Law Offices of Bruce G. Goldman

Personal Injury Attorney in Brockton, Massachusetts

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Products Liability

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Last fall, a client came into my office carrying a glass bottle of beer with a jagged opening on the top. The client had opened the bottle of beer and began sipping directly from the beer bottle. Immediately, he received a cut on his upper lip, and he ingested shards of glass. I advised him to see a gastroenterologist who then discovered, through diagnostic studies, rectal bleeding caused by the ingested shards of glass that came from the bottle. I initiated a claim for “damages” and negotiated a substantial monetary settlement for the client.

The Law Offices of Bruce G. Goldman is experienced at representing innocent victims who have been injured through no fault of their own.

Consequences of Allowing an Unlicensed Driver to Borrow Your Car

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It is common for owners of motor vehicles to allow friends, business associates, or relatives to borrow the owner’s car from time to time.

What is not commonly known is that under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 90 section 12, the owner has a legal responsibility to determine whether or not the person borrowing the motor vehicle is properly licensed BEFORE giving permission to borrow the car. If the owner of the motor vehicle fails to determine whether the person is properly licensed, and the person borrowing the car is unlicensed, the owner then becomes liable for “negligent entrustment.” Accordingly, if the unlicensed driver causes an accident, the owner of the borrowed motor vehicle is then jointly responsible with the unlicensed driver.

The Law Offices of Bruce G. Goldman is experienced at representing innocent victims who have been injured in a motor vehicle accident, and identifying the person responsible.

Slip And Fall Accidents Due To Ice And Snow

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In the interest of public safety, on July 26, 2010, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a historic ruling, changing the law governing snow and ice cases. From July 26, 2010 onward, property owners have a duty of reasonable care that is owed to lawful visitors to remove snow and ice just like any other hazard.

The snow and ice removal efforts that are expected of a property owner will depend on the following:

1. The amount of foot traffic reasonably expected.

2. The magnitude of risk reasonably feared.

3. The burden and expense of snow and ice removal.

Therefore, the owner of a single family house is expected to remove snow and ice, but more effort is expected from the owner of the shopping mall with respect to the parking lot and sidewalks used to enter and exit the mall itself. Obviously, a mall parking lot will contain more ice and snow than the entrance to a single family house and there will be more foot traffic at a shopping mall. Reasonable efforts to make the property safe for visitors / customers would be greater for the mall owner than the owner of the single family house.

Under this approach, a jury, or a judge sitting without a jury will determine which snow and ice removal methods are reasonable in light of the expense they impose on the landowner and the probability and seriousness of the foreseeable harm to others.

The Law Offices of Bruce G. Goldman is experienced at representing visitors / customers who have been injured in a slip and fall accident.

Ice And Snow: Slip And Fall Cases

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Here are further examples of the types of clients that The Law Offices of Bruce G. Goldman represents.

ICE AND SNOW : SLIP AND FALL CASES

I. Employee / Workers Compensation

Let’s say a business owner has an employee who, for example, slips and falls on ice and snow while in the course of his or her employment and sustains an injury. This would constitute a Workers’ Compensation case.

II. Customer / Consumer

On the other hand, let’s say that a customer / consumer slips and falls on ice and snow and sustains an injury. The customer would then have a right to make a claim against the business owner for lost wages, medical bills, and pain and suffering.

The Law Offices of Bruce G. Goldman is experienced at representing both types of victims, the worker /employee and the customer / consumer.

Another Example of a Potential Client

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This is the type of Client that The Law Offices of Bruce G. Goldman can help.

Another Example of a Potential Client :

The victim, a woman who lived alone, called an ambulance seeking emergency medical care due to illness. When the ambulance arrived with two (2) EMTs, only one of the EMTs tried to help the victim from her chair onto a gurney so that he could put her into the ambulance. The victim was overweight, and instead of asking his co-EMT for help, the EMT tried to lift the victim himself onto the gurney. Unfortunately, the EMT dropped the victim, resulting in her death. This was carelessness. The victim’s family has a legal claim for monetary compensation from the ambulance company.

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