital Boston – one of them the hospital’s former physician in chief – had caused the death of a 3-year-old Pennsylvania boy and voted to award his parents $15 million in damages. The actual damage award will be […]
Some cases settle relatively quickly, while some take years to settle. Oftentimes, there is no settlement at all after years of litigation and the case must be decided in court by either a judge or jury. The bottom line: there is no way to predict how long your case will take to resolve, assuming it […]