Cape Cod Injury Lawyer Blog

Something awful happened and now you don’t know what to do. You were injured in a work place accident. A neighbor’s dog viciously bit you causing severe pain and scarring. Or, another driver, this one intoxicated, plowed his or her car into yours, thereby permanently impacting your life and your ability to care for your family. The injuries you sustained could run the gamut anywhere from a fractured wrist, head injury, or the many other types of personal injuries or damages.

The bottom line is that you were injured because of someone else’s negligent actions, you need help and you are not sure what to do.

But most importantly, your injuries may have prevented you from working and continuing to provide for yourself and your family, thereby causing an overall negative and sustained impact on your everyday life. Although you were an innocent party, the monthly bills do not stop coming in the mail just because it was not your fault. For most clients, this chapter in their lives is emotionally painful for both them and their family.

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In June this year HBO aired a new documentary film called Hot Coffee. This documentary shows how corporate America and the insurance industry helped orchestrate the perceived “law suit crisis”. The McDonalds’ case is perhaps the most frequently cited case in the argument for tort reform and limits on damages that can be awarded to injury victims. Most people believe the case is about a greedy coffee drinker who spilled coffee on herself and won millions of dollars for no apparent reason.

Many of the jurors I encounter bring up “frivilous lawsuits” and the “McDonald’s case” as evidence of what’s wrong with the legal system and to a certain extent America. However, few people know the actual details surrounding the injuries suffered by the victim and the decisions McDonald’s made which could have prevented those injuries.

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