Additional Information: I slipped and fell on a puddle of water in a local convenient store in Millbury. I have 2 hairline fractures in my hip and one in my shoulder. There was no “caution/ wet floor” sign and there was one witness. The witness took some pictures and video with her cell phone of water leaking out of the freezer case. ATTORNEY ANSWER: Once
Additional Information: I have several rental properties in Worcester and Auburn. How does the new law regarding snow and ice affect me as a landlord and my exposure to liability and personal injury claims? ATTORNEY ANSWER: Previously, the law in Massachusetts exempted property owners from liability for injuries caused by natural accumulations of snow or ice. This exemption existed at common law, not by statute.
Additional Information: My family was going to a Grafton restaurant where there is an attendant directing patrons into and out of the limited number of parking spaces on the side and rear of the restaurant. We had parked our car and were heading into the restaurant. Our 3 year old son had wiggled out of my hand and got hit by a car backing out
Additional Information: I recently suffered an injury in a car accident on Route 9 near Westborough. I know I have to consult with a car accident lawyer, but in general, under Massachusetts law, what is best case scenario for what I will be entitled to for damages? I have medical expenses and have missed work. I will likely have permanent pain in my right leg.
Additional Information: I live in an apartment building in Leicester. I fell on the shared back porch and broke my right wrist. Medical expenses to date exceed $25K and I’ve lost wages at work. Doing everyday activities involving my wrist is difficult or impossible. Here’s what happened: one of the other tenants has a dog. He admitted to cleaning up after his dog’s mess on
Steve Urbon | SouthCoastToday WAREHAM — Detective Lt. Donald Bliss has filed suit in U.S. District Court against an array of town officials and one private citizen, seeking unspecified damages for allegedly orchestrating his unjustified firing in February 2009 and ruining his life and the life of his family. Bliss won a unanimous Civil Service Commission ruling last May, getting his job back along with
Additional Information: I was involved in a car accident on a residential street in Northborough. A truck blew through an stop light and crashed into my car in the intersection and I was pretty seriously injured. I know I need to hire a personal injury attorney but I’m feeling confused. What should I know before hiring a lawyer and what’s the statute of limitations to
Massachusetts allows pain-and-suffering claims in some cases and up to a certain amount. Pain-and-suffering claims are “non-economic” in that they are not seeking to compensate for a financial loss, such as damage to property, medical bills or lost income, which are “economic” damages. In Massachusetts, pain-and-suffering claims must usually be filed alongside economic claims. In the case of car accidents, the medical expenses must exceed
Jaime Rebhan | Wareham Week Wareham Police Lieutenant Donald Bliss, who was fired in 2009 and reinstated last year by the state Civil Service Commission, has named the town, former interim Town Administrator John Sanguinet, a former Board of Selectmen, and a Wareham resident in a federal lawsuit for their alleged roles in his termination. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court on January 20 by
Additional Information: My sister suffered a pretty bad injury after a motorcycle accident on Route 9 in Leicester. She was riding on the back of her boyfriend’s motorcycle when a car hit them. With it being a motorcycle accident vs. an auto accident, are the laws or personal injury case settlements any different? ATTORNEY ANSWER: The issues surrounding the key elements of settling your sister’s
