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Slip, Trips and Falls on Walking Surfaces

Walking-Working Surface Safety Regulations Generally, employers are required to keep all walking-working surfaces safe for employees, visitors, and patrons.  There is a specific OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) regulation which addresses this safety issue: 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3): Walking-working surfaces are maintained free of hazards such as sharp or protruding…

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Fall Protection in the Construction Industry: The “6-Foot Rule”

In the construction industry, there is a general rule of thumb often referred to as the “6-foot rule.”  The “6-foot rule” typically is applied to major commercial construction projects, as well as smaller residential construction projects, amongst others.  Essentially, the 6-foot rule requires employers to implement the use of fall…

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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issues opinion expanding Massachusetts’ jurisdiction over Workers’ Compensation Claims

On October 29, 2020, The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued its ruling in Mark Mendes’s Case, No. SJC-12857, which held that the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents has subject matter jurisdiction over a claim involving an interstate truck driver based on his employment having “sufficient significant contacts” with Massachusetts.  This…

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Do I Have To Pay A Personal Injury Attorney?

No. Typically, you do not pay a personal injury or a workers’ compensation attorney out-of-pocket.  At the Carney, Rezendes & Crowley, LLC, we focus on personal injury and workers’ compensation cases which operate on what is called a “contingency” fee.   A “contingency fee” means that we only get paid if we…

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Workers’ Compensation Settlement includes Insurer’s Payment for Service Dog

Recently, Brendan G. Carney of Carney, Rezendes & Crowley, LLC was able to successfully negotiate a lump sum settlement of a Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation claim in the amount of $825,000.00.  This settlement was reached on behalf of our client, a forty one year old woman who was working as a…

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Forklift Injuries

Injured by a Forklift? Forklift, or Powered Industrial Truck (“P.I.T.”), injuries are very common in the construction industry for both drivers and nearby workers.  According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), an estimated 85 deaths result each year as a result of forklift operation accidents, as well as…

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Factors to Consider in Deciding to Settle A Workers’ Comp Claim

  Judge gavel, scales of justice and law books in court Massachusetts’ workers who have suffered serious work related injuries and occupational diseases must often times make the important decision as to whether or not to accept an offer a lump sum settlement of their workers’ compensation claim.  Typically when…

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Carney, Rezendes & Crowley, LLC’s Jeremy Carroll and Brendan Carney win $684,500.00 jury verdict in Middlesex County Construction Site Injury Trial

Judge gavel, scales of justice and law books in court On June 4, 2019, a Middlesex County jury awarded the Plaintiff, Benjamin Roy, a total of $925,000.00, which was reduced by 26% to $684,500.00 for the comparative negligence of Mr. Roy.  With interest, the final judgment amounted to $828,301.18. On…

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Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation -Do’s and Don’ts for Injured Workers

Do’s: Always report your Injury. This sounds basic but it does not always happen and can create big problems down the road.  Report your injury to your foreman, steward, business agent, general contractor, supervisor or H.R. professional immediately, regardless of whether or not you think it is only a minor…

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Workers killed when trench at home renovation collapses, floods

Employer accused of flouting OSHA regs; $2.2 million settlement By: Mass. Lawyers Weekly Staff December 27, 2018 The claimant was the spouse of one of two laborers killed when a trench in which they were working collapsed and flooded at a home renovation project in Boston’s South End in October 2016.The deceased…

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