On Feb. 14, 2020, the plaintiff was picking up her take-out order at the defendant pizza shop in Gloucester. As she walked through the parking lot to her car, she slipped and fell on a patch of ice, fracturing her left ankle
Read More
On the Brick by Brick 365 podcast, Joe Orlando talks about networking, marketing, and how to live both a personal and professional life. Joe is the CEO of Orlando & Associates PC. If you want to reach out to him you can
Read More
The Black Falcon Terminal pier was damaged when the Helsinki Bridge came loose from its mooring after docking in the Boston Harbor in 2017. Massachusetts courts do not have personal jurisdiction over the Panama owner and Singapore operator of a container ship
Read More
Motorcycle drivers, this one is for you! It is the season for cruisers, choppers, and every other type of motorcycle ride in Massachusetts. Did you know that there are several special considerations for automobile insurance as it applies to motorcycles accidents? The
Read More
Do not use the car insurance app! The minute you get injured in a motor vehicle collision, the insurance companies are working against you – even your own insurance company. They are a for-profit enterprise. They are only concerned about finding ways
Read More
On or about June 12, 2018, the 71-year-old plaintiff was dining outdoors with her husband when a patio umbrella (not from her table) came loose and flew into her head. The plaintiff suffered a head injury, concussion, neck pain, vertigo, vestibular dizziness,
Read More
In Massachusetts, we have certain auto insurance coverages that are required by the state, known as “compulsory” insurance coverage. The reason they called it “compulsory” is that you are compelled by the state to buy it. Under M.G.L. c. 90 s. 34M,
Read More
Insurance companies don’t want to pay your personal injury claim. They don’t make profits for their shareholders by paying you top dollar. From the moment you make a claim for a car accident, slip and fall, work-related injury or the like, you
Read More
Our judicial (court) system is adversarial. That means that, unlike Alternative Dispute Resolution options such as conciliation or mediation, it is not based in cooperation nor compromise. An attorney’s job is to fight for the client’s rights. By virtue of both sides
Read More
I can’t tell you how often I hear that a victim of personal injury fails to pursue their rights for fear of having to “go to court.” What most people don’t realize is that the vast majority of personal injury claims (even
Read More