In Massachusetts, Personal Injury Protection (PIP) benefits are often found in drivers’ car insurance policies. While this type of coverage is not required by law and can be waived, it is frequently purchased by Massachusetts drivers. These are often described as “no-fault” benefits and are available to the driver or…
Workers’ compensation injuries often involve individuals who work for companies that perform contract tasks for other entities. Workers’ compensation is designed to provide financial relief to an injured employee, while removing the possibility of extensive litigation for the employer. In other words, if an injured worker obtains Massachusetts workers’ compensation…
When accidents happen at the workplace, the injured person has no control over the severity of the injury and whether or not he or she suffered from other medical ailments independent of the workplace. Pre-existing conditions often present large hurdles to obtaining workers’ compensation benefits. While fault or negligence does…
In Massachusetts, when a medical malpractice action is filed in court, the case must be submitted to the Massachusetts Medical Malpractice Tribunal (MMT) for review. The MMT was established in the mid-1970s, and it does not apply to those who present claims in a letter addressed to the healthcare provider.…
Massachusetts residents often travel to nearby states, and several out-of-state drivers make their way to Massachusetts. If an accident occurs in Massachusetts, and the at-fault party has an out-of-state policy, the question of which law applies may arise in a personal injury action, especially if there’s a difference in the…
When workers are injured in Massachusetts, they have access to different types of workers’ compensation benefits: temporary disability, permanent partial disability, and permanent total disability. When filing a claim for benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act, there is no need to prove that a co-worker or employer was negligent. An…
Civil litigation revolves around questions of whether the named party or parties were negligent and whether the defendant or defendants caused the injury. There is less of a general discussion around another element that must be proven: damages. It is easy to assume that if someone was injured, he or…
You may be eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) if you have become incapacitated in a way that would prevent you from maintaining employment. To obtain these benefits, you must be unable to work as a result of a medical condition that will last…
Assumption of the risk is a term you may have heard while participating in an activity that is either strenuous or involves an amount of danger. A company may ask you to sign a waiver of liability before you or a friend bungee jumps or rides across a zip line.…
As school and extra-curricular activities pick up around the state of Massachusetts, concern over serious and permanent injuries may arise among parents. Even with the best of care and protective gear, accidents can happen on sports fields or while in a bus on the way to an activity. No parent…