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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

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

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

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

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 -...

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

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

Not just anyone who gets hurt on someone else's property qualifies as a trespasser. A customer who walks into the wrong doorway, a delivery driver using the front steps, or a...

subpoena duces tecum

A demand for records can swing the value of a case fast. If key papers never show up - or show up late - you can have a harder time proving damages, pinning down who knew what,...

A written statement of facts that a person swears or affirms is true, usually signed before a notary or other authorized official. Affidavits are used to put key facts into a...

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

Your teammate got $60,000 after the Lowell bus crash - why are they offering you $4,500?

A Lowell student athlete with a prior back issue can still have a real injury claim after a crash, but the insurer will use old scans and delay tactics while the truck's black box data is disappearing.

ARTICLE by Kathleen O'Brien

What happens when the other side wants to question you before trial? A deposition is a formal, out-of-court session where a witness or party gives sworn testimony while lawyers...

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

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...

People often mix up a declaration and an affidavit. Both are written statements of fact, but an affidavit is typically sworn before a notary or other authorized official, while...

statute of repose

How can a lawsuit be too late even if you only recently found out what caused the harm? A statute of repose is a hard cutoff that can erase the right to sue after a set number...

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...

clear and convincing evidence

What level of proof does that actually mean? It means the evidence has to be strong enough to leave the judge or jury with a firm belief that something is true. Not just...

Eighteen grand for a crushed hand and an uninsured-driver wreck is a lowball, not a lifeline

A crushed-hand case in Fall River can involve workers' comp, a machine defect claim, and uninsured motorist coverage, so one quick settlement number usually means somebody is trying to close the file cheap.

ARTICLE by Danny Callahan