Incident Reports and Slip and Fall Accident Cases at Retail Stores

Generally in Massachusetts, if you slip and fall at a retail store, the store will refuse to give to you a copy of the incident report. The insurance adjuster assigned to your claim will also refuse to give to you a copy, even if you have an attorney working the case for you. Usually, the […]

This article from Healthcare Finance News provides more data to defeat the myths advanced by tort reform advocates. What is sad is that many victims of medical errors never pursue their claims against the responsible parties. Here is the article: Analysis: Medical Malpractice Payments Continue to Fall March 10, 2010 | Chelsey Ledue, Associate Editor WASHINGTON […]

Many people in Massachusetts have health coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield. Following a personal injury event (car accident, slip and fall, etc.) Blue Cross may pay a portion of your medical bills. If you receive a settlement at the end of your case, then Blue Cross has the legal right to obtain from you […]

The Massachusetts Appeals Court last week decided the case of SOEDERBERG vs. CONCORD GREENE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION & another. In that case, the Plaintiff was injured while walking from a walkway to a parking lot as she was trying to get to her car parked in the parking lot. Both the walkway and the parking lot had […]

This Worst Drivers List comes courtesy of insurance.com and I find it very interesting, since lawyers top this list. Here is is: Attorney/Judge Financial professionals Government worker Bartender or Waiter Business Professionals Dog Groomer Marketing/Advertising professionals Barber/Stylist Coach Nurse

You may have a case. These cases are often brought by tenants against landlords. Under the law in Massachusetts, landowners have a duty to remove snow and ice from exterior staircases. This is an exception to the unnatural accumulation theory of recovery. Of course, the fact that you fell on an exterior staircase does not make […]

Here is the story from nypost.com: Globetrotting CNN anchor Anderson Cooper is often at the scene of danger, but he allegedly overlooked a potentially deadly hazard in the Greenwich Village firehouse he’s converting into a new home. A 29-year-old interior designer is suing Cooper and the company owned by downtown architect and residential real-estate developer Cary […]

No, you can get treatment (chiropractor, physical therapy, hospital) whenever you want to following an auto accident in Massachusetts. But, it is wise to get treatment as soon as the pain, soreness and tightness (common symptoms of sprains and strains) begins. The main reason you should not wait is your body needs medical attention as […]

On Monday, the SJC, which is the highest court in Massachusetts, heard oral arguments in the case of Papadopoulos v. Target. This case could change Massachusetts snow and ice law by possibly doing away with the unnatural/natural accumulation theory. It would be a great and innovative change in the law which will give Massachusetts slip […]

Unfortunately, I, like most attorneys, have to decline cases from time to time. The decision to decline a case can be based on one, or many different factors. Each attorney is different in how he/she evaluates an automobile accident claim. Here are some factors that an attorney will look at when deciding whether to take […]