Cape Cod Injury Lawyer Blog

Many states, including Massachusetts, have statutes in place under which a business that sells alcoholic beverages to a person who is obviously intoxicated can be held liable for the resulting damages, including both personal injury and wrongful death. These statutes are often referred to as “dram shop” acts (so named because spirits were once sold…

When an employee is injured due to a work-related accident, the employee may be entitled to several forms of workers’ compensation benefits. These include medical care at the employer’s expense, temporary disability benefits, and, in cases involving more serious injuries, permanent disability benefits. Of course, the burden is on the employee to show that he…

Any time that a person is hurt due to someone else’s failure to act in a reasonably prudent manner, there is the possibility of recovering money damages via a negligence lawsuit. This includes injuries caused by government employees, but lawsuits against the government are somewhat different from lawsuits against individuals or businesses. For instance, notice…

You may already know that business operators and landowners can be held liable for injuries that occur on their property. Slip-and-fall accidents (also called fall down accidents or trip and falls) fall under a category of negligence law known as premises liability. What you may not know is that businesses’ and property owners’ liability can…

When a case is tried to a jury, it is the responsibility of the trial court judge to instruct the jury on the law. This includes both general instructions, such as the burden of proof being on the plaintiff in a civil case, as well as specific instructions that arise from the facts of the…

Many discussions between a person who has been criminally accused and his or her defense attorney begin with the assertion, “I was in the wrong place at the wrong time.” Perhaps never was this statement more true than in a recent case handed down by the United States Supreme Court. In the case of Caetano…

While it may be tempting to take a “wait and see” approach and hope for a settlement with a negligent party’s insurance company, it is unwise to wait until the last minute to contact an attorney if you believe you have grounds to seek legal redress for a civil wrong. When filing a lawsuit, time…

Product liability cases can arise in a wide array of situations, including on-the-job accidents. Recently, the Massachusetts Appeals Court was called upon to decide a case in which an allegedly defective product caused the death of a man who was inspecting a roof. Although the court’s opinion did not go into detail regarding whether the…

In a case that is attracting nationwide media attention, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has demanded that Apple, Inc., provide technical assistance in the form of “unlocking” a cellular telephone (an iPhone, to be exact) in order to assist the FBI’s investigation into an alleged terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California, on December 2, 2015.…

When a lawsuit is tried to a jury, not everyone is pleased with the outcome. In order to warrant the reversal of a trial court’s entry of judgment upon a jury’s verdict, however, an aggrieved party must be able to show a reversible error to the appellate court. Recently, the City of Boston sought to…