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SUGARMAN The Personal Injury Law Firm

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Personal injury law - it's what we do.

For over 60 years, SUGARMAN's personal injury lawyers have represented the injured and their families in Massachusetts. With a client-centered focus, SUGARMAN's attorneys regularly achieve ground-breaking verdicts, awards, and settlements. We have also helped shape the landscape of personal injury law through precedent-setting cases in Massachusetts' Appellate Courts. Through it all, we never forget that we work for you.

We invite you to learn more about how we can help you and your family.

Ways We Can Help You

Most people looking for a personal injury attorney have never needed one before. Here are some resources for learning more about your case and why SUGARMAN can be the ideal firm for you.
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Practice Areas

Personal injury law is what we do. And it's what we've done for decades. Learn more about your case and the cases SUGARMAN's lawyers have handled for thousands of clients over the past five decades.

Defective Products and Consumer Goods

Product liability cases come in all forms - from malfunctioning industrial equipment that injures a worker to a recalled consumer product that harms a homeowner. Learn More

Wrongful Death Claims

When a loved one is killed through the negligence of another no matter the type of accident, there are certain special considerations that Massachusetts law imposes. Learn More

Medical Malpractice

If a doctor provides negligent treatment, whether it be during a surgery, during labor and delivery, or a failure to diagnose cancer or an impending heart attack, serious injury and death can result. Learn More

Motor Vehicle Accidents

From a legal perspective, cases involving multi-car accidents, bicyclists, pedestrians and commercial trucks can be much more complicated than they appear. Learn More

Construction Site Injuries

Construction and industrial tradesmen face some of the most dangerous work conditions and are frequently injured as a result of negligence while working. Learn More

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Sexual & Physical Assault

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Bicycle Accidents

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Medical Devices and Drugs

SUGARMAN's personal injury lawyers regularly handle lawsuits for injuries and other adverse consequences from dangerous and defective medical devices, implants and prescription drugs. Learn More

Professional Malpractice

Generally, when someone mentions a malpractice claim, medical care providers immediately come to mind. Yet all professionals make mistakes that can cause injuries or financial loss. Learn more. Learn More

Airplane and Boating Accidents

Lawyers with actual experience litigating and trying airplane, boating and railroad accidents cases are fairly rare - SUGARMAN's personal injury lawyers have that experience. Learn More Learn More

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You deserve the best legal representation available. When you call, you speak with one of our principals. All new clients do - and that's just the beginning. Call us and tell us your story.

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News & Blog

Summer Recalled Products

Posted on June 1, 2020

Proposed Massachusetts Law Would Provide Small Businesses with Insurance Coverage for COVID-19 Losses

Posted on May 21, 2020

IKEA’s Tip-Over Furniture Recalls Spur Additional Lawsuit

Posted on May 18, 2020

Awards & Settlements

Patient dies after hospital administers wrong medication

Pre-discovery settlement for family of a 91 year old man who died in a Boston-area hospital as a result of the medical staff giving him a high dose of a psychiatric medication intended for another patient. Soon after filing suit, SUGARMAN’s attorneys served a demand letter on the hospital’s insurer for its failure to make a settlement offer when liability was clear. The case settled soon after.

Legal malpractice suit for injured tractor trailer driver

Settlement arising out of a workplace accident in which the plaintiff suffered crush injuries to his foot after being run over by a forklift. The plaintiff’s original attorneys failed to file suit within the statute of limitations, resulting in the dismissal of the plaintiff’s lawsuit against the forklift operator.

Driver struck by a truck resulting in spinal fractures

Settlement in personal injury case for a 69-year-old driver who suffered spinal fractures in a motor vehicle and truck collision in Lunenburg, resulting in a complex surgery with hardware implantation.

Medical malpractice - kidney failure

Settlement for client and wife against urologist for failure to properly monitor for urinary retention due to enlarged prostate over the course of several years, resulting in kidney failure.