Posts tagged damages

• MA Senate Rejects Damages Cap For Serious Personal Injuries

  Carrie Strasser | April 06, 2009 9:59 AM | 1 CommentEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  The MA Senate was in the process of voting on a transportation reform bill last week, when Governor Patrick's proposed $100,000.00 cap on personal injury damage awards was weakened to include a...

• Mass SJC Allows "Loss of Chance" Recovery

  Bruce Bierhans | August 01, 2008 3:24 PM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  In a spectacular decision this week affirming victims rights, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that damages are recoverable where a physicians negligence reduced the decedents chance...