What Happens If You Are Injured in a Drive Share Car Crash such as Uber or Lyft in Massachusetts?

By: Karen Piso Nadeau, Esquire Drive share vehicles are everywhere and used by many of us to get where we are going. Many of us have the Uber or Lyft applications easily accessible on our cell phones for the moment a drive share vehicle is needed. Ride share as we know it today is travel …  

NO MORE RIGHT ON RED IN CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS?

By: Leslie S. Harkavy, Esquire A great deal of our personal injury cases happens while our clients are just going about their regular daily routines, be it on their way to work, school, shopping or going to other normal places.   Our clients may be out walking, riding their bicycles, driving or taking public transportation to …  

What Could Have Been Done to Avoid the Tragic Death and Catastrophic Injuries Suffered by the Victims of a Vehicle Colliding into the Front of an Apple Store in Hingham, Massachusetts?

By: Karen Piso Nadeau, Esquire On November 21, 2022, a man was killed, and nineteen other people were injured when an SUV went off the designated roadway of a parking plaza and collided into the store front of an Apple Store in Hingham, MA. The Toyota 4Runner collided into the store’s front glass. The driver …  

The Truth About Massachusetts Personal Injury Attorneys and Representing a Client Injured in an Accident

By: Karen Piso Nadeau, Esquire – There is a lot of noise on television about what personal injury attorneys can do for you and why they are special, and you should hire them. Sometimes, there are three personal injury ads in a row from three different law firms in the same half hour telling you …  

How Does an Insurance Company Determine the Value of Your Personal Injury Case When You Have Been Injured in an Accident in Massachusetts?

By: Karen Piso Nadeau, Esquire Whether it is the client’s first phone call to our Cambridge law firm or an existing client finishing their treatment for injuries suffered in an accident, one of the most often asked questions is: “How much is my case worth?”  Or asked another way: “What amount of compensation do I …  

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 …  

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 …  

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 …  

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 …  

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 …