Many clients ask if choosing an Emergency Room over an Urgent Care center affects their personal injury compensation.
When someone gets injured on a property in Massachusetts, who is responsible? The property owner? The tenant leasing the property? Or could the injured person’s conduct have caused the injury? Massachusetts law recognizes that questions of liability—premises liability or otherwise—are seldom black-and-white. If you have been injured on someone else’s property and are seeking compensation, you may find yourself puzzling over terms like ‘premises liability’.
When deciding how much a personal injury case is worth, it’s important to remember that every case is different and must be evaluated independently. Personal injury cases are anything but cut and dried, and there is no mathematical formula to determine how much one is owed for sustained injuries, although the insurance companies try to convince you that it is a simple math problem. Be
All employers must provide workers’ compensation insurance coverage according to Massachusetts General Laws. This ensures that employees who are injured on the job or who contract an illness related to their work are protected by Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation benefits. Compensation benefits are guaranteed in most cases, even if the employee is at fault for their injury. Benefits may cover partial pay replacement, hospital and medical
Going for the Source: How Liquor Liability Laws May Help in Your Fight for Personal Injury Compensation When someone intoxicated gets behind the wheel of a car, we all know that he or she can damage or end more lives than their own. But does the liability for injuries caused by a drunk-driving accident also extend beyond the single operator of a single vehicle? In
The Worcester, Massachusetts law firm of Reardon, Joyce & Akerson, P.C. announces that attorneys Austin Joyce, John Vigliotti and Andy Gambaccini again have been selected as Super Lawyers for 2021 by Super Lawyers Magazine. Austin Joyce receives the honor for the third time. Joyce was recognized for his excellence in the area of personal injury litigation. John Vigliotti receives the award for the seventh time,
American law commonly recognizes two major types of compensation, or damages, that are available to victims of personal injuries: compensatory and punitive. In general, Massachusetts and the other New England states do not allow for punitive damages. One exception to this in the Commonwealth is in wrongful death cases. Compensatory Damages: An Overview In short, compensatory damages seek to provide an equivalent dollar amount to
Trips to the emergency room are every parent’s worst nightmare. Yet, according to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, each year, over 200,000 children are treated at hospital emergency rooms for toy-related injuries. Some injuries result from improper use, but thousands of new toys hit the shelves every year, and, unfortunately, not all are safe. You may be able to file a product liability
Original Article By Pat Murphy on masslawyersweekly.com Q: Does former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin have a viable argument for a new trial based on claims he was denied a fair trial because of media coverage, pre-trial disclosure of the $27 million civil rights settlement with George Floyd’s family, pre-verdict pronouncements of his guilt by political leaders, and/or the denial of his request for a
Pighetti put on leave in February after traffic stop Alison Bosma The Milford Daily News MILFORD — Two months after Police Chief Michael Pighetti was put on paid leave, the town is still investigating the complaint that put him there. “I can’t confirm that there even is any investigation ongoing, as we have not been contacted by anyone associated with the Town of Milford
