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Breaking the federal 14-hour rule does not automatically make a trucking company liable for your crash. It is, however, strong evidence that the driver or carrier violated a federal safety regulation. In Massachusetts, a violation

The 11-hour driving limit under 49 CFR § 395.3 prohibits a commercial truck driver from driving for more than 11 hours after taking 10 consecutive hours off duty. When a truck driver exceeds this federal

Parents in Massachusetts can be held liable when their teenager causes an e-bike accident, but not automatically. Liability usually depends on the parent’s own conduct, such as negligent entrustment or negligent supervision. As e-bikes grow

Yes, you may be able to sue a nursing home under the Consumer Protection Act. Chapter 93A of the Massachusetts General Laws (M.G.L.) may apply when a nursing home’s billing practices, admissions representations, transfer practices,

Nursing home neglect in Boston and throughout Massachusetts occurs when a care facility fails to provide residents with adequate medical attention, nutrition, hygiene, or supervision. Under Massachusetts law, nursing homes are regulated by M.G.L. c.

Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 111, Section 72G requires certain professionals who are paid to care for residents of long-term care facilities, and patients receiving home health, homemaker, or hospice services, to report suspected abuse, mistreatment,

Yes. Massachusetts law allows families to file a wrongful death lawsuit against a nursing home when negligence or abuse causes a resident’s death. Under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 229, Section 2, the executor or administrator

Massachusetts nursing home residents have broad legal protections under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 111, Section 70E (M.G.L. c. 111, § 70E). The statute, commonly known as the Patients’ Bill of Rights, gives nursing home residents

Massachusetts defines nursing home abuse as the willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment that causes physical harm, pain, or mental anguish. The statute also covers neglect, mistreatment, and misappropriation of a resident’s

Massachusetts does not have a law that allows family members to place cameras inside nursing home rooms. Unlike roughly 19 or more other states that have passed specific ‘granny cam’ statutes, the state has no

AS SEEN INForbes & Fortune Tireless and tenacious, Boston’s Colucci, Colucci & Marcus, P.C. is one of the nation’s preeminent personal injury practices. A four-year-old boy slips unnoticed out of his day care classroom and