Here is a list, provided by the Boston, Massachusetts personal injury firm of Swartz & Swartz of some common types of Massachusetts medical malpractice claims: Surgical Negligence – such as the negligent performance of a surgical procedure, the use of improper medical equipment, negligent failure to respond to certain signs and symptoms during surgery, or leaving […]

Whether you are a plaintiff or a defendant in a Massachusetts personal injury lawsuit, there is a good chance you will be deposed. The American Bar Association provides 10 tips for deponents which I feel can help you if you are facing an impending deposition. Here they are: Tell the truth. Listen to the question. Pause. […]

I found the following over at the DC Metro Area Personal Injury Law Blog which provides a crisp summary regarding legal malpractice claims: “Legal malpractice cases are often expensive to litigate and difficult to win. Three conditions must exist in order to prove legal malpractice: An attorney-client relationship existed; The attorney breached a duty he or she owed […]

Lawyers are prohibited from directly soliciting injury victims in Massachusetts. I am sick and tired of hearing of lawyers who send letters or make calls to injury victims. It is these lawyers who are the “ambulance chasers” and give personal injury lawyers a bad reputation. If you have been directly solicited by a personal injury lawyer do […]

This is a common question Massachusetts tenants have when the winter rolls around in New England. Here is a good answer to the question provided by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office: “A landlord is required to keep all doorways clear of snow so that tenants can come and go, but is not required to shovel the […]

Your PIP (Personal Injury Protection) benefits are paid through your Massachusetts auto insurance carrier. Sometimes, however, your carrier may not pay the benefits until there is a medical record review or an IME (Independent Medical Examination) conducted. This can upset many Massachusetts personal injury victims because after all, your PIP should be paid because that is […]

As most of you may know, the “opening offer” by an insurance adjuster is just that; it is an “opening offer.” You must keep in mind that all insurance adjusters are delegated a certain amount of “authority” for each claim they handle. Therefore, never accept an “opening offer.” The adjuster assigned to your claim will […]

Boston attorney Stephen D. Rosenberg has a wonderfully informative blog which can be found here which I just discovered. The blog has a wealth of information concerning ERISA and insurance litigation. Check it out.

That is a question that simply cannot be answered.  Massachusetts juries are unpredictable. In fact,  in recent years they have been VERY reluctant to award Massachusetts injury victims compensation for their injuries. Therefore, bringing your personal injury case before a jury in Massachusetts is a risky move. But, that does not mean that you will […]

Lawyers make mistakes. When lawyers make mistakes and their clients are somehow harmed by the mistake, then there may be a remedy for the aggrieved client against the lawyer. Here is a good explanation of what legal malpractice is, provided by the website of Massachusetts legal malpractice attorney Charles P. Kazarian: “Legal malpractice is a serious matter […]