Personal Injury Blog

The attorneys at d’Oliveira & Associates recently obtained a significant award for a Massachusetts client whose case was brought before the Social Security Administration. The client (whose name is withheld for confidentiality purposes) was laid off from her more recent job because her suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. After working for years in assisted living establishments while her condition worsened,...

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According to the Monthly Statistical Snapshot issued by the Social Security Administration (SSA), 10.9 million people received social security disability benefits in January 2013. Over $10.6 million dollars was dispersed to these recipients. The large number of beneficiaries and benefits dispersed might suggest that obtaining social security disability benefits is easy, but the reality is many applications are rejected on their...

The Social Security Disability Act was created with the primary objective of ensuring that no American suffers financial ruin if rendered unable to work due to any disability. It is meant to assist individuals when they need the benefits the most. In 1969, President Nixon added the Supplemental Security Income program. The procedure may be difficult at times, and...

The Brown University Daily Herald recently reported buildings on the University’s campus are currently being cleared of asbestos after officials and environmental consultants surveyed and found the dangerous substance in nine classrooms*. Asbestos, which was a commonly used insulation substance, is a fibrous mineral which was used regularly in construction projects from the early 1900s to the 1980s. Despite...

This week d’Oliveira & Associates released a DePuy infographic detailing the high failure rate of the manufacturer’s ASR and Pinnacle hip replacement systems. Specifically, these devices were designed and manufactured using the metal-on-metal method, which has been linked to side effects like device loosening, hip fracture, and device dislocation. This information is important for the 93,000 patients who were implanted...

Rear end car crashes can be among the most dangerous and even deadly car crashes out there. They typically happen unexpectedly and, quite often, the vehicle that crashes into the one in front of it actually plows into that vehicle without a chance to veer off and minimize the impact. There are characteristic injuries associated with these car crashes,...

Neck and back injuries are probably the most common type of injury one can suffer in a car accident. Neck injuries can range from mild severities such as whiplash or neck strain to a more serious injury such as disk injury, cervical radiculopathy, or ligament instability. Whiplash has a bad conetation and has been viewed as made up by...

The back is an intricate structure of bones, muscles, and other tissues extending from your neck to your pelvis. We all know people who have complained about an aching back and it is easy to look at these complaints as just a complaint and not a serious injury. Back injuries can result from sports injuries, work around the house...

Recently, the attorneys at d’Oliveira & Associates obtained significant Social Security Disability and monthly child benefits for a Stoughton, MA woman whose case was brought before the Social Security Administration. The client (whose name is withheld for confidentiality purposes) had been out of work for several years after being employed as a dental associate in various establishments. The client,...