Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Understanding Massachusetts’ Privilege and Confidentiality Laws
When you speak to your attorney about your injury case, you probably already know that whatever you say to your attorney or whatever he or she says to you, must remain confidential and privileged. But there are more privileges in the law that go beyond you and your attorney. What is Confidentiality? These are… Read More »
Things You May Not Have Known About Medical Malpractice
There are a lot of misconceptions about medical malpractice, and a lot of things that people think they know about it, that turn out to not be exactly true. Medical malpractice is a very complex area of law, but before you start guessing about what medical malpractice is and is not, here are some… Read More »
Multiple Cause Accidents: What Are Intervening and Superseding Cases?
It would be nice if, in every personal injury case, it was always easy to tell who caused a victim’s injuries. A negligent defendant did something wrong, it caused your injuries, and that’s that. But that’s not how the real world actually works. In the real world, in injury cases, there are often multiple… Read More »
Liver, Kidneys, and Lungs: More Important and Susceptible Than You May Think
Why are accidents so dangerous? The answer is simple: as humans, we have a lot of important and vital organs, and those organs aren’t protected by much. Our bodies have no armor, and we are upright, exposing the most vital organs in our body. Obviously any injury to our bodies can be devastating and… Read More »
Understanding the Rear End Accident Presumption of Liability
Pretend that you’re in your car, sitting in traffic, a red light or a stop sign. Then you feel it, from behind—someone has rear ended your car. You are injured. Despite the fact that you’re not alone—thousands of people every day are victims to rear end car accidents—rear end accidents are handled a little… Read More »
What Defenses do Manufacturers Use in Product Liability Cases?
When a product is bad or defective, the good news is that the law is generally favorable allowing victims of damaged products to get recovery for their injuries. But the law also allows manufacturers and retailers who are sued for products liability, to assert defenses to product liability claims, some of which can be… Read More »
Understanding Workers’ Compensation Immunity When You’re Injured at Work
Injured at work? You may think that you can just sue your employer, the same way that you could sue anybody else who injured you because of their negligence. But like many states, Massachusetts has adopted workers compensation immunity, and it can limit who you can sue, and when. What is Workers’ Compensation? Workers’… Read More »
What Does Your Car’s Event Data Recorder Do?
Wouldn’t it be handy if cars had something in them that recorded all of the car’s vital functions? Things like speed, or braking, or whether safety features in the car were used or deployed? Well, it turns out that there is such a device, although you as the driver don’t interact with it. It’s… Read More »
Using Focus Groups and Mock Juries in Injury Trials
Did you know that many large online streaming services, and many movie studios, use focus groups to screen TV and movies, before they are released to the public? The point is to get a neutral opinion on the show or movie; often the focus group likes, dislikes, or brings up something that the producers… Read More »
Blind Spots in Large Semi Trucks: Where Are They?
You would think that when someone is driving one of the largest, most dangerous vehicles on the road, that they would be able to see their surroundings better, not worse, than the rest of us. But when it comes to trucks and truck drivers, you may not be aware of just how little of… Read More »
