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Early Tuesday Morning, June 29, 2016, Thomas O’Day of East Bridgewater, aged 52, was tragically killed while picking up lane marking cones on Route 93 in Medford, MA near the Roosevelt Circle exit. According to the Massachusetts State Police, the incident occurred when the worker was struck by a drunk driver. Another worker was injured …

Personal Injury Claims Arising out of Injuries Occurring on RoadwaysRead More

By the second year of law school, every law student knows that in order to successfully pursue a personal injury claim based on negligence, the plaintiff must establish four elements: 1) duty of care; 2) breach of that duty of care; 3) damages; 4) a causal nexus between the breach and the damages. But what …

Elements of a Personal Injury ClaimRead More

A 50-year-old woman who had previously applied for SSDI benefits and was denied at Hearing was successful in her re-application and awarded benefits alleging disability as of August 23, 2014, with a date last insured of September 30, 2014. Arguing that the Claimant’s age, combined with her several severe impairments rendered her unable to perform …

SSDI Benefits. Re-Application after Denial.Read More

Medical Records and Your Workers’ Compensation Case Insufficient medical documentation is, by far, the most common reason that workers’ compensation claims are denied or delayed. This is true at all stages of a workers’ comp. case. Information Contained within Your Medical Records Affect Whether Your Claim will be Paid or Denied at all Stages of …

Medical Records and Your Workers’ Compensation CaseRead More

Under current Massachusetts law, drivers may carry as little as $20,000 in liability insurance. This can compound upon the otherwise unspeakable tragedy of losing a loved one to a fatal motor vehicle accident with economic hardship. In the event of an automobile accident resulting in death caused by negligence, most of the liability insurance would …

Protecting Families of Victims Killed by Motor Vehicle NegligenceRead More

If you are injured at your job and unable to continue working, your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier can pay you weekly benefit checks and pay for your medical treatment for 180 days without actually accepting liability for your injury. This means that at any point during the 180 days, the insurer can stop paying …

Forms 105, 106, and 108 & What They Mean for Your Workers’ Comp BenefitsRead More

After an employee is injured on the job, their day to day lives are often thrown into a tailspin. As if being injured and unable to work isn’t stressful enough, most employees are left with the burden of figuring out their finances, attending doctor’s appointments, and being buried in paperwork. Often times, employees rely on …

The Agreement to Extend Payment Without Prejudice Period Form & Why Not to Sign ItRead More

Have you been injured at work? Do you believe that your employer may be at fault for your work injury? Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 152, 28, if an employee is injured by reason of the serious and willful misconduct of an employer, or of any person regularly entrusted with and exercising the powers of superintendence …

Workers’ Compensation Section 28 LiabilityRead More