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PRACTICE AREAS

• Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Wrongful Death
• Brain Injuries
• Workplace Injuries
• On-Duty Police Injuries
• On-Duty Fire Injuries
• Defective Premises
• Slips, Trips & Falls
• Injuries to Children
• Defective Products
• Assaults
• Negligent Security
• Inadequate Warnings
• Inadequately Trained Employees

​RESULTS

Our results in settlement, verdict, arbitration and mediation have ranged from a few thousand dollars to $6 million. The examples below are just some of our case results. For recent results and legal features, please visit our BLOG.

MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS

• $2,400,000 - On motorcycle returning from detail. Collision ends officer’s career. Insurance company bad faith.
• $700,000 - Back surgery resulting from struggle with driver who tried to get away from motor vehicle stop.
• $500,000 - Dram Shop - Cruiser collision with drunk driver.
• $400,000 - Back-to-back cruiser accidents end career. Second aggravated neck and back injuries from first.
• $214,000 - Cruiser rear-ended by truck. Herniated discs and shoulder injury. Returned to work.
• $113,000 - Cruiser hits officer while chasing fleeing car.  Fractured leg. Injured officer’s auto insurer paid.

RESISTING ARREST & FOOT CHASES

• $424,000 - Knee injury chasing young vandals. Returned to work. Settlement and verdict.
• $362,500 - Arresting shoplifter. Back surgery. Disability pension.
• $350,000 - Domestic violence call, restraining order violated, wrist injury ends career.
• $335,000 - Pre-existing wrist condition aggravated requiring surgery. Returned to work.
• $250,000 - Neck surgery, returned to work. Verdict ordering insurance coverage.
• $200,000 - Handcuffing out-of-control son. Ring finger surgery. Returned to work.
• $200,000 - Ruptured Achilles tendon chasing knife-wielding adult son.  Returned to work. 

 DETAILS

• $3,000,000 - Dump truck collision. Head injury ends officer’s career.
• $1,950,000 - Unplanned work zone causes crash ending officer’s career.
• $1,000,000 - Directing traffic - Closed head injury suffered on utility detail ends officer’s career.
• $330,000 - Contractor knocks over telephone pole, right shoulder injured by wire.
• $300,000 - Directing traffic for utility. Driver insured for $50,000. $250,000 from utility.
• $32,000 - Bar detail - Trigger finger injured removing drunk patron from bar. Patron’s insurer paid.

 PREMISES & ICE FALLS

• $600,000 - DARE trip - Fall from rock climbing wall. Neck injury ended career.
• $225,000 - Domestic violence call. Broken exterior stairs. Shoulder surgery. Returned to work.
• $190,000 - Icy residential driveway at 911 call. Broken leg. Returned to work in 4 months.
• $100,000 - Slip on ice while investigating single car crash in wooded area. Driver’s insurer paid.

BITINGS

• $32,500 - Puncture wounds and injury to animal control officer’s knee. Missed two days of work.
• $30,000 - Response to residential call, bitten in leg by pit bull.
• $23,000 - Human bite - Breaking up drunken melee between family members. No time lost from work.

 SHOOTINGS

• $2,000,000 - Officer responding to alarm. Shot by homeowner. Verdict including interest.
• $500,000 - Officer survived ambush. Lost career. Claim against weapon owner, not shooter.
• $100,000 - Friendly fire - fleeing vehicle targeted. Verdict. Officer’s own auto insurer ordered to pay.

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Ballin & Associates, LLC
16 Chestnut Street, Suite 130
Foxborough, MA 02035
Toll Free: 800-245-2052

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