Massachusetts Injuries

FAQ Glossary Resources Writers

English Espanol

Search results for “arbitration”

20 results

Preserve Key Evidence Before a Lowball Lung Claim

If a mine worker in Massachusetts is getting two totally different stories about serious lung damage, the first fight is evidence, not trust.

ARTICLE by Meredith Harrington

Like asking a foreman to recheck a call after a worker gets blamed for a bad read, an appeal is a request for a higher court to review what a lower court decided. It is not a...

I signed the paperwork fast - did I sign away a Fall River lawsuit?

A med mistake at assisted living can still be a real injury claim in Massachusetts even if the contract buries an arbitration clause.

ARTICLE by Tyrone Mitchell

Got a call saying "light duty or no checks" in Springfield? Not if your doctor shut it down

A project manager driving between job sites in Springfield can still be on the job, and an employer cannot just invent "light duty" to cut off benefits when CRPS makes even desk work impossible.

ARTICLE by Carlos Medina

A Worcester insurer will call you 51% at fault to make your broken leg worthless

A hair salon worker with a compound femur fracture is getting hit with the oldest insurance trick in Massachusetts: blame you hard enough and the money disappears.

ARTICLE by Tyrone Mitchell

Uber's insurer and the rental car company keep blaming each other - what are they trying to dodge?

A broken pelvis after an Uber drop-off can turn into a three-insurer blame circus fast, especially when the car that hit you was a rental.

ARTICLE by Sean Flaherty

My right arm is shot from running equipment and workers' comp says treatment isn't necessary

A Brockton construction worker who walks to work is getting blocked by the insurer after developing tennis elbow from heavy equipment, and the fight is over whether care is "medically necessary."

ARTICLE by Joanne Kowalski

Six months after that Worcester store fall and your hip still isn't right - did staying quiet wreck the case?

A quiet fall, a gap in treatment, and three different companies denying blame is exactly how a decent Worcester injury claim gets gutted.

ARTICLE by Joanne Kowalski

closing argument

Miss what this means at trial, and the last part of the case can sound like new evidence is being slipped in when it is really each side making its final push. A closing...

You might see this in a court order or hear it from a lawyer as, "The judge denied a new trial on the condition of remittitur," or "The plaintiff can accept remittitur or try...

jury deliberation

You may see this in a trial notice, a courtroom update, or hear a lawyer say, "The case is with the jury now" or "The jury has started deliberating." That means the evidence is...

Worcester store parking lot, shattered femur, and now the company says he was off the clock?

A bad leg break at a Worcester business can still be a real claim even if the company says its driver was "off the clock."

ARTICLE by Meredith Harrington

What trips people up most is that a subpoena is not just a request. It is a formal court-backed order requiring a person, business, or other nonparty to do something specific -...

cross-examination

Not the same as hostile arguing, giving a speech, or simply repeating questions asked by the other side. It is the stage of testimony in which one party questions a witness...

So what does it mean when the court enters a judgment? It means the case has reached an official decision the court can enforce. A judgment is the court's final ruling on the...

statute of limitations

Like a punch-clock deadline at the end of a shift, once the window closes, nobody cares how good your excuse is - the chance is gone. A statute of limitations is the legal time...

preponderance of evidence

What do you actually have to prove to win a civil case? In most injury lawsuits, you do not need to prove your case beyond all doubt. You need to show that your version of...

I gave birth in New Bedford and now their doctor says the nerve damage is all in my head

An EMT in New Bedford is being told a childbirth epidural injury is fake or pre-existing, even with MRI findings, and that's exactly where insurers try to bury a real claim.

ARTICLE by Rosa Tavares

Ashamed to ask, but a Boston hospital lien can swallow a nursing home neglect case

A Boston accountant dealing with suspected nursing home neglect finds out the hospital that treated the fallout wants a huge cut of the recovery.

ARTICLE by Patricia Chen

burden of proof

People mix this up with the standard of proof, but they are not the same. The burden of proof is about who has to prove a claim or defense. The standard of proof is about how...