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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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

People often mix up tolling with an extension, but they are not the same. An extension usually adds more time because a rule or court order says so. Tolling pauses the clock on...

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

Can I choose my own doctor for workers' comp in Massachusetts?

Yes - in Massachusetts, you can usually treat with your own doctor for a work injury, not just the company doctor. If you slipped on black ice loading up near Route 18 in New...

A legal rule that can delay the start of a filing deadline until an injured person knew, or reasonably should have known, that they were harmed and that the harm may have been...

Why does the Lowell adjuster keep asking if I'm back to normal yet?

"Are you back to normal yet?" That question matters because in Massachusetts, your answer can be used to shrink or deny future medical costs, lost earning capacity, and...

unfair claim settlement practices

$100,000 can disappear fast after a serious crash or a missed diagnosis, and unfair claim settlement practices are the insurer tactics Massachusetts law forbids when a company...

I used VA care after a Fall River deer crash did I ruin my claim?

The ER or VA doctor told you to get treated. The insurance company will use that same treatment record to hunt for delay, gaps, old injuries, and anything they can twist into...

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...