It compensates for the medical treatment the injury victim had to endure; It covers the medical bills and liens that must be paid out of the settlement; It adequately compensates injury victim for lost wages, and if applicable, future lost wages or impairment of earning capacity; It fairly compensates for the physical pain and suffering […]

I found this over at Yahoo.com and thought I would share this very valuable information with my readers. Here is the article: 10 Things Your Auto Insurer Won’t Tell You Updated and adapted from the book, “1,001 Things They Won’t Tell You: An Insider’s Guide to Spending, Saving, and Living Wisely,” by Jonathan Dahl and […]

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 […]