Whether your personal injury case has been filed in district court or superior court, your case will likely have a pretrial conference. This usually occurs after or just before the close of discovery. Your attorney attends this court appearance on your behalf. Your attorney and the attorney for the insurance company prior to the pre-trial conference […]

Recently our office successfully settled a slip and fall on snow and ice case for our client for $90,000. Our client arrived to work and parked her car in the parking lot. Upon exiting her vehicle she proceeded to walk when she suddenly slipped and fell on ice in the parking lot. She would unfortunately sustain a fractured wrist […]

It is no secret that slip and fall cases can he hard to win in Massachusetts. This is true even if you have a lawyer and the case is a strong one. Regardless if the claim is against a property owner, landlord, supermarket, or anyone else, these cases are tough. It always makes sense to […]

This week I was contacted by a potential new client that was involved in a motorcycle accident while traveling to work. This person wanted to know if he could collect Massachusetts workers’ compensation benefits because he could not work due to the very serious head injuries he sustained in the accident. He had been involved in […]

The aftermath of an accident can be a difficult and confusing time. Regardless of the type of accident you suffered, you may be wondering “When do you need an accident lawyer?” The answer really depends on a few different considerations. The first is whether or not you were actually injured. Suppose for example you were […]

The thought of getting hit by a car would make anyone grimace. But these unfortunate accidents are extremely common, especially in Boston given its narrow streets and high number of pedestrians. Here are some tips to keep in mind in case you ever are (or recently were) struck by a car as a pedestrian. Collect Information […]

Parking lots can be deceivingly dangerous areas fraught with hazards. Populated by large numbers of vehicles and pedestrians, collisions are frequent in parking lots. There are multiple types of accidents that can occur in parking lots. Slip and fall accidents are very common in parking lots. Sometimes a property owner or snow removal contractor hired […]

Dog bite attacks can range from benign to catastrophic. Sometimes a dog bite can leave someone with very minor injuries. Sometimes the outcome is much different. A man in Florida last week was tragically killed when he was attacked by a pack of dogs. Regardless of the injuries suffered, many dog bite victims wonder “Can I […]

The recent rash of MBTA train derailments has put the MBTA in the news recently. These accidents are common and generally cause various types of injuries to many innocent passengers. There can be a number of causes for these crashes including operator inattention or negligence, maintenance failure, equipment failure, etc. For those unlucky people that are injured in […]

No one really has to think too much about workers’ compensation benefits until a work injury actually occurs. At that point the injured worker will be forced to become familiar with what benefits he may collect, and how much those benefits will be, following a work accident. Here are some of these available benefits, as well as […]