Massachusetts’ workers’ compensation program has essentially one goal: compensate employees who are injured on the job. To meet this goal, various “price tags” are assigned to different injuries depending on their severity and location on the body. The part of a person’s body that suffers injury plays a fairly determinative role in the compensation that… Read More
The ABCs of Personal Injury Cases
How Knowing Your ABC’s Can Save Your Life When we are young, we learn our “ABCs” because, without them, we cannot begin to make or properly pronounce words, build sentences, or communicate with others. In other words, the “ABCs” represent the building blocks of communication. When people think of personal injury cases, they may think… Read More
Central Mass. Towns Improving Roads after DOT Report
Accidents happen everywhere, but if you live in Central Massachusetts, some roads and intersections are far more dangerous than others. Some areas simply have too much congestion, like the North Main Street area in Leominster, and along busy corridors like John Fitch Highway, which is particularly hazardous in the late afternoons, according to Fitchburg police… Read More
When You’re Presumed At Fault In A Car Accident
Massachusetts is a No-Fault State As Massachusetts is a no-fault state in terms of motor vehicle insurance law, generally your own insurance company will cover your expenses in the case of a car accident, regardless of who was at fault. However, under certain circumstances, such as when a negligent driver strikes you and causes you… Read More
Massachusetts House Eliminates Automatic License Suspension for Drug Crimes
Bill Allows Some Drug Offenders to get their Licenses Back Recent changes to drug offender rehabilitation and reintegration laws could have a long-lasting impact in Massachusetts. A bill to remove Massachusetts’ long standing policy of suspending the drivers licenses of those convicted of drug offenses was approved in the first House session of 2016. The… Read More
Personal Injury Lawyer Red Flags
Choosing the Right Personal Injury Lawyer: 5 Flags to Watch For When you are injured through the action, inaction or irresponsibility of another person it is stressful, scary and a source of deep anger and rage. You know that you deserve to be compensated, but you have insurance companies bullying you to sign away your… Read More
Worcester named 10th worst city for drivers AGAIN. Here’s why they’re still wrong
A recent analysis of traffic and safety data published by NerdWallet named Worcester, Massachusetts the tenth worst city for drivers in the nation. This comes as no surprise, given that a report published by AllState in 2014 ranked Worcester as the most dangerous city of all! However, just as we disputed the idea that Worcester is… Read More
Electric Shock Injuries in Water
Electric shock drownings happen far more often than we think but until it strikes home, it’s not something many of us give much thought to. Recent incidents, however, have led to an increased awareness of this danger, and the recourse people have when it happens to you. Learn about electric shock injuries in water, the… Read More
Should Youth Football Replace Tackling To Save Injuries?
Summerville, MA will be switching its publicly-backed youth football organization from a full-contact sport to a flag-based program because of injury concerns. This particular group has decided that the risk of injury among participants, both during games and during practice, was significant enough that it warranted action. The step has certainly not been without controversy;… Read More
Massachusetts Has The Safest Teen Drivers
Teenage drivers taking to the road for the first time have been causing premature gray hair in parents for as long as there have been automobiles. Their youth, inexperience, and belief in their own immortality combine to place them in a special category of risk when it comes to driving. Yet it can be argued,… Read More