Traumatic brain injuries can create many challenges that could complicate life for their victims. Watching someone you love cope with the sudden and dramatic impact of a TBI can be heart-wrenching. Knowing how to care for your family member and how to provide needed...
Common slip-and-fall hazards in hotels
Every hotel and resort has an obligation to ensure a safe and comfortable stay for each guest. The last thing you want is to experience a catastrophic slip-and-fall injury during an important trip or a family vacation. Keep in mind that hotel staff is not responsible...
Is this a severe head injury?
Severe head injuries can impact victims in many ways. They demand the most immediate and careful of medical attention in order to avoid more long lasting impacts. Thus, it is important to understand how a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) may end up manifesting....
How many falls involve older adults?
If you are an older adult, or you worry about your loved one's safety, it is important to go over statistics on older adults and fall-related accidents. At an older age, fall victims have an especially high chance of suffering a serious injury. Moreover, the...
What is an attractive nuisance?
Most people would assume that trespassers come on to your property uninvited at their own risk, but this does not necessarily apply to children. In many cases, the law sees adults differently than it does children, and personal injury law is the same. An example of...
What are the dangers of bedsores?
A severe injury can lay you in bed for days or weeks. Some injuries, such as spinal cord injuries, make it impossible to move without assistance. If you are to recover from a severe injury as best as you can, you should be aware of the possibility of bedsores that may...
What are pain and suffering damages in Massachusetts?
When an accident causes visible or physical damage in Massachusetts, lawsuits seem relatively simple to measure and quantify. Emotional and psychological suffering is more difficult to assess as a dollar value. Thankfully, Massachusetts law does allow pain and...
Three considerations for serious injury recovery
Accidents happen every day across Massachusetts and our nation. Thankfully, many of those injuries end up being minor. However, sometimes injuries are more serious, and recovery can be daunting. Injuries that are generally considered serious include:Crush injuries...
