Mesothelioma has in recent years been gaining a large amount of attention. I think it is important for my readers to be familiar with mesothelioma because it can cause extremely serious personal injuries. But what is mesothelioma? I found the following on The Asbestos Facts Blog which explains: Mesothelioma is a cancer of the cells that make up the lining […]

Massachusetts personal injury protection (PIP) provides that regardless of who was at fault, those injured in a Massachusetts motor vehicle accident are entitled to have a portion of their medical expenses and lost wages paid. It is the insurance industry that pays these bills, and they have been trying to push legislation which would eliminate […]

There is a new legal blog provided by The Washington Post and it is called Bench Conference. Check it out.

Massachusetts medical malpractice claims must pass through a tribunal if the case is ultimately going to be successful. This is a prerequisite to any medical malpractice claim in Massachusetts  I found the following on Stoneham, Massachusetts attorney Susan M. Mooney’s web site that does a great job of explaining the tribunal system in the context of […]

Massachusetts law requires all motor vehicle operators to carry auto insurance. I stress to my clients that they should buy as much auto insurance as they can possibly afford. After all, it does not require that much money to increase your coverage from 20k/40k to 50k/100k. When it comes to insurance, the more the better. In fact, you […]

This story is really bad and exemplifies greed run amok. The New York law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad & Shulman yesterday received a 20-count indictment for allegedly paying illegal kickbacks to plaintiffs in class action lawsuits. Here is an excerpt of the story provided courtesy of The New York Times: The securities class-action law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad & […]

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 […]

Arbitration with respect to Massachusetts personal injury claims is essentially a voluntary process. With the exceptions of Massachusetts underinsured and uninsured motorist claims, the decision to arbitrate a personal injury claim is a mutual decision arrived at by the relevant parties. Often, the parties to an arbitration will agree to a high/low agreement before the arbitration. […]

A Florida jury found that a 20-year employee of the USPS was unlawfully fired because the employee had filed, in the view of the USPS, too many workers’ compensation claims. An employee in Massachusetts cannot be fired for filing a Massachusetts workers’ compensation claim. To allow such conduct would prevent the employer from paying the workers’ […]

Many times following a Massachusetts auto accident it is found that the at-fault driver does not have enough bodily injury insurance to cover the injured party’s medical expenses, lost wages and pain and suffering. Since many Massachusetts drivers only have the minimum required amount of $20k/$40k, this scenario happens far too often. However, it is possible in […]