Archives for January 2013

Anyone who works in the construction industry knows that it is common for multiple contractors to be on a job site at any one time. Because so many workers are doing so many different things at once, a construction job site can be a chaotic and dangerous place for workers. There are deadlines to meet …

Construction Site Accidents and the General ContractorRead More

There are actually two judicial systems operating in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; the federal court system and the Massachusetts court system. Both are provided for by their respective constitutions; the federal courts by the United States Constitution and the state courts from the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (which is sometimes referred to as …

Making a Federal Case Out of ItRead More

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency tasked with formulating and enforcing laws and regulations to promote workplace safety and reduce on-the-job injuries. Despite significant improvements in workplace conditions over the last forty years, however, workplace injuries and deaths are still common. In 2011, 4,609 workers were killed in workplace accidents, …

Workplace Safety: Top 10 OSHA Violations in 2012Read More

I play ice hockey for the Black Ice in the South Shore Women’s Hockey League, a league that has been around since 1974 and has 45 teams competing in four different divisions. There are numerous other organized leagues across New England for adult hockey players. Ice hockey is a great sport and thankfully, with advances …

Hockey and Other Sports Related InjuriesRead More

The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003 (SCRA) protects servicemembers from certain judicial proceedings until they return from military service, deployment or overseas tours of duty. The Act offers important protection for those of us that have been recalled to active duty to Iraq, Afghanistan, or elsewhere in support of the Global War on Terrorism. …

The Servicemembers’ Civil Relief ActRead More

When a client has Medicare that pays for all or part of their medical bills relating to a personal injury case, there are a host of special issues to deal with. Even if a client does not have Medicare, but qualifies for social security disability due to an injury, Medicare issues arise if there is …

Medicare Liens and Medicare Set AsidesRead More

The Food and Drug Administration recently announced a recall of Ocean Beauty Seafoods brand packaged smoked salmon, and as of yesterday, this product was off the shelves at my local major grocery store. The FDA does a good job of monitoring our food supply and informing the public of problems which may arise. In this …

Food Poisoning and Foodborne IllnessRead More

Over the last couple of decades, big corporations and insurance companies have been working hard to convince the public that there is a problem in this country with lawsuits and that those ‘frivolous’ lawsuits are driving up the costs of goods and services, not to mention insurance rates, and driving smaller companies out of business. …

Tort ‘Reform’ an Attack on our Civil Justice SystemRead More