Recent Blog Posts
How Does Leash Use Affect a Dog Bite Case?
Owners of dogs that cause harm to others, are strictly liable for the damages caused by the dog. That means that there is an “expedited path” to showing liability because a victim doesn’t need to show that the owner of the dig necessarily did anything wrong. So long as someone owned the dog, and… Read More »
Things Your Injury Attorney Can Do For You (Other Than Get You Compensation)
If you are injured, and the injury was because of an accident that was caused by someone else’s negligence, you should go see a qualified personal injury attorney. You should see an attorney to see if you could get compensation for the losses you suffered because of the other party’s negligence, in an effort… Read More »
Understanding the Doctrine of Attractive Nuisance
As a general rule, there is no duty by a property owner to keep their property safe from, or to warn others of, dangerous conditions on the property, when the injured victim is a trespasser. The trespasser is on the property illegally or without the owner’s permission—hence being a trespasser—and as such, if the… Read More »
Liability When Ice and Snow Cause Accidents
Snow ice and related conditions that come with the winter, are a major cause of accidents in Massachusetts. When they happen and the accidents are caused by icy weather conditions, many people are quick to just blame nature; to throw up their hands and say “nothing anybody could do about that.” But that’s not… Read More »
Self Driving Cars are Coming. The Law May Not be Ready for Them
As the days go by, in the background, car manufacturers inch closer and closer to the day that cars are truly self driving, or autonomous. But as slow as that pace seems to be, it is a lot faster than the pace of the laws that we use to resolve liability and responsibility in… Read More »
Definitions for Common Terms Your Attorney May be Using
Like many other professionals, attorneys often get into the habit of speaking in legal terms, assuming that clients automatically also understand what the lawyer is talking about. If you’re the client who doesn’t understand you can, and should, ask your attorney to explain common terms or meanings. But as a helpful guide, here are… Read More »
Understanding Workers’ Compensation Immunity
Sometimes we are injured on the job or at work, just because our jobs are inherently dangerous, or they expose us to danger. But other times we are injured at work, because someone was careless or negligent. When workers are injured on the job, because of the negligence of their own employer, they face… Read More »
Which Insurance Covers Which Losses?
When you are in an accident, and especially a car accident, there seems to be an alphabet soup worth of insurances that are involved—so many that it can get confusing to even figure out which insurance does what. And since we don’t plan to be in an accident when we take out insurance, we… Read More »
Can You Sue a Tattoo Artist or Tattoo Parlor?
A trip to the tattoo parlor is part of many people’s expression of individualism; a show of artwork as well as a way to decorate themselves in a way that is uniquely their style. But for some, that visit isn’t such a liberating and fun experience. For many, a trip to the tattoo parlor… Read More »
What is a Demand Letter?
Many people believe that once they see their personal injury attorney, a lawsuit will be filed right away. But that’s not always the case. Sometimes, your attorney may want to wait to file a lawsuit, to give the defendant or insurance company the opportunity to offer to settle the case. Why Settle Before Trial?… Read More »
