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How Small Details Can Make Big Differences in Your Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Case
A famous book once advised, “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” While that advice may work well in many areas, the law is not one of those areas. In legal matters, including workers’ compensation cases, small details can make big differences in outcomes. To make sure you have all of your bases covered in your workers’…
Read MoreObtaining the Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Survivor Benefits You Need After Losing a Loved One in a Workplace Accident
Each workplace accident that ends in death is tragic as it cuts a life short far too soon. It is also traumatic for the loved ones left behind. In addition to emotional damage, workers who die as a result of industrial accidents can potentially cause major financial crises for their immediate loved ones, as they…
Read MoreReviewing Board Upholds an Award of Temporary Total Disability Benefits for a Massachusetts Worker with Carpal Tunnel Injuries
When you find yourself in need of workers’ compensation benefits, it is important to be sure you make your best possible presentation and arguments at your hearing. It is generally much easier to defeat an employer’s appeal of your successful workers’ compensation hearing (and award of benefits) than it is to mount a successful appeal…
Read MoreTruck Driver Wins Claim for Temporary Total Disability Benefits After Falling Out of His Truck
Achieving a successful result in your initial workers’ compensation benefits hearing is very important. If you succeed and your employer appeals, there are limited ways the employer can win. An appeal that essentially asks the Reviewing Board to reweigh the evidence very likely won’t succeed. The workers’ compensation judge is the trier of fact and…
Read MoreWhen You Can Pursue a Massachusetts Property Owner for Injuries Caused by a Third-Party Assault
In Massachusetts, a property owner has a legal duty to those on their property to maintain it in a reasonably safe condition. While many people may associate this obligation with maintaining the property in a hazard-free condition to avoid trip-and-fall and slip-and-fall accidents, the duty actually goes beyond just that. One of the other obligations…
Read MoreOvercoming an ‘Open and Obvious’ Argument to Succeed in Your Massachusetts Trip-and-Fall Case
When you are injured in a trip-and-fall case, there are several hurdles you will necessarily have to clear. There are also some additional pitfalls that you may encounter depending on the specifics of your case. One of those potential pitfalls is the “open and obvious” rule, which says that, if a hazard is open and…
Read MoreSuccessfully Pursuing an Out-of-State Entity as Part of Your Massachusetts Premises Liability Case
Slip-and-fall or trip-and-fall accidents are relatively common, but they also can potentially be very serious situations that cause long-lasting or even lifelong impacts upon the people hurt in them. When this harm is a result of the inappropriate action or inaction of others, the injured person may be entitled to a monetary recovery in court.…
Read MoreNursing Home Admission Forms and the Impact They Could Have on a Future Negligence Lawsuit in Massachusetts
For many people, the decision to enter (or to place a loved one in) a nursing home is a difficult and stressful one. The time when the patient first goes into the facility is one filled with many changes and many necessary things to consider. One thing that may be easy to overlook is the…
Read MoreMassachusetts Nursing Home Resident’s Family Avoids Arbitration, Then Lands $500K Settlement in Wrongful Death Case
A development in a Massachusetts nursing home negligence case serves as an important reminder of many things, but one in particular. That one particular thing is just how incredibly important it is to be ready to oppose, and defeat, a facility owner’s motion to derail your case via arbitration. Failure to avoid arbitration at this…
Read MorePersonal Injury Protection May Entitle You to Services Not Covered By Your Health Insurance Policy
It is very common to discover (especially after a recent auto accident or similar surprise trauma) alternative health treatment services such as visits to a chiropractor or acupuncture treatments are not covered by your average health insurance policy. According to health insurance expert Louise Norris, a contributor to Healthinsurance.org and Medicareresources.org chiropractic visits and services are commonly excluded from…
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