This is the Boston Accident Injury Blog, written by Attorney the attorney, a Boston trial lawyer, with over twenty-five years of experience practicing law and trying case in the Boston area and throughout New England. I have started this Blog with two purposes in mind: first to provide persons with…
COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY vs. ULTIMATE LIVERY SERVICE, INC.SJC-10149, November 26, 2008. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that Boston Accident Victims of a two car collision could sue a livery service whose driver permitted an intoxicated customer to exit its van after a long night of partying and drinking,…
GIUFFRIDA vs. HIGH COUNTRY INVESTOR, INC. No. 07-P-751. November 24, 2008. The Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled that a family who had “shopping and dining privileges for life”, as part of the the sale of their Saugus, Massachusetts steak restaurant, could maintain an action for unfair business practices in violation…
SAAB vs. MASSACHUSETTS CVS PHARMACY, LLC SJC-10193, November 13, 2008 The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has affirmed a judgment of dismissal of a claim by the parents of a deceased CVS employee, who died from injuries suffered when he was stabbed with a knife while trying to apprehend a shoplifter.…
On Tuesday, November 25, 2008, a pedestrian was struck and killed in a motor vehicle accident, which occurred around 7:00 p.m. in Beverly, Massachusetts, north of Boston. The driver was a 37 year old Beverly resident, whom the police described as drowsy and “droopy-eyed” at the time of his arrest…
O’CONNOR vs. MERRIMACK MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY No. 06-P-1750.November 24, 2008 After a fire destroyed a commercial building, a dispute arose between the insurer and the insured concerning the methodology used by the insurer to value the loss. The insured then brought an action against the insurer asserting numerous tort…
ZABIN vs.PICCIOTTO Nos. 06-P-1419, 07-P-842. November 18, 2008. The Massachusetts Appeals Court has upheld jury verdicts in favor of five attorneys who assisted in the recovery of a $9 million settlement against an insurance company who allegedly engaged in unfair claims settlement practices. The jury found that the five attorneys…
MITCHELL vs. BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS , SJC-10157. Decided November 20, 2008. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has carved out an exception to the longstanding rule that only graduates from American Bar Association (“ABA”) accredited law schools may sit for the bar exam to gain admission to the bar. The…
Cosmo BISAZZA’S CASESJC-10183. November 20, 2008. The Massachusetts Appeals Court has confirmed a ruling by the Industrial Accident Board that a Boston corrections officer suffered emotional injuries related to his employment, and therefore was entitled to benefits, when inmates threatened to disseminate false stories about his harassment of prisoners, and…