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In an appeal involving an employer’s duty to safeguard confidential information, the Massachusetts Court of Appeal held that a lower court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of an automobile insurance company should be vacated.  The lower court had found that the plaintiff had not met his duty of showing the company’s negligence in safeguarding his confidential...

In a personal injury lawsuit following a car accident, the issue of liability, or legal fault, was conceded. This means that the defendants admitted they were at fault, and the issue before the jury was the amount of damages to award the injured victim.  The procedural issues in this case reflect the importance of medical records and...

The Massachusetts Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s judgment in a personal injury lawsuit brought by a pedestrian injured by a truck driver who struck her in the evening, while she was crossing the street in a marked crosswalk.  The issue before the trial court had been the relative fault of the two parties, since eyewitness...

A ruling in Suffolk Superior Court on a slip and fall case, Rivera v. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc., has set precedent that provides additional protection for those whose injuries have been caught on camera.  In today’s economy, many retail stores use video surveillance to monitor theft and keep a close eye on employees. An extra benefit from...

Former NHL Hockey league players have filed a consolidated class-action lawsuit in Federal Court over concussion related health injuries.  The Lawsuit was filed in October of 2014 in the state of Minnesota.  Six former players are serving as the class action representatives. The complaint is seeking an unspecified amount of damages as well as funding...

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently ruled that a landlord can be held strictly liable for injuries sustained by a plaintiff if the building is a place of public or commercial use and the injury is a result of building code violations.  See Sheehan v. Weaver. This case involved a person who sustained serious injuries when he...

In a recent decision by the Middlesex Superior court of Massachusetts, a Judge found an insurance company violated the law and failed to effectuate a prompt settlement of a pedestrian bus accident case and ultimately awarded over $7,000,000.00 in damages to the plaintiff.  The case involved a plaintiff who was crossing the street in a...

Although recreational sports should be fun, there can be risks involved depending on where the games take place. Personal injury lawsuits against governmental entities such as a city may be subject to different rules than lawsuits brought against private citizens. A 2012 case arose when a man was hurt during a softball game organized by Coed Jewish...