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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

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 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...

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 -...

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

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...

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...

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...

A qualified specialist brought in to explain technical, medical, scientific, or industry issues a judge or jury cannot fairly sort out on common sense alone. An expert witness...

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

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...

building code violation

A failure to meet a legally required safety or construction standard. "Building" covers structures and their parts - stairs, railings, exits, wiring, lighting, fire protection,...

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...

Bar Liability After a Work-Related Drunk Driving Crash

You can feel torn about suing the bar and still have a real Massachusetts claim, especially when you were working, driving the employer's vehicle, and the drunk driver's criminal case is moving on a separate track.

ARTICLE by Kathleen O'Brien

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...

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...

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...

chain of custody

A case can fall apart fast when nobody can show who handled a key piece of evidence, where it was stored, or whether it was changed along the way. Chain of custody is the...