Cape Cod Injury Lawyer Blog

When a person files a lawsuit against another person, business, or governmental entity seeking payment of medical expenses, lost wages, and other damages resulting from an accident such as a car wreck, the case usually proceeds through a phase called “discovery.” During discovery, it is not usual for a defendant to request copies of a…

If you’re heading across the state – or across the country – to celebrate Thanksgiving, you should know that the American Highway Users Alliance recently released a report ranking the country’s most clogged arteries, and several Massachusetts highways ranked among those annoying “bottlenecks,” as they are sometimes called. Other states with several highways listed include…

Under Massachusetts law, insurance companies have an obligation to act promptly, fairly, and equitably with regard to the settlement of litigation between its insured and those who make claims against the insured in situations in which the insured’s liability is reasonably clear. They also have a duty to refrain from unfair or deceptive practices. Naturally,…

Think you’re safe from all the recent automobile recalls just because you drive a luxury car? Maybe not. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has just added some 126,260 Mercedes-Benz vehicles to the ever-growing list of cars, trucks, and SUVs with potential safety issues. According to a letter from the NHTSA to Mercedes-Benz department…

Americans are eating out more often than ever, spending billions of hard-earned dollars on restaurant meals annually. It therefore comes as no surprise that food poisoning cases, too, are becoming more common. A national chain of Mexican restaurants is now being accused of sickening dozens of people in two states. One of the alleged sufferers…

As we have mentioned before on this website, there are numerous federal agencies that track recall information. For example, the Food and Drug Administration lists recalls of foods, medicines, and cosmetics, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration lists motor vehicles in which particular safety issues have been identified. Under federal law, the manufacturer of…

It’s hardly surprising that disputes between an injured person and the insurance company of a negligent driver who caused an accident can be rather contentious. Many people, however, assume that cases involving one’s own uninsured motorist carrier would have a less adversarial nature. Unfortunately, this is not necessarily true. Facts of the Case In the…

On the surface, it may have seemed like a case about the Second Amendment. After all, stories of disputes between police and the criminally accused are common these days, and with each shooting comes national discussion about the right to keep and bear arms. Certainly, the lawsuit brought by two police officers against a Wisconsin…

Mobile telephones have been around longer than you may realize. Invented in the 1970s, they first reached the consumer market in the early 1980s in the form of a 2 1/2-pound brick that did nothing but make an actual phone call. Over the years, various features have been added until, nowadays, most of us walk…

Business owners are supposed to maintain their premises in a reasonably safe condition. This includes performing necessary maintenance, regularly inspecting the property for dangers, and taking other, related steps to keep patrons from being injured. If a property owner or business operator breaches the duty of care owed to a patron, he or she can…