The Law Offices of Carolina K. Tumminelli PLLC receive a lot of phone calls from people who are injured after they have fallen on another person’s property. Whether it was at someone’s home, or at a commercial establishment such as a store or restaurant, the first thing people want to do is sue the owner […]
Surveillance videos and the worker’s compensation case
We always warn worker’s compensation clients that the insurance company will most likely hire a private investigator to follow them and attempt to get video of the client doing things, which they have stated they cannot do because of their industrial injuries. While, the video alone cannot be used to determine causal relationship and disability […]
What You Need To Know About Estate Planning
Every family is different, so everyone’s estate planning needs will be different. However, whether you live in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, or anywhere else in the country, there are some commonalities regardless of estate size or location. Understanding these basics may make talking about your estate and planning how your assets will be allocated somewhat less […]
Chef Hurt at Work Gets More Compensation Working with Tumminelli Law
At the Law Offices of Carolina K. Tumminelli, PLLC, we won’t quit until the final bell. Every case is different and we can’t anticipate how other parties will respond, but we do try to set reasonable expectations for our clients. We love when cases go even better than we anticipated they would. That happened recently […]
What you should know about filing a car accident claim
Imagine driving through Chelmsford on your way to work in the morning. The light at the next intersection changes to red so you slowly apply the brake and come to a stop. Unfortunately, the car behind you did not. Now, you have to miss work because of your injuries and still figure out how you […]
The 2 worst injuries common in serious car wrecks
Getting into a motor vehicle accident is scary. There’s that moment of panic when you realize collision is imminent and that frantic feeling when you try to determine how badly you and other passengers are hurt. The details of each accident are different. In many cases, people walk away with minor injuries. However, some accidents […]
Visiting a client could lead to a serious slip-and-fall accident
As a business professional, there may be times when you leave your office to meet with clients. While this may be part of your job, there is something you need to remember: You could be injured during your trip. This isn’t something you think about often, but it could happen to you when you least […]
What is a Personal Injury Lawyer
When you hear the words “personal injury lawyer”, what do you think of first? If you’re like most people, you probably conjur up images of someone with an ad on the television encouraging you to sue anyone and everyone for something bad that happened to you. Although a lawsuit may sometimes be involved, that’s actually […]
Work-related traumatic brain injuries can happen in any industry
Many employers nationwide knowingly expose their workers to severe safety hazards on a daily basis. You may not even be aware of the dangers you face and the potential traumatic brain injury that could change your life forever. According to the Brain Injury Institute, one in five work-related TBI cases result from slip- or trip-and-fall incidents. Some […]
Union Worker’s Comp Case Settled for More Than 1st Anticipated
My office just settled a WORKERS COMPENSATION case for a UNION EMPLOYEE at UPS, for several hundred thousand dollars. The client had previously retained an attorney who held himself out as an expert in Workers Compensation law. The client was of advanced age, had a limited education, had worked for UPS for many years in […]