When you suffer an injury on someone else's property, the property owner is often liable for your related expenses. There are many different ways you may suffer an injury and end up with a premises liability case, and at Connell & Foresta, we want to help you...
Premises Liability
What to do if a dog attacks you
Most of the time, dogs are well-socialized and loyal animals who wouldn’t dream of hurting a human. But as animals, any dog can become aggressive if they feel afraid or cornered by a perceived threat. Dogs will rarely bite without reason, but that doesn’t mean the...
Is a property owner liable for sidewalk injuries?
If you slip and fall on the floor of your local grocery store, you may have a liability case if the store owner or management showed negligence that resulted in your injury. You may also have a case against a property owner if you get hurt outside the building but on...
Take precautions in icy conditions
January means the Massachusetts winter is in full swing, from the below freezing temperatures to sleet and snow making road, sidewalk and parking lot conditions sloppy. While a slip and fall on a patch of ice may wind up as an embarrassing story, it could also result...
What to know before filing a slip and fall claim
Fall weather in Massachusetts is unpredictable. A beautiful autumn day can turn rainy in a few minutes. An early snow squall can impede traffic. The results often include slick sidewalks and entryways, making them hazardous. If you slip and fall at a business...
Be aware of potential shopping injuries
You may regard shopping as either a recreational activity or as a necessary chore. In either case, you may not think of it as a potentially dangerous activity. Nevertheless, injuries that occur due to hazardous conditions that exist inside or outside a retail store or...
Do you need additional liability insurance for your home-based business?
Running a home-based business can be an amazing experience. Often, it allows you to start up a business without too much overhead. This means you can focus on selling and obtaining customers rather than trying to find a business location and manage a retail space....
A Merrimack College student falls from a dorm window
A freshman at Merrimack College remains hospitalized after falling from his third story North Andover dorm window on the evening of April 27. The Massachusetts school was having spring festivities throughout the weekend when the unidentified male student's fall...
It helps to have a post-accident recovery plan in mind
There's no way to know who's behind the wheel of the vehicles that are sharing the road with you at any given time. You may find that traveling by car is sometimes quite uneventful. You're on the open road, and there's barely any traffic. You arrive at your...