The MBTA is sued by hundreds of people each year who claim to have slipped and fell on MBTA property. Slip and fall cases are tough to win in Massachusetts. Really tough. But, they become even more difficult when it is the MBTA that is the defendant. Why? Because they, as an agency, have too few claims representatives, too […]

Massachusetts personal injury claims can often be speedily resolved through arbitration (if the parties can agree to arbitrate, in the first place). One of the notable benefits of arbitration is that the arbitrator will usually issue his/her decision within one to two weeks after the arbitration has concluded. This is a great benefit if you […]

Attorneys who negligently perform legal services to their clients run the risk of legal malpractice claims. If you believe your attorney has committed legal malpractice, you should consult with a Massachusetts legal malpractice attorney immediately. But it must be remembered that in order to prevail at trial (if your case does not settle there will be […]

If your Massachusetts auto accident lawyer cannot settle your claim with the insurance company (the insurance company that insures the driver who injured you), your case may be tried before either a judge or a jury. The former is referred to as a “bench trial” and the latter is referred to as a “jury trial”. Of […]

Top-flight Maryland personal injury attorney Ronald Miller has a great post on his Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog regarding some automobile crash data. Here is his post: “A chiropractor soliciting business from Maryland personal injury lawyers sent to our law firm these auto accident facts listed below. This chiropractor did not provide any support for his statistics so I […]

Forget everything you have heard. The real way to ward off a dog attack is to attack the dog and fight back!  Don’t laugh, although I know it is hard not to. Check out this blog; it is truly one of a kind: Defending Yourself Against Dog Bites.

It is very important that Massachusetts dog bite victims be informed about what they can do to protect their rights. I came across the following from a great blog authored by Providence, Rhode Island personal injury attorney Mark B. Decof which provides solid personal injury information. Here it is: Obtain immediate emergency treatment, giving the medical […]

Many Massachusetts accident victims experience Post Traumatic Stress Disorder following a significant mental and/or physical injury. The Florida personal injury firm of Perenich, Carroll, Perenich, Avril, Caulfield & Noyes, P.A has a great post on their website about PTSD, or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Here it is: “After the physical injury heals, after the surgery is completed, […]

In order for you, or your Massachusetts personal injury attorney to get your medical records and medical bills into evidence at trial, they must be certified pursuant to M.G.L. c. 233, 79G. They must be sent via certified mail to the defense attorney representing the person you are suing. After they have been sent to the defense […]

I wish all of my readers, both old and new, a wonderful and safe holiday season. Oh yeah, don’t be a bone head and drink and drive. Be smart. Enjoy.