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Who Pays Your Medical Bills After an Accident?

If you are involved in an accident caused by someone else’s negligence, you may not have to worry about paying your medical bills. Depending on your situation, your healthcare provider, and your health insurance, the at-fault party’s insurance company may be responsible for paying your medical expenses. It is important…

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Types of Defective Product Liability Claims

Our product defect attorney understands when you purchase a product, you’re expecting that product to be safe. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Defective products can cause serious injuries or even death. When a defective product causes harm, the injured party may be able to file a product liability…

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Massachusetts High Court Holds that Zoom Hearing Could Pass Constitutional Muster but Facts of Particular Case Should Have Resulted in Continuance

Like everyone else in society, Cape Cod criminal defense attorneys and their clients have had to approach a lot of things differently during the last year due to the pandemic. As criminal cases, both misdemeanors and felonies, have made their way through the criminal justice system, many questions have arisen.…

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Defendant Had No Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in Basement of Multifamily Home in Which He Did Not Live, Says Massachusetts Appeals Court

Many times, the resolution of a Cape Cod criminal case revolves around the issue of whether certain evidence was unlawfully obtained by police. If a court rules that a particular search or seizure was in violation of the law, the evidence may be suppressed at trial. When evidence is suppressed,…

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Massachusetts Court Finds No Constitutional Prohibition Against Defendant’s Home Confinement or GPS Monitoring While Awaiting Outcome of Motion for New Trial

If you have been arrested on a felony or misdemeanor charge, a conversation with a Cape Cod criminal defense attorney regarding the details of your situation is crucial in preventing your rights under the United States Constitution from being violated. During the arrest and investigative stage of proceedings, one of…

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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Vacates OUI Conviction After Forced Blood Test

In a Massachusetts criminal case, such as a matter in which someone is accused of operating a vehicle under the influence, there are several potential defenses that may be asserted by the defendant. One of these is a violation of the defendant’s constitutional rights during the collection of the evidence…

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Trial Court Should Have Suppressed Evidence Obtained During Warrantless Seizure of Massachusetts Man’s Cell Phones

Questions concerning the legality of searches and seizures can play heavily in the resolution of a Cape Cod criminal defense case. With appropriate legal representation, it is sometimes possible to get potentially incriminating evidence excluded from the jury’s consideration at trial. Without this evidence, the Commonwealth’s case may quickly fall…

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Massachusetts Appeals Court Affirms Conviction for Carrying a Dangerous Weapon

Many Cape Cod criminal defense cases revolve around the issue of searches and seizures. Police sometimes overstep their bounds during stop-and-frisk incidents, arrests, and the execution of search warrants. Sometimes, however, the issue is not so much whether a search itself was legal but, rather, whether the evidence that was…

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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Says Search of Vehicle After Exit Order Was Wrongful

A great number of Cape Cod criminal cases revolve around the issue of whether evidence that the government seeks to introduce at the trial of the case was legally obtained. The defendant may argue that a particular search was violative of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which…

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