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Brockton, Massachusetts Police Officer Cannot Recover from Hospital for Personal Injuries

Boston Massachusetts Personal Injury Attorney, the attorney , reviews a recent Supreme Judicial Court case involving an injured police officer: A Massachusetts police officer who suffered serious personal injuries, while responding to a motor vehicle/pedestrian accident, cannot recover from the hospital, which treated and released the pedestrian just prior to…

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Conflict of Interest Evident when Disability Insurer Both Reviews and Pays Claim for Benefits Says First Circuit Court of Appeals

Massachusettts Personal Injury Attorney, the attorney, reviews and analyzes a recent U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals decision. This is the second part of a two part blogpost, involving the denial of an employee long term disability claim, where the insurer both reviewed and paid claims, allegedly giving rise to a conflict of interest. The First Part reviewed…

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Boston Personal Injury Attorney Reviews Federal Decision Acknowledging Conflict of Interest when Disability Insurer Reviews Request and Also Pays Employee Benefits

This is the first of a two part Blogpost, where Massachusettts Personal Injury Attorney, the attorney, reviews and analyzes a recent First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision. The case involves an employee disability claim and issues pertaining to a perceived conflict of interest. In this case, the U.S. First Circuit Court of…

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Employee’s Personal Injuries After Fall through Open Trap Door in Floral Shop does not Warrant Double Compensation, Says Appeals Court

Boston Personal Injury Lawyer, the attorney, analyzes a recent Appeals Court decision pertaining to double penalties under the Worken’s Compensation Act. The case involves a store employee who suffered serious personal injuries after falling through a trap door in the floor of a floral shop, the Massachusetts Appeals Court has reversed…

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Personal Injuries Suffered by Contract Worker May be Recoverable from Manufacturing Company where he Worked

This is Part Two of a two part Blogpost where Boston Personal Injury Lawyer, the attorney, reviews and analyzes a recent First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling, in which an insurer sought a declaration that there was no coverage for an personal injuries as the result of an accident involving a contract worker who…

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Boston Personal Injury Attorney Reviews U.S. Court of Appeals Analysis of Insurance Coverage for “Leased” Worker’s Severed Arm

In this two part Blogpost, Boston Accident Lawyer, the attorney, reviews and analyzes a First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision, which considers insurance coverage issues for an accident involving a man whose arm was severed in a wool picking machine, while engaged as a contract worker for a Western Massachusetts recycling…

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No Recovery for Personal Injuries where Court Sees Defamation but No Malice

(This Boston Accident and Injury Lawyer Blogpost is the Last in a Three Part Analysis of a Recent U.S. Appeals Court Ruling involving defamation, public officials and the news media Click here to view Part One and Click Here to view Part Two) PART THREE : THE COURT RULES ON THE DEFAMATORY…

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“Negligent” vs. “Malicious” Reporting: When is the Line Crossed? Boston Injury Lawyer Discusses Issue

(This BlogPost written by Boston Personal Injury Attorney, the attorney, is the Second in a Three Part Analysis of a Recent U.S. Appeals Court Ruling involving defamation, public officials and the news media Click here to view Part One) PART TWO – FOX & FRIENDS READS AND REACTS On April 24, a line…

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Boston Accident Attorney Discusses Case involving Alleged Defamation by “Fox & Friends” Hosts

(This Blogpost is the First in a Three Part Series by Boston Injury Lawyer, the attorney, who analyzes an interesting recent U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling involving defamation, public officials and the news media. Click Here to view Part Two) PART ONE – THE SCHOOL HATE CRIME INCIDENT MAKES LOCAL NEWS  …

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Personal Injury Insurer for Construction Accident Victim Cannot Recover Attorney’s Fees for Winning Declaratory Judgment Action

This Blogpost by Boston Personal Injury and Accident Laywer, the attorney, anaylzes a battle between insurers over costs of construction accident. Following a construction site accident where an insurer of a subcontractor refused to defend the general contractor, who then successfully filed a declaratory action to force the subcontractor’s insurer to…