Cape Cod Injury Lawyer Blog

There’s a well-known expression to the effect, “As goes General Motors, so goes the nation.” That is a rather unsettling thought, given recent developments in the continuing saga over GM’s alleged failure to properly disclose safety violations in some of their automobiles. According to a press release from the Unites States Department of Justice, GM…

Many things can go wrong in a hospital setting. A doctor or nurse can fail to follow the established standard of care, and a patient can suffer the consequences of medical malpractice. A janitor can fail to put up a “wet floor” sign, causing a visitor to slip and fall. A security guard can fail…

Considering that workers’ compensation laws are specifically designed to simplify the process by which an injured worker receives benefits (such as payment of medical expenses or temporary total disability) due to an on-the-job injury, a surprising array of issues can arise. For instance, sometimes there is a dispute as to whether the worker was an…

The idea of holding a person, business, or government accountable for harm that can be felt but not seen is nothing new. For instance, there have been a number of successful lawsuits filed by farmers who claimed that stray voltage harmed their dairy cattle and consequently their bottom lines. Now, a Massachusetts family has reportedly…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently slapped the biggest penalty in its history on Fiat Chrysler due to, among other issues, the company’s failure to repair unsafe vehicles pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (“the Act”). Established in 1970, the NHTSA is a branch of the federal government dedicated to motor vehicle…

For most civil actions, the state imposes a statute of limitations that limits the time during which an aggrieved party may file a lawsuit seeking redress for an alleged act of wrongdoing. For malpractice cases in Massachusetts, the statute of limitations is generally three years from the date that the cause of action accrued. Although…

While negligence law generally serves to hold those who owe and breach a duty of care to others responsible for any resulting harm proximately caused by the breached duty, this is not always so for governmental entities such as cities, towns, and states. Under the doctrine of sovereign immunity (sometimes expressed as “rex non potest…

In a court of law, there are many different roles – judge, attorney, court reporter, bailiff, juror, etc. Each person has a specific job, and the sanctity of the legal system depends upon each job being carried out correctly. While the judge is charged with the responsibility of interpreting the laws and ruling on the…

You may already be aware that certain filing deadlines, called statutes of limitations, limit the time that an injured person has to file suit against the responsible party. What you may not know is that there are other time limits that must be complied with in certain situations, and the failure to comply with such…

Massachusetts voters may recall Question 4 on the 2014 election ballot last November, regarding whether or not employees should be able to earn and use a certain amount of sick time per year. Although the question was opposed by several business organizations and chambers of commerce, the measure passed and is now law. Effective July…