Category Archives: Personal Injury
Legal Issues When People Fall on Sidewalks
Slips and falls on sidewalks tend to be relatively common–not because sidewalks are themselves inherently dangerous, but just because so many people walk on them–and tend to do so, no matter what the weather. But that begs the question of whether or not anybody is liable, when you fall in a dangerous condition on… Read More »
Deposing Employees and Former Employees of the Company That Injured You
One of the most powerful witnesses against a business that may have injured you is the testimony of their own employees. These employees often have intimate knowledge of how the company operates, what their safety procedures were, prior accidents, and whether or not the company kept its property in a safe condition. Former and… Read More »
Understanding the Assumption of Risk Defense in Injury Lawsuits
If you’re injured in an accident, you may hear the Defendant tell you (or your injury attorney tell you that the Defendant is saying) that you “assumed the risk” of your injury. That doesn’t seem to make any sense though–who would voluntarily subject themselves to being injured? What Does That Actually Mean? Assumption of… Read More »
How a Negligent Driver’s Insurance Policy Affects Your Injury Case
In Massachusetts, all insured drivers must carry liability insurance, in the amount of $25,000 per person, and $50,000 per accident. This is the minimum liability that is required, and therefore, the most affordable–and that means that often, when someone in a car injures you, there’s a good chance they are only carrying this minimum… Read More »
Defendants Might Challenge Your Medical Bills and Expenses in Court
It should go without saying, and is almost common sense, that in an accident, you should be compensated and can be compensated the reasonable value of your medical bills and expenses. Many people interpret that to mean you automatically get 100% of your outstanding medical bills after an accident. But that would be forgetting… Read More »
How Gaps or Delays in Medical Treatment Affect Your Injury Case
When it comes to medical decisions, they are ours, personally and ours alone to make. Which is why if, you’re in an accident and make a claim or file an injury lawsuit, it may come as a shock to hear the other side use as a defense, that you waiting too long to get… Read More »
Can You Sue a Minor Child for Personal Injuries?
It may seem like a silly thing to ask, but the question of whether or not you can sue a minor for injuries, is a real one. After all, minors include teenagers and preteenagers–ages of children who are big enough and old enough and more than able to cause injuries to others if they… Read More »
How Can You Tell if You’re a Victim of Medical Malpractice?
If you fall, or you’re in a car accident, or you’re injured some other way, you normally, immediately have some idea that your injury was caused by someone else. You may not know the details and you may not know exactly if the other person is at fault–but you know you have been injured… Read More »
The Role of Trucking Weigh Stations in Highway Safety
If you’ve ever taken a road trip on America’s roads, you’ve seen the signs, even if you weren’t exactly sure what they were: trucking weigh stations. What are these for, and what is even the purpose of having stops for trucks to be weighed? More Than Weight In reality, trucking weigh stations do a… Read More »
Proving Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
Emotional distress and emotional damages have two opposite sides. On the one hand, we know emotional distress is real, and painful; accident or not, we’ve all had traumas in life that cause us emotional distress. But by the same token, emotional distress can be easily manipulated or faked, and that’s something that the law… Read More »
