Congratulations To All The Boston Marathon Runners

Congratulations to all the courageous, dedicated and inspiring individuals who ran the 115th Boston Marathon yesterday. The women’s race was especially exhilarating to watch as it came down to the very end. I recently took up running about two months ago, and I could not imagine running 26.2 miles! I hope to run a half-marathon […]

The aftermath of a personal injury accident can be unnerving. If for example you were injured in a car accident, you may be receiving phone calls from an insurance adjuster. People understandably want to know if they need to speak with the insurance adjuster who is calling. The answer is no, they do not have […]

Yes. If you have been injured in a Massachusetts slip and fall accident, and you have MassHealth coverage, and MassHealth pays for your medical bills, they will have a lien against monies you obtain via settlement. A lien means MassHealth has an enforceable legal interest in money that you recover from the person or company […]

Ann Douglas of doorfly.com has requested that I post her article on the topic of flood insurance called “10 Ways To Know You Need Flood Insurance.” Hopefully this article is useful for my readers inside as well as outside of Massachusetts. Here it is: 10 Ways to Tell You Need Flood Insurance Posted on April 11, 2011 by admin […]

As a Massachusetts slip and fall lawyer, I have learned these cases are hard to win in Massachusetts. These cases can lose at trial for a number of reasons. Usually, these cases are difficult because it is assumed the person that was injured was not being careful enough about watching where he/she was going. In […]

Chelsea Travers, of CareMeridian was kind enough to write for me a guest post about CareMeridian, a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) facility, that has locations throughout the western United States.  Here it is: Car Accidents – Leading Cause of Brain Injury “While there are various types of brain injuries, traumatic brain injuries (TBI) refer to those caused […]

Dallas, Texas lawyer Bob Kraft over at his P.I.S.S.D blog has a great guest post from Chris Jacobson of Criminal Justice Degee.com regarding the pros and cons of settlement. Here is this very informative and useful post: No one really wants to go to court and go through the long and often messy process that is a trial, but when […]

That generally depends on one thing: Notice. If it can be shown that the store had notice of the substance you fell on, then you may have a claim. Notice can be established in one of three ways.  One, that the store created the substance you fell on, and failed to correct it in a […]

Massachusetts hit and run accidents happen all the time. If you have been involved in one, you need to know about the following: The accident must be reported to your insurance company immediately; The vehicle that caused the accident and left the scene is unable to be identified; The insurance company that insures the vehicle you […]

Through the years I have noticed there are some common questions that most clients ask at the beginning of their case. Here are some answers to these common questions, which hopefully are of assistance to you if you have been injured by the fault of someone else: Do I have a case? This depends on […]