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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,...
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...
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...
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....
A car accident can happen at any time on Massachusetts roads and highways. Even if you are the most careful, defensive driver, your car could still be hit and you, and any passengers in your car, could be injured. Speeding, fatigue, distracted driving, intoxication...
Most people have an idea of what a “Good Samaritan” is, even if they have never come across the Biblical reference which was the origin of the term. In a non-legal sense, a Good Samaritan is generally recognized as someone who does someone a good turn even when they...
When water pipes burst, the damage done can be extensive, especially if the location of the burst pipes are not discovered quickly. Burst pipe damage doesn’t just affect the occupants of the building where the pipes have burst or closest to where the pipes burst. It...
When a water pipe bursts through corrosion, old age, excess pressure or the accidental misuse of machinery, the results can be devastating and very expensive. It’s not the cost of replacing the plumbing that makes these sorts of dramas so expensive, but the damage...
Most people understand and accept that there are strict rules about consuming alcohol and what might happen if an intoxicated person drives, takes control of a boat, or behaves unreasonably in public. In Massachusetts, it is illegal to consume alcohol if you are under...
Whether you have trees growing in your own property, or your neighbors have trees close to your boundary, or there are trees in a public space close to your own home, there is always potential for damage from falling trees or branches. As a property owner it is...
Construction sites have a number of risks to workers as well as visitors. Accidents from falling debris, faulty equipment, contact with heavy machinery and falls from steep heights all pose risks which must be minimized by construction site managers and operators. The...
You are more likely to have an auto accident in Massachusetts than any other type of accident. Whether you, or someone else, were at fault the reality is that auto accidents can become very expensive without insurance. Every state in the U.S. has compulsory auto...
Lawsuits are civil actions taken by one party against another because of a perceived wrong against them. Many civil actions are settled without having to use a court, i.e. without having to file a lawsuit, but when the case against the defendant is strong and there...
If you have been harmed in any way by someone else, whether they intended to harm you or not, you may have been the victim of what is called in Massachusetts law a “tort”. It is important to know something about torts if you have been hurt in any way by someone else...
A report by the Centre for Disease Control (US) reveals that one out of every five people dies as a result of distracted driving. In a similar worrisome trend, Massachusetts Highway Safety Division recorded the highest number of car accident deaths in 2021 since 2009....
Why agree to mediation? Mediation can be used in all sorts of circumstances where there is a disagreement or dispute between two parties. Mediation is rarely used for criminal cases. Examples of circumstances where mediation can be of use include: disputes between...
Telemedicine became an important part of health care when the Covid-19 pandemic necessitated a Public Health Emergency (PHE) in March 2019. Although the PHE was cancelled in the Commonwealth on June 15th last year (Boston doesn’t end its own PHE order until April 1st...
Slip and fall accidents are common in winter anywhere in the state, especially when there is plenty of snow and ice around. In fact, slip and fall accidents are the most common type of accident after car accidents. If you are walking around when the weather has been...
The only constitutional right to a lawyer in Massachusetts at present is if you have been accused of a criminal offense and you do not have enough money to pay for a lawyer yourself. The court will appoint a lawyer to defend you throughout the proceedings against you....
COVID-19 has probably and rightly been center stage the last 18 months as far as employers are concerned. Much of the initial worry revolved around whether it was possible to keep the business running and who in the workforce was going to get sick next. As...