General Contractor Found Not Liable for Subcontractor Employee’s Injury August 19, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson A general contractor cannot be held liable for an injury of an employee of a subcontractor where the general contractor...
Massachusetts High Court Upholds Workers’ Comp for Utility Worker’s COVID April 16, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson An insurer erred in denying workers’ compensation benefits to a utility worker who contracted COVID-19 while on the job, a...
Earlier Medical Event Does Not Shield Later Negligent Acts: Massachusetts High Court April 1, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The Massachusetts seven-year statute of repose for medical malpractice claims does not shield professionals against separate acts of negligent treatment...
Massachusetts High Court Upholds $20 Million Verdict Over Leg Amputation January 7, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has upheld a $20 million jury award in a medical malpractice case that found three...
‘Surface Waters’ on Roof Are Not ‘Flood’ Waters, Massachusetts High Court Rules July 23, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The highest court in Massachusetts has ruled that rainwater accumulation on roofs of buildings does not constitute “surface waters” within...
Massachusetts High Court Reverses, Says Uber Can Force Paralyzed Rider to Arbitrate June 11, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Uber can require that a passenger seriously injured in a crash involving an Uber driver go to arbitration over his...
Massachusetts Appeals Court Upholds Restaurants’ COVID-19 Insurance Denial May 21, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson In a ruling against an upscale restaurant chain, a Massachusetts Appeals Court has followed the recipe the state’s high court...
State’s High Court Asked to Define ‘Surface Waters’ Under Flood Coverage December 22, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Do “surface waters” covered by property flood insurance include rainwater that accumulated on an enclosed roof one or more stories...
Asleep at Wheel: When a Medical Emergency Does Not Negate a Driver’s Negligence October 19, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A driver who suffers a sudden medical emergency and crashes into another vehicle may be held liable for the accident...
Court Overturns Rejection of Surgeon’s Arbitration Pact Because It Was Not in Spanish September 1, 2023 An eye surgeon’s English language mandatory arbitration agreement with a patient is valid and enforceable where the patient claimed if...