Category: General Personal Injury

How Social Media Can Hurt Your Personal Injury Case

In today’s digital world, social media is a major part of daily life. Whether posting a weekend getaway on Instagram, updating a status on Facebook, or sharing a video on TikTok, people often don’t think twice before sharing details about their lives online. However, if you’ve been injured in an accident and are pursuing a personal injury claim, your social media activity can significantly impact your case—often in ways you may not expect.

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Safety Tips in Massachusetts to Avoid Being Pinned Between Equipment

Working construction is among the most dangerous occupations in America with Massachusetts being no safer than other states. Workers are constantly exposed to negligent conduct by subcontractors operating heavy equipment, by falling objects, a failure to install guardrails and other safety measures, lack of proper training, and absence of proper signage among other safeguards that can minimize or even eliminate many risks. 

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What Are Motions in Limine in Massachusetts?

Many Massachusetts personal injury cases are won in the pretrial phase or during discovery where the parties exchange what information they have regarding their clients or their interests and are able to question the involved parties and percipient witnesses and those retained as experts.  One of the tools used by a personal injury attorney during the time before trial is a motion in limine. 

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How Long Do You Have to File a Claim in Massachusetts?

If you were injured in an accident in Massachusetts by the negligent or intentional conduct of another person or entity, you have a right to bring a claim for compensation.  However, there are time limits on how much time you have to file your claim in court depending on the nature of the injury, the location or where you were injured, if you are a minor, and whether you were even aware of your injury.  These time limits are governed by the relevant statute of limitations that pertains to your particular injury.

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Are Personal Injury Settlements Taxable in Massachusetts?

You have just received a substantial settlement for your personal injury claim that includes medical expenses, future medical expenses, wage loss, property damage to your vehicle, emotional distress, and pain and suffering. However, you are concerned that the compensation you received will be heavily taxed by Massachusetts and federal tax authorities. So, will the compensation you just recovered be subject to taxes that could substantially decrease what you rightly deserved for suffering a serious injury?

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Is Jaywalking Illegal in Massachusetts?

Jaywalking is a common occurrence in Massachusetts, especially Boston, and everywhere else where there are streets and pedestrians.  You are jaywalking if you cross the street at an intersection against a green light or Do Not Walk signal, or in the middle of the street where there is no marked crosswalk.  It is illegal though the fines are minimal and hardly offer any incentive to not break the law other than placing yourself in peril of being struck by a motor vehicle.  And the law for jaywalking is rarely enforced!

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What is a Tort Claim?

A tort is an civil (not criminal) injury to an individual that was caused by another individual or by the acts or omissions of an entity such as a business or a municipality.  It can be an intentional act such as an assault or an unintentional that involves negligence so long as the person or entity that caused the injury owed a duty of care to the injured person.  Examples of tort claims that an individual may bring are:

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Steps of a Personal Injury Case

A frequent question asked of personal injury attorneys by clients is how long their case will take until settlement or resolution lawyer can give a definitive answer as settlements, which is how the majority of cases end, or the path to trial can take months or even years. In Massachusetts, accident victims have 3-years in which to file a claim in court. During this 3-year period, attorneys work to build up your claim and present it to either the defendant’s insurer or to an entity if self-insured.

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