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 …
Protecting Families of Victims Killed by Motor Vehicle Negligence
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 …
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Medical Records and Your Workers’ Compensation Case
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 …
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Forms 105, 106, and 108 & What They Mean for Your Workers’ Comp Benefits
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 …
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The Agreement to Extend Payment Without Prejudice Period Form & Why Not to Sign It
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 …
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Workers’ Compensation Section 28 Liability
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 …
Cruise Ship Injuries
According to the Massachusetts Port Authority ‘ which manages Boston’s cruise ship port, Cruiseport Boston, over 300,000 passengers pass through the port each year. The 2016 season will bring 117 vessels through the port, which is the home base for four ships as well as a port of call for numerous ships on 17 different …
Vehicle Recalls
On Thursday, January 21, 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched a new Public Awareness Campaign, ‘Safe Cars Save Lives.’ The goal of this campaign is to encourage automobile owners to routinely check for any applicable vehicle recalls issued by their vehicle manufacturer. As the Department of Transportation’s release notes, …
