Posts tagged massachusetts

• Nursing Homes: Falls and Fall Prevention

  Bruce Bierhans | February 26, 2011 8:30 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  I presently represent the family of a woman that died in a Massachusetts nursing home after falling 10 times over a 14 month period. That's right; not a typo; 10 times! In nursing homes, 3 out of 4...

• Can the "Wired" Juror "Unplug"

  Bruce Bierhans | January 12, 2011 1:43 PM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  It's hard enough to try jury cases these days when jurors, influenced by the CSI Effect think every trial should be a stage for high tech productions. Now, trial lawyers must also deal with what is...

• How Your Motor Vehicle Liability Coverage Helps You

  Bruce Bierhans | December 07, 2010 1:41 PM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Everyone wants to save money, and everyone wants to save money on their car insurance. However, we often find that policy holders try to save money in ways that may result in a substantial loss of...

• A $12Million Verdict and Negligent Entrustment

  Bruce Bierhans | September 09, 2010 12:34 PM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  For those of us that have represented plaintiffs' in personal injury cases in Norfolk County, we know before we open our mouths, that the odds are 9-1 against us. Those have been the statistics for...

• The Battered Personal Injury Plaintiff

  Bruce Bierhans | June 16, 2010 9:11 PM | 1 CommentCape Cod, MA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  In 1997, I opened my own law firm after spending many years in a downtown Boston business litigation firm. Unlike many tort(personal injury) lawyers, I have always litigated and tried a wide...

• The Battered Personal Injury Plaintiff

  Bruce Bierhans | June 16, 2010 9:08 PM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In 1997, I opened my own law firm after spending many years in a downtown Boston business litigation firm. Unlike many tort(personal injury) lawyers, I have always litigated and tried a wide...

• Suing the Corporate Defendant and "Hidden" Evidence

  Bruce Bierhans | April 17, 2010 2:15 PM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Last weeks Mass. Lawyers Weekly reported on a recent 142mill verdict against Pfizer arising out of the company's promotion of off label use of Neurontin. The case was brought under the Racketeer...

• Emails, Litigation and "Think Before You Click"

  Bruce Bierhans | February 17, 2010 3:19 PM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A recent decision by a U.S. District court judge in the Southern District of New York serves as a reminder of the prevalent role that technology plays in our daily lives; as well as what can happen...

• A Happy Day for a Lawyer and Client in Harwich

  Bruce Bierhans | January 18, 2010 10:45 AM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  I am well aware that in the eyes of many people, lawyers reside at the lower end of the food chain. However, for 28 years, I have loved being a lawyer. The reason is that I know that lawyers can...

• A Happy Day for a Lawyer and Client in Harwich

  Bruce Bierhans | January 18, 2010 10:31 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  I am well aware that in the eyes of many people, lawyers reside at the lower end of the food chain. However, for 28 years, I have loved being a lawyer. The reason is that I know that lawyers can...