Posts Tagged ‘negligence’
What Options Do You Have if Your Loved One Was Killed by a Fellow Resident at a Nursing Home in Massachusetts?
When you entrust a loved one to the care of a nursing home, you understand that there are certain risks and that certain bad things can happen. The chances are, though, that you don’t expect that those things include having your loved one brutally killed by their roommate in an unprovoked attack. Depending on the…
Read MoreRoad Defects Contribute To Motorcycle Fatalities
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, motorcycles make up only 3 percent of all registered vehicles in the United States. Despite those low numbers, the NHTSA reports there is an increase in motorcyclists killed each year in Massachusetts. Motorcycle fatalities occurred 28 more times frequently that automobile fatalities. Some of the common characteristics that contribute…
Read MoreThe Elements of Negligence in a Personal Injury Case
Negligence is defined as a failure to use the level of care someone of ordinary prudence would have used under the same circumstances. Negligence consists of actions or omissions where there is an expected duty or responsibility owed by one person to another person. Events which cause injury not due to fault of another person…
Read MoreThe Driver Who Hit Me Took a Vehicle that Was Left Unattended with the Keys in the Ignition. Can I Sue the Vehicle’s Owner?
If you’ve been injured in a vehicle accident, you probably understand that the operator of the vehicle is someone who potentially is liable for your injuries. However, there may be others, even if they were not involved firsthand in the accident itself, who may owe you compensation. In order to pursue these others successfully, you…
Read MoreEnforcing the Settlement You Achieved Through Mediation in Your Massachusetts Auto Accident Case
There can be many different ways that you can be hurt in an auto accident in Massachusetts. You may be a passenger in a vehicle whose driver was at fault in an accident, you may be a driver struck by another driver, or you may be a driver who hits some other object, like farm…
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