$1 MILLION FOR OFFICER INJURED DURING DETAIL
The Acme employee arrived at the work site in a pickup truck with a front seat passenger. They were towing a large enclosed trailer behind it. Traffic in the eastbound side was shut down to avoid drivers continuing through the work site. Officer Jones and other officers were on scene to re-direct traffic away from […]
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR “SUPERLAWYER” ZACHARY M. BALLIN
Congratulations to Attorney Zachary M. Ballin for being named a Super Lawyer’s Rising Star for 2018. This is his second year in a row named to the list. It is an honor to be named among the Rising Stars, which includes no more than 2.5% of the state’s attorneys. Here are some of Attorney Ballin’s […]
CAN A BAR BE LIABLE WHEN A DRUNK BITES A RESPONDING OFFICER?
In some cases we handle, seemingly clear instances of negligence escalate into complex legal battles as defendants and insurers look for any way to avoid compensating an injured police officer. The case of Jessica Rondinelli vs. Emma Wiley and JMRS Restaurant, Inc., Essex Superior Court Civil Action No. 2016CV01298 was no different. On a Saturday […]
$300,000 FOR OFFICER ATTACKED ON DUTY, SUFFERS PTSD
This case involves an all-too familiar scenario – the police are forced to handle a disturbed and out-of-control individual resulting in an injured officer. Drivers swerve around a young man walking around in a busy tunnel. Shirtless and covered in soot, the young man is in obvious need of help. A passing officer puts his […]
$300,000 FOR OFFICER HIT BY ALLEGEDLY UNCONSCIOUS TRUCK DRIVER
During the morning of August 23, 2013, a gas delivery driver for Acme Propane was driving a box truck loaded with propane cylinders. It was a dry, clear day. He drove past orange safety signs alerting him that he was approaching a work zone then drove over two orange cones. He drove off the road […]
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR “SUPERLAWYER” ZACHARY M. BALLIN
Congratulations to Attorney Zachary Ballin for being named a Super Lawyer’s Rising Star for 2017. It is an honor to be named among the Rising Stars which includes no more than 2.5% of the state’s attorneys. Here are some of Attorney Ballin’s recent results: $482,647.00 Arbitration Award for nurse who suffered crush injury to her […]
JURY VERDICT: $385,000 FOR WORKER’S BROKEN WRIST CAUSED BY CONTRACTOR’S DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT
A contractor’s bucket truck is missing a piece of safety equipment – a fiberglass guard that keeps debris away from the hand controls in the bucket. Nevertheless, the contractor lends the bucket truck to a tree-cutting company. A lifetime arborist has a working interview with the tree cutting company, which requires him to use the […]
MASS HEROES – HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY JOHN KOTFILA, JR.
Our lives are changing and becoming ever more interconnected through the now ever-present camera. Yet the basic fundamentals and needs of our everyday lives are unchanged. While safety and protection will never cease to top the list of our necessities, there are those who wish to sensationalize any individual incident involving an officer into […]
CONGRATULATIONS TO BALLIN LAW’S ATTORNEY ZACHARY BALLIN
Congratulations to Ballin Law’s Zachary M. Ballin, Esq. who has been named the Norfolk County Director for the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division Board of Directors. The Young Lawyers Division’s mission is providing the necessary tools new practitioners need to excel, as well as providing opportunities for civic outreach, pro bono representation and networking with […]
“Reserves”: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Want You To Know About Them
Someone rear-ends you. Now what? You spend the next couple of months getting your neck and back taken care of by a couple different physicians. Along the way you do not consider making a claim against The Other Guy’s Insurance Company, Inc. or calling a lawyer. After all, you ‘don’t want to hurt the other […]
9/11 First Responders Still Suffering Thirteen Years Later
(WBUR) John Feal was a 9/11 first responder. His organization, the FealGood Foundation, advocates for first responders who suffer chronic illnesses from their experience. (Feal Good Foundation) By Attorney Zachary Ballin Thirteen years after the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York City, thousands of first responders continue to struggle with health problems, some […]