Over the past weeks a majority of states in the United States have experienced severe winter weather that has impacted the lives of millions of Americans. With severe winter weather comes dangerous driving conditions and increases in deadly accidents.
In
Continue Reading The Legal Impact of Severe Winter Weather on Trucking and Transportation Companies
In the last several months, MG+M’s Transportation Practice Group has been retained to protect the interests of trucking companies whose drivers were involved in significant highway accidents. This is nothing new for the attorneys who comprise MG+M’s robust trucking and
Continue Reading The Critical Role of Litigators in Commercial Vehicle Accident Investigations
In a recent August 2020 decision, the Supreme Court of Massachusetts in. (SJC-12856) determined that molestation policy exclusions do not preclude coverage arising out of alleged assault in personal injury claims. The Court found that the term “physical abuse” was
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to sweep across the United States and the world, it affects every industry and sector of business, including the cruise ship industry. Earlier this year, television and print media were littered with stories and videos
Continue Reading Effects of COVID-19 on the Cruise Ship Industry and Legal Ramifications on Other Sectors
Approximately three months into the unprecedented pandemic that drastically altered the way of life worldwide, states cautiously began lifting stay-at-home orders. California, one of the states hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, was among these states. The gradual reopening of
Continue Reading Legal Issues Posed by Sweeping Changes to the California Workers’ Compensation Act by Executive Order N-62-20: A Primer for Employers
As of July 20, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported more than 3.7 million COVID-19 cases, resulting in more than 140,000 deaths. The virus is primarily transmitted person-to-person by droplets, aerosols and fomites. Nursing homes, rehabilitation and
Continue Reading COVID-19’s Impact on America’s At-Risk Population: Risk & Legal Exposure – Liability & Immunity
On July 15, 2020, the Massachusetts Appeals Court affirmed a Superior Court decision allowing the Defendants’ motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6) with respect to the Plaintiff’s employment-based claims stemming from an alleged constructive discharge brought against Lowell General Hospital
Continue Reading Massachusetts Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Non-Discriminatory Workplace Bullying Case
MG+M The Law Firm (“MG+M”) Boston Attorneys Jennifer Whelan, Brian Gross, and Christos Koutrobis successfully obtained summary judgment for their client in a wrongful death case brought in the Superior Court of New Hampshire, Grafton County.
Plaintiff’s decedent was struck
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On November 11, 2013, Timothy Frazier allegedly slipped and fell in a fast food restaurant restroom owned and operated by Mita Enterprises, LLC (“Mita”). Frazier v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., No. 2018-288-Appeal, 2020 WL 3117048, at *1 (R.I. June 12,
Continue Reading Rhode Island’s Supreme Court Makes Friends between Insured and Insurer “Strangers”
As phased reopening plans are initiated across the country, many business owners are fearful that reopening may bring with it the possibility of significant liability exposure for COVID-19 related lawsuits. Businesses already feeling the impact of a national economic crisis
Continue Reading State Legislation to Immunize Businesses from Liability for Contraction of COVID-19
