Blog Posts in July, 2013

In Riley v. Andrade, a grieving husband filed suit against the surgeon who failed to diagnose his now deceased wife with cancer. At a routine mammogram in 2006, a swollen lymph node was found in the ...

A woman who testified to missing a step and falling down stairs, resulting in back and knee pain, was found 40% contributorily negligent at trial, resulting in only $20,000.00 of her $55,000.00 being ...

Here are some important decisions that have come down in the last year that effect negligence claims in Massachusetts: Rabelo v. Nasif, et al (Massachusetts Superior Court) A claim against a medical ...

In June of 2009, the Plaintiff, a 64 year old man with chronic lower back pain, underwent an elective cervical disc decompression and fusion. At the orthopedic surgeon's request, an intraoperative ...

The plaintiff, a 50 year old general contractor, was employed on a construction site. He was asked to clear snow off the scaffolding. As he was clearing, he fell through one of the boards and caught ...

A 72 year old corporate vice president received a jury verdict for $525,000.00 after proving a cognitive decline following a motor vehicle crash where the defendant was at fault. The plaintiff was ...