Here is a story provided by the Milford Daily News regarding a bicycle accident that occurred on June 6, 2006 in Mendon, Massachusetts: MENDON — A 22-year-old Mendon woman was injured yesterday afternoon at Bates and Bellingham streets after being hit by a car while she rode her bike home from work, police said. Gretchen Leutert, of […]
Call Earley Before It’s Too Late!Mendon, Massachusetts Woman Injured in Bicycle Accident
You would be surprised at how difficult it is for attorneys to agree on a mutually acceptable mediator or arbitrator to hear a personal injury case. Usually, after the lawyers have agreed to submit the Massachusetts injury case to a neutral, they will each have a list of their preferred mediators and arbitrators. The key is […]
The University of Utah recently conducted a seminal study investigating the occurrence of injuries to children caused by larger, high-profile vehicles. This comes courtesy of the Associated Press: (AP) – SALT LAKE CITY-Children are up to 2 1/2 times more likely to be backed over by a minivan, sport utility vehicle or truck than by a […]
Lawyers negotiate a lot. Your Massachusetts personal injury lawyer will negotiate on your behalf with the insurance company and with opposing counsel. But lawyers may only negotiate within certain ethical bounds. Here is a post provided by the Illinois Legal Malpractice Blog about a new ethics opinion promulgated by the American Bar Association on the topic of […]
Attorney John A. Day over at Day on Torts has new post on his blog about an interesting new article that explores the effects of tort reform around the fifty states. Here is a link to the article and here is the abstract: “This manuscript contains the most detailed, complete and comprehensive legal dataset of tort reforms […]
I found the following over at the Taradash Law Firm web site which lists 72 common defenses used by insurance companies to avoid paying money to those injured in motor vehicle accidents. A big thank you is in order to the Taradash Law Firm – an Illinois law firm dedicated to representing injury victims – […]
I came across a great web site that offers numerous links to ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) blogs. It is called the world of alternative dispute resolution blogs. Check it out for information pertaining to mediation and arbitration, among other things.
The following is provided courtesy of Massachusetts Law Updates: In the case of Haglund v. Phillip Morris, the Supreme Judicial Court yesterday ruled that the fact that a smoker knew that cigarettes were dangerous but smoked anyway does not constitute an “unreasonable” use of the product under Correia v. Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., 388 Mass. 342 […]
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 […]
If you have been injured in an accident in Massachusetts, and you have decided to handle your injury claim without a Massachusetts personal injury lawyer, you will need to know how to negotiate with the insurance company. Here is a great blog I found that is called How to Negotiate – Negotiation Skills for Any Situation. […]