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$ 3.5 million Settlement for
auto injury

Our eighteen-year-old client was driving on an interstate into the early morning sun. As he drove over a rise in the road, he struck a car that was disabled and stopped in the middle of the road because a 150-pound wheel and tire detached from a tractor-trailer rig traveling in the opposite direction. The lugs holding the tire had broken off, causing the tire and wheel to travel across the median strip, and hit and disable the stopped vehicle.
Awarded: $ 3.5 million

$1,000,000 Jury Verdict for
86 year-old woman

Our client an 86 year-old woman sustained an injury after being struck by a bus. The inattentive bus driver was warned by a passenger that the woman was crossing in front of the bus but could not stop in time to avoid impact.
Awarded: $1,000,000

$785,000 Settlement for
crushed ankle

Our client was operating his motorcycle on a two-lane road when a large box truck made a U-turn into his path of travel. The client attempted to avoid the collision by laying his motorcycle on its side. Unfortunately his lower leg and ankle came in contact with the truck causing seven fractures and soft tissue injury.
Awarded: $785,000

DISCLAIMER: Please note that every case is different and these verdicts and settlements, while accurate, do not represent what we may obtain for you in your case.

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New Law Will Make it Easier for Law Enforcement to Prosecute Sexual Abuse Crimes against Children

Posted on Oct 01, 2008

A new sex-abuse law in Massachusetts is set to take effect next month. The law is Massachusetts’ version of “Jessica’s Law”, although it does not have the same tough sentencing requirements as the Florida legislation, which was used as a model for this new law.

Jessica’s Law was named after Jessica Lunsford, a 9-year-old Florida girl who was raped and murdered in 2005 by a repeat sex offender. The original version of this Florida law establishes a 25-year minimum sentence for sex offenders convicted of sexually abusing a young child and also requires that paroled sex offenders wear a GPS positioning unit.

Many states, including Massachusetts, have passed laws that increase the minimum sentence for some sexual offenses against children and also provide prosecutors with more flexibility in working out plea agreements. The new law in Massachusetts will make it easier for law enforcement officers to prosecute child predators.

A large number of sexual abuse cases never go to trial, in an effort to spare the child and family from dealing with a courtroom battle. That is why prosecutors frequently use evidence and expert interviews to create a plea deal and a sentence for the perpetrator, who is also required to register as a sex offender. Michael O’Keefe, president of the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association, believes that if an individual faces 25 years in prison, then that person will most likely take a gamble and push the case to trial. The fear is that many families would withdraw their complaints rather than subjecting their child to a trial.

There was a lot of support for a stronger version of the law, including that of Mark Lunsford, the father of Jessica Lunsford, but many are satisfied that at least something was passed. O’Keefe commented that “a lesser sentence is better than no sentence at all.”

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