The statute of limitations in Massachusetts is the period of time in which you may sue the party or parties that caused your personal injuries. If these stringent deadlines are missed or overlooked, your will forever be barred from bringing claims for your personal injuries. Below is a short summary – provided by statutes-of-limitations.com – […]

I came across the Bodily Injury Blog which is authored by Washington personal injury attorney Edward “Ted” Bills. The Blog provides great information on personal injury law and I highly recommend it. Attorney Bills has a great post that explains tort law. Here is the post: All you need to know about Personal Injury Law Tuesday, July […]

Ok, your Massachusetts personal injury attorney and the insurance adjuster cannot agree on the value of your case. When this happens, mediation can be very advantageous. Why? Because mediation usually promotes resolution with less expense and with much less risk than can a bench or jury trial. This is because a good mediator will inform […]

If you have been injured in a Massachusetts motor vehicle accident, slip and fall, dog bite, or any other kind of accident, you don’t have to worry about paying a lawyer to represent you. The reason is that nearly all personal injury lawyers take injury cases on a contingency fee basis. The contingency is met with either […]

If you have been involved in a Massachusetts auto accident your insurance company is required by law to pay the first $8000.00 in medical bills and lost wages that you incur following your accident. As a condition of receiving these benefits, your insurance company may require you to attend an EUO (Examination Under Oath). The […]

Oftentimes personal injury attorneys are presented with conflicts of interest. Let us take the example of an auto accident to illustrate this point. Suppose for example that an attorney is presented with the situation where both the driver and passenger of the same car are involved in a Massachusetts auto accident, and they both seek to have […]

Many, if not most Boston personal injury attorneys, and personal injury attorneys throughout the greater Commonwealth, advertise their services. Lawyers are allowed to advertise their services, but they must do so within certain ethical guidelines. One such guideline is the requirement that an attorney’s advertisement not be misleading. An example of a misleading personal injury […]

The following may lead to more unfortunate medical malpractice cases stemming from over-extended doctors and their lack of sufficient hospital resources. This story comes courtesy of msn.com: WEDNESDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. emergency medical system is in critical condition and on life support — overburdened, under-funded, and highly fragmented, according to three […]

I would not recommend it. The insurance adjuster and/or defense attorney will exploit your inability to properly articulate and convincingly argue the strengths of your case. The inspiration for this post comes from Jonathan Stein, a California personal injury attorney who has a great post on his blog about this very topic. Here is his post: FAQ: Can I mediate […]

This is a common lament among injury victims. Many people tell me that they are unhappy, and sometimes downright mad when their personal injury attorney won’t respond to their telephone calls. In Massachusetts, all attorneys have an ethical duty to keep their clients reasonably informed about the status of a case. This is a standard that […]