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Are Dashcams Helpful in Massachusetts Car Accident Cases?
Picture this: you are sitting at a red light, the signal turns green, you proceed through the intersection, and out of nowhere, another driver runs the red and slams into your car. You know what happened. The other driver has a completely different story. With no witnesses and a police report that simply documents… Read More »
When Healing Hands Hurt: Common Types of Medical Malpractice Cases
We trust doctors with our lives, often quite literally. So when a medical provider’s carelessness causes harm instead of healing, the betrayal can feel just as painful as the injury itself. But what actually counts as medical malpractice, and how do these cases tend to play out? Medical malpractice happens when a healthcare provider’s… Read More »
What to Do After a Dog Bite Incident
You were minding your own business, maybe taking a walk, visiting a friend, or just checking the mail, and then it happened. A dog came out of nowhere and bit you. Now you’re dealing with pain, shock, and a flood of questions: What do I do next? Is the owner responsible? Does it matter… Read More »
When “Do No Harm” Goes Wrong: How to Prove a Doctor Was Negligent
Trusting a doctor with your health is one of the biggest leaps of faith most of us ever take. So what happens when that trust is broken by a careless diagnosis, a botched procedure, or a medication mix-up? You’re left injured, confused, and wondering whether anyone will be held responsible. Proving medical negligence in… Read More »
Too Many Cars, Too Much Confusion: Who’s at Fault in a Massachusetts Pileup?
A two-car fender bender is messy enough. Now imagine three, four, or five vehicles tangled together on the highway, each driver pointing in a different direction, literally and figuratively, about how it all happened. Multi-vehicle accidents create a special kind of chaos, and figuring out who’s responsible can feel like trying to untangle headphones… Read More »
Can Comparative Negligence be Used as a Defense to an Intentional Act?
When you are injured because of someone’s negligence, they are allowed to claim that you, as the victim, were also negligent, and that it was actually you who caused the accident or your own injuries, in full or in part. If they are correct, your verdict in trial could be reduced by the percentage… Read More »
Can a Defendant in a Negligent Security Case Blame the Criminal?
If someone is a victim of a criminal attack on someone else’s property that causes injury, it may seem like the criminal is the one to blame–and certainly, the criminal bears some responsibility. But not all the responsibility. That’s because in some cases, the property owner where the criminal attack happened, may have failed… Read More »
Who Gets Damages in a Wrongful Death Lawsuit?
There is nothing good about a wrongful death lawsuit. The extent and permanency of the “injury,” as well as the trauma to family and friends and community, are devastating. And one of the things that can make wrongful death cases even more devastating than they already are, is potential fighting amongst survivors, over the… Read More »
The Difference Between “Breaking the Law” and Being Negligent
When someone does something or doesn’t do something they’re supposed to, and it causes an accident, we tend to believe that they “broke the law.” Or, when we are trying to see if someone acted negligently towards us, we often want to find a written law somewhere that says that what they did was… Read More »
Can You Get Compensation if a Police Report Says You’re at Fault?
In any accident where there are two versions of how the accident happened, and thus, two parties arguing over who actually caused the accident, it is inevitable that one party or another will pull out the police report, and use it to support their side. The finding in a police report that one party… Read More »
