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How Do We Keep Our Kids Safe Now that School Is Out for Summer in Massachusetts?
By: Karen Piso Nadeau, Esquire For some parents in Massachusetts, the massive migration of college kids home for summer started last month with laundry bags full of dirty clothes and taking over our laundry space. Others had high school graduations in towns like Cambridge, Massachusetts with high school seniors ready to kick off summer early. ... Read More »What Experts Are Typically Beneficial in Pursuing Money for Personal Injury When You Are Seriously Injured in an Accident in Massachusetts?
By: Karen Piso Nadeau, Esquire When someone is seriously injured in an accident in Massachusetts with an expectation of permanent and lifelong injuries requiring medical care into the foreseeable future and perhaps an inability to return to their employment and work, we consider the benefit of retaining experts on their case. Experts are people who ... Read More »Multi-Vehicle Car Crashes in Massachusetts and Determining Who Is Responsible
By Karen Piso Nadeau Massachusetts car crashes involving more than two vehicles create additional challenges for those injured in the accident. There are more people involved, more witnesses, more drivers, and more insurance companies ready to play the blame game. Some unfamiliar with these multi-vehicle accidents think the more, the merrier. They reason that there ... Read More »Massachusetts Wrongful Death & Representing Those Left Behind- What Are the Personal Injury Claims When a Victim Dies in an Accident?
By: Karen Piso Nadeau, Esquire The news makes us very aware of the tragic deaths taking place all over the world, while here in Massachusetts we hear of accidents happening locally resulting in someone’s untimely death. Usually, the person is killed in a horrific car accident. We also see deaths in the summer months arising ... Read More »MA Traffic Deaths Are Up 15% Since the Start of the Pandemic – What To Do If Your Loved One is Killed in a Traffic Accident?
By: Leslie S. Harkavy, Esquire We are all just so worn out from Covid right now. It is called “covid fatigue”. We all did our part and stayed home and off the roads. We stopped taking public transportation, ride shares and driving to work. It’s hard to believe then, when I read a headline saying ... Read More »Five More Common Hurdles Seen in Massachusetts while Representing People Injured in Accidents and Five More Things You Can Do in the New Year to Avoid Them – Part 2
By Karen Piso Nadeau, Esquire My December blog focused on five common mistakes made either before our client is involved in an accident or shortly after the accident occurs. I described five things you can do to avoid making these mistakes to improve the chances of the best possible outcome for you and your family ... Read More »Five Common Mistakes Seen in Massachusetts While Representing Personal Injury Victims Hurt in Accidents and Five Tips for The New Year – Part 1
By Karen Piso Nadeau, Esquire The past year presented new clients with some of the same old problems to overcome. Most of these problems could have been easily avoided, making the likelihood of a successful personal injury result much higher for our clients. Many of these issues we have successfully conquered for our clients resulting ... Read More »What a Personal Injury Client Can Expect When Represented by a Lawyer in Massachusetts for Compensation for Injuries in an Accident? THE LIFE CYCLE OF A PERSONAL INJURY CASE – THE CLIENT’S PERSPECTIVE
By: Karen Piso Nadeau, Esquire For many of our Massachusetts injured clients that we have represented over the years, the fear of the unknown is the most significant thing that creates a lot of anxiety and worry when they or a loved one has been injured in an accident at the hands of someone else’s ... Read More »TOP PERSONAL INJURY QUESTIONS ABOUT BICYCLE RIDING IN MASSACHUSETTS
by: Leslie S. Harkavy, Esquire Earlier this year, our local community Facebook page posed questions from concerned citizens about the bicycle laws in Massachusetts. In our town, bicycle riders were using the town sidewalks in a commercial area to ride their bicycles. People were scared at the speed with which the bicyclists were riding and ... Read More »When Evidence Disappears in Massachusetts
By Karen Piso Nadeau, Esquire Issues Addressed: What is Spoliation of Evidence in Massachusetts? What can be Done to Protect injured Victims in an Accident when Evidence Disappears? A recent case decision involving a train’s fatal collision with a pedestrian addresses a familiar scenario in personal injury cases. According to Amtrak, despite the ... Read More »Coming out of the Pandemic in Massachusetts – Stay Safe This Summer-Part II
By Karen Piso Nadeau, Esquire My June blog on our Nadeau Harkavy LLC website focused on safety while on the roads of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This blog will consider other safety concerns and tips for staying safe this summer in New England and beyond. The good weather in Boston, and the freedom from the ... Read More »Coming Out of the Pandemic in Massachusetts – Stay Safe This Summer – Part I
By Karen Piso Nadeau, Esquire In Massachusetts, during the COVID pandemic, we experienced the negative consequences of isolation, trying to stay safe and keep our families healthy. Staying at home, not going into Boston, shutdowns and business anything but usual meant fewer people out and about and less cars, bikes, and pedestrians on the road. ... Read More »What is the seat belt law in Massachusetts anyway?
By: Leslie S. Harkavy, Esquire This blog will explore the history of the seat belt law in Massachusetts, why we wear seat belts, and how the decision to wear a seat belt, or not, may impact your personal injury case. Why do we have to wear seat belts? It was not always the law for ... Read More »You May Want To Think Twice Before Allowing Someone To Drive Your Vehicle in Massachusetts
By Karen Piso Nadeau, Esquire It’s easy to imagine. Someone needs to borrow your car to run an errand into Boston, or needs some wheels while their car is in the repair shop to get to work in Cambridge, or to cart their kids around Arlington. It’s natural to be generous and respond, “Yes, of ... Read More »When the Insurance Company Blames the Massachusetts Victim Injured in an Accident
By Karen Piso Nadeau, Esquire Many people in Massachusetts assume that if they are injured in an accident, they can recover against the individual or business (note: usually recovery is from their insurance companies) involved in the accident simply because they were hurt. This is not the case. Just because you were hurt in a ... Read More »