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If you have had an accident through no fault of your own and were injured, you may be considering making a personal injury claim if you have enough evidence to show that the accident was due to negligence and could have been avoided. Personal injury claims can be...
In Massachusetts, the opportunity to run a small business has never been better, but it will become more legally complex in 2026, particularly in relation to evolving employment laws, a stricter data-privacy outlook, more remote work provisions, and a rise in...
Accidents can happen at any time and anywhere, but winter brings additional risks which residents of Massachusetts should be aware of and be prepared for. The most common winter accidents are car accidents and slip and fall accidents because of the likely presence of...
Most people are aware of typical neighbor disputes that occur from time to time over such things as boundary confusion, damage caused by trees, noise and other intrusions. However, less well known are homeowner association (HOA) disputes that can be far more...
For a Massachusetts property owner today, there has been a great interest in combining living space with running a business. This is because even an artist who just wants a studio at home, a physical therapist who would like to run a private practice, or a business...
When a significant storm, fire, or flood strikes in Massachusetts, the main priority is safety. Once family and pets are safe and emergency responders have been contacted, the homeowner will face a fast-moving set of legal and practical steps, dealing with insurance,...
Family businesses may be dispute free for many years or last for the life of the business without any internal disruptions, but sometimes destabilization can occur from within the family. A shareholder agreement, of which an important component is a buy-sell...
If you have been injured in an accident in Massachusetts, whether it’s in a car accident, a slip and fall, or any other type of accident you may wonder how your own actions may affect your right to recover compensation. Massachusetts uses a legal concept called...
Massachusetts is one of only 12 states across the U.S. where wealthy residents may be expected to pay both federal and state estate taxes. Both of these types of estate taxes have gone through changes this year, so if you and / or your partner own substantial assets,...
A divorce can be an emotionally stressful and difficult experience to navigate. The two most challenging tasks encountered when there is an impending divorce involve making decisions about how shared children should be cared for and how shared, i.e. marital, finances...
Homeowners understandably believe that owning their home gives them the right to the ownership of their property, i.e. they are the ones who determine when and to whom they would sell their home if they wished to do so. What may not be understood is that there is an...
When you have already paid off your home, and are not considering selling it for the remainder of your life, you may be wondering whether there are any advantages of placing your home into a trust. If your plan is to pass your home on to family members or other...
The tragic fire at the Gabriel House assisted-living center in Fall River on July 13/14 this year was the state’s worst fire in such a facility for at least 40 years. Although preliminary investigations have concluded that the cause of the fire was not malicious, the...
A strengthening of the Massachusetts’ Consumer Protection Act will affect both consumers and small businesses from September 2 this year. This article explains how the new regulations clarify how the total cost of goods and services provided by businesses within the...
Boston is one of the nation’s most expensive cities for renters, with a median rent of around $3,600 a month, so it’s no wonder that renters have welcomed the new broker fee ban law that came into effect on August 1st this year. So what is this broker fee ban, how...
Pedestrian injuries and fatalities, mostly as a result of being hit by a motorized vehicle, remain stubbornly high in Massachusetts. Around 60 to 70 pedestrians die every year and around 1600 are injured. These numbers have hardly changed over the last two decades....
Whether you are contemplating selling or purchasing a property in Massachusetts for the first time, it can help to learn about the difference between the main types of deeds available in the state. This article aims to provide information about warranty and quitclaim...
If you are about to enter a real estate transaction in Massachusetts and this is the first time you have purchased property in this state, take note that an attorney will be necessary to be present at the closing of the transaction. This is fairly unique to...
Home ownership brings with it many responsibilities and decisions to make. If you do not intend selling your home in the near future and are likely to include the home as part of the assets that you will leave to your family or other beneficiaries when you die, then...
Do you have a shared driveway with a neighbor and have been having problems resolving the use of it? Have you recently purchased a home or other building that has a shared driveway with a neighbor, perhaps not realizing that the driveway you need to use was shared?...