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What You Need to Know When You Have Been Injured at Work As an employee in Massachusetts, it's important that you understand your right to workers' comp when you are injured on the job. We give an overview here. -
Can I Get My Lost Wages Paid After a Car Accident? Under your personal injury protection (PIP) coverage, you may be able to recover lost wages if your car accident injuries prevented you from working. -
The Possibility of Needing Flood Insurance Remains Even After Your Closing Even if your house was not in a flood zone when you bought it, that could change. Stay informed of your zone so you will know whether you need flood insurance. -
What Is a Third-Party Claim in a Personal Injury Lawsuit? While a car accident or work injury claim will be primarily between you and an insurer, there might also be a third party you can hold liable for your losses. -
Successor Lenders Are Not Shielded From Liability for the Original Lender’s Misconduct In a 2013 decision, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that lenders who take over mortgages must ensure that laws were followed by the first lender. -
Five Important Things to Remember After an Auto Accident You deserve fair treatment after a devastating car accident, but you may not get it. Do these things after a Massachusetts crash to protect your rights. -
Can an Email Be Considered a Binding Contract? We Review Feldberg V Coxall In a 2012 decision, a Massachusetts court found that an email can serve as a binding contract in a real estate sale. We review the decision here. -
Impending Foreclosure? Talk to a Lawyer Today! Being threatened with foreclosure is a frightening experience, but if you talk to a lawyer as soon as the complaint is filed, there may be a way to stop it. -
Right to a View: Neighbor Disputes Over Views In most communities, homeowners do not have a right to the view from their house and therefore cannot sue a neighbor when the view is blocked. We explain here. -
Five Reasons Why Your Home Isn’t Selling If it is taking too long to sell your house in Massachusetts, it might be for one of these five common reasons. Here's what you need to know to sell your house. -
Massachusetts Home Buyer Turn-Offs Our Massachusetts real estate lawyer offers tips on simple--and not so simple--fixes you should do before listing your house for sale in a competitive market. -
When Owners Can Evict Rent-Stabilized Tenants If you are a tenant in a rent-stabilized building, you do have some rights. But there are circumstances in which the owner can evict you. See one example here.