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
Additional Information: I was rear-ended by a delivery truck of a pretty large Worcester based company. I suffered a neck injury as a result of the accident. I’ve been seen and followed by a doctor and am in physical therapy now. The Worcester Police got the name of the driver and the insurance information but I was wondering- who is liable? the driver? the company
Frank Mulligan | GateHouse News Media Police Lt. Donald Bliss’s lawsuit is a family matter. In the complaint filed with the U.S. District Court on Friday, his attorney, Andrew J. Gambaccini, states, “Donald Bliss’s love for the Wareham Police Department and his role within it was a family affair, as his immediate family had taken time to paint the station, his young son had waxed
Additional Information: I was a passenger on my brother’s motorcycle and we got into an accident on Rte 290 near Shrewsbury. The driver of the car was at fault and was issued a citation. I had to go to the emergency room after the accident and I still have back and neck pain and am in physical therapy. Is insurance coverage the same for a
The Worcester, Massachusetts law firm of Reardon, Joyce & Akerson, P.C. announces that, for the third time, Andrew J. Gambaccini, an associate with the firm, has been selected as a Massachusetts Rising Star by Law and Politics Media, Inc. The award follows a rigorous, multi-phased process of review and is limited to attorneys under the age of forty who have been members of the bar
Additional Information: My estranged husband is currently incarcerated in the Worcester county jail and sent me divorce papers. His mother has “temporary custody” of our children. There currently are no court dates about custody, but I do expect to take her to court for custody in the near future. Would it be safe to sign these papers, or could that jeopardize me going to court