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Massachusetts Appeals Court Declines to Apply Exception to 30-Day Notice Requirement in Recent Slip-and-Fall Case

February 13, 2019/in Government Immunity, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall/by Neumann Law Group

Some laws can lead to harsh results, but when courts apply these laws they generally do so because of an honestly held belief that they are enforcing the law exactly as it is written. In a recent slip-and-fall case before a Massachusetts appeals court, the court dismissed the claim even though the plaintiff claimed she could not have known who the responsible party was within the allotted time.

Winter Slip-and-Fall Accidents in Massachusetts Due to Snow or Ice Accumulations

January 14, 2019/in Slip & Fall/by Neumann Law Group

As a general rule, property owners have a duty to those whom they invite onto their land to ensure that the property is reasonably safe and that visitors are warned of any hazards that are present on the property. While this duty applies to landowners year-round, the majority of Massachusetts slip-and-fall cases occur in the […]

Massachusetts Supreme Court Holds Public Housing Development Property Owner Liable for Damages from Injury

July 2, 2018/in Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall/by Neumann Law Group

A resident of a public housing development in Framingham was seriously injured after slipping and falling on the stairs. He filed a claim for damages against the Framingham Housing Authority, Musterfield Place, LLC, (a “controlled affiliate” of the housing authority), and the managing agent of the property. The owner and managing agent of the property […]

State Appeals Court Upholds Ruling for Plaintiff Following Hospital Slip & Fall

September 21, 2017/in Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall/by Neumann Law Group

A Connecticut resident filed suit for negligence after injuring herself while walking to the Danbury Hospital parking lot. She prevailed during a bench trial, and the defendant appealed. The Connecticut Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court’s decision, which may be interesting to Massachusetts slip and fall claimants as well.In June 2010, the victim and […]

Massachusetts Appeals Court Upholds Ruling For Defendants Following Apartment Slip & Fall

July 3, 2017/in Negligence, Personal Injury, Slip & Fall/by Neumann Law Group

A plaintiff was injured after she tripped on a bent stake jutting onto the walkway outside her condominium unit. She thereafter filed suit, alleging that the owner of the complex, Huntington Wood Condominium Trust, and the contractor responsible for snow removal, The Green Company Landscape & Irrigation, Inc., negligently maintained a hazardous condition that caused […]

Massachusetts Appeals Court Upholds Ruling for Defendants in Sidewalk Slip and Fall

November 23, 2016/in Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall/by Neumann Law Group

Plaintiff Eric Halbach suffered serious injuries when he tripped on uneven pavement on a public sidewalk next to a building owned by the defendants. Halbach and his wife, Kathleen, subsequently sued, alleging that the defendants had a duty to either repair the sidewalk or warn pedestrians and the city of Boston of the hazard. Concluding that […]

Massachusetts Appeals Court Reverses Grant of Summary Judgment for Defendant Following Store Slip and Fall

July 27, 2016/in Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Slip & Fall/by Neumann Law Group

A Massachusetts appeals court recently reversed a lower court’s grant of summary judgment to a defendant retail store following the plaintiff’s injury in the store, despite admitting that the plaintiff did not have a very strong case.Defendant Boys in Berries, LLC operates a farm and retail store in Sharon, Massachusetts. In July 2010, Maria Belanger […]

Massachusetts Appeals Court Finds Genuine Factual Dispute Regarding Whether Auto Body Shop Caused Dangerous Ice on Which Plaintiff Fell

May 16, 2016/in Negligence, Personal Injury, Slip & Fall/by Neumann Law Group

The Massachusetts Court of Appeals recently reversed a lower court’s grant of summary judgment to defendant A Plus Auto Body regarding a plaintiff’s lawsuit for negligence following a slip and fall.In February 2013, plaintiff Nicole Fleming parked her rental car on Walnut Street while going to retrieve her own car from A Plus. As she […]

Massachusetts Appeals Court Declines to Apply Exception to 30-Day Notice Requirement in Recent Slip-and-Fall Case

Winter Slip-and-Fall Accidents in Massachusetts Due to Snow or Ice Accumulations

Massachusetts Supreme Court Holds Public Housing Development Property Owner Liable for Damages from Injury

State Appeals Court Upholds Ruling for Plaintiff Following Hospital Slip & Fall

Massachusetts Appeals Court Upholds Ruling For Defendants Following Apartment Slip & Fall

Massachusetts Appeals Court Upholds Ruling for Defendants in Sidewalk Slip and Fall

Massachusetts Appeals Court Reverses Grant of Summary Judgment for Defendant Following Store Slip and Fall

Massachusetts Appeals Court Finds Genuine Factual Dispute Regarding Whether Auto Body Shop Caused Dangerous Ice on Which Plaintiff Fell

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