In what could have been a case of first impression in our Commonwealth, Sobczak Law recovered $75,000 settlement for a patient of the Lahey health system at the Winchester Hospital for the needless scare they caused, that resulted in severe emotional distress. The claim was commenced as a negligence action, as well as negligent (and/or...Read More

Following months of litigation – slowed and delayed by the COVID court closures – attorney Sobczak was able to obtain an 180,000 settlement for an employee injured at a local mall due to unsafe equipment. The discovery process revealed that neither the owners nor the management company had sufficient or proper safety protocols in place...Read More

Attorney Sobczak obtained a twenty-seven thousand dollars settlement for unpaid wages and employee misclassification for a sales worker in the Boston area.  The plaintiff/client was hired to sell products and services for the defendant, but was improperly deemed independent contractor and not paid for the work performed. After intervening, Attorney Sobczak was able to obtain...Read More

Attorney Sobczak recovered $18,200 for a victim of a local car dealership, who after taking a deposition on an allegedly ‘new’ car switched it out for another one, which had previously failed the safety inspection. The customer initially brought the complaint directly to the Quirk dealership leadership, and even the Attorneys General’s office, but was...Read More

           On the date of the incident, a pick-up truck owned and controlled by the Defendant (a commercial pool company) operated by one of their drivers, not paying attending, crushed into the rear of the family vehicle of the Plaintiff. After police arrived and sited the other driver, Plaintiff left the scene by ambulance to...Read More

           Following the two Appeals Court victories last year, see Montanez v. 178 Lowell Street Operating Company LLC, 95 Mass. App. Ct. 699 (2019) (http://masscases.com/cases/app/95/95massappct699.html) and Pennington v. Steward Health Care Systems, LLC & others, 18-P-1153 (2019) ( https://casetext.com/case/pennington-matte-v-steward-health-care-sys ), health care providers in Massachusetts are finally following the controlling rules and regulations and providing...Read More

Attorney Sobczak obtained a $750,000 settlement for a victim of a motor vehicle crash, and his minor children, stemming from a motor vehicle crash with a plow for a local landscaping company.             On the date of the incident, in a vehicle owned and controlled by the Defendants was operated by one of their drivers,...Read More

Attorney Sobczak obtained a $2,089,304.19 judgment in Worcester County Superior Court for a victim of a motor vehicle crash stemming from an incident involving two All Terrain Vehicles on public roadways.Read More

Attorney Sobczak obtained a tremendous win for Massachusetts customers, patients, and residents of health care facilities, such as hospitals and nursing homes, at the Appeals Court last week. In a published opinion – Montanez v. 178 Lowell Street Operating Company, LLC, 95 Mass. App. Ct. 699 (2019) – the Court established that when providers, such...Read More

            In June 2008, Brandon Woods nursing home, in Dartmouth MA, accepted an elderly patient (LL) with previous diagnosis of dementia, delusions, anxiety disorder, depression and paranoia. Brandon Woods, owned and operated by the Essex Group, who under Elder Services name operates various facilities throughout Massachusetts, chose to accept this patient, because she paid at...Read More