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 by a sudden physical force to the head. […]

Here is the story from Boston.com: A Suffolk County jury yesterday found that two doctors at Children’s Hospital Boston – one of them the hospital’s former physician in chief – had caused the death of a 3-year-old Pennsylvania boy and voted to award his parents $15 million in damages. The actual damage award will be […]

I found this post over at the Texas Injury Law Blog and I decided to share it with my readers here in Massachusetts, since we are scheduled to get a blizzard this coming weekend. Here is the post: Winter weather can pose serious dangers to travelers. Snow and sleet decrease visibility, and slick, icy roads […]

In the next couple months the highest court in Massachusetts – the Supreme Judicial Court – will be deciding a case that could do away with the unnatural accumulation requirement for snow and ice cases. I will post and write about this decision as soon as it comes out. This case could be a watershed […]

I found a great answer to this question over at the Texas Injury Law Blog. Here it is: If you have been injured in an accident, you may benefit greatly from the services of a personal injury lawyer. First and foremost, a personal injury lawyer can determine whether or not you have a case. Your attorney […]

NO! Not only should you not take there call, but you are not required to speak to them, in order to make a claim with them. The only thing the insurance adjuster wants to do is to get you to accept a very, very small offer in order to make you go away. The adjuster […]

Absolutely. The attorney/client relationship is based on a mutual and voluntary contractual relationship. The client can exit the relationship at any time. In fact, you are allowed to fire your Massachusetts personal lawyer at any time and you don’t even need a reason for doing so. I find that many people who call me and […]

Ah yes, the frustration of dealing with insurance adjusters. Most of them are dealing with hundreds of files, and your case is just another file. The best way to reach an adjuster who is not calling you back is to reach out to the adjuster’s supervisor. That almost always works, and is your best option […]

I found this over at insurance.com which discusses some of the factors insurance companies look at when determining your premium: Factors you CAN’T change that impact your auto insurance rates: Your age Dick Clark and Sophia Loren notwithstanding, aging is unavoidable. And while you may be a mature-looking teen or a youthful octogenarian, the oldest and the […]

What are ‘damages’ from slip and fall accidents?  I found the following on the Cornell Law School website: Damages, in a legal sense, is the sum of money the law imposes for a breach of some duty or violation of some right. Generally, there are two types of damages: compensatory and punitive. (The term “damages” typically includes both categories, […]