Premises Liability

People come to Salem from all over the country, and many of them end up at 310 Essex Street. The Witch House was home to Judge Jonathan Corwin, who sat on the Salem witch trials, and it’s one of the best-known historic sites in New England. Visitors walk in expecting to learn about the history…

A falling tree or heavy limb can cause devastating harm in an instant. Head injuries, spinal injuries, broken bones, and crush injuries are all common when something that heavy comes down on a person or a vehicle. In a state with as many old trees and as much severe weather as Massachusetts, these accidents happen…

When you look at the building codes used to guide the development of structures in Massachusetts and elsewhere, it’s important to remember that those guidelines didn’t come from nowhere. In many cases, they exist specifically because someone was harmed in a way that could have been prevented by that specific regulation. When a property owner…