Legal Question in Criminal Law in Massachusetts

halloween night

I posted this question before but i wanted to just add a little more detail. Halloween night i was at a bar having a few drinks with friends when my friend and my cousin got into a verbal argument. My cousin was later kicked out of the bar. When i left the bar i saw my cousin still very angry. I went up to him to try and calm him down. This is when i blacked out and don't remember a thing. I woke up with a broken nose and another fractured bone in my face. The next day my cousin told me that i was punched by his friends brother in law that knocked me partially to the ground. As i was on the ground my cousins friend (not b in law kicked me in the face twice. My cousin said he said to his friend as he pulled him away from me ''what are you doing that's my cousin''. Keep in mind this all happened about 5 ft. from the front door of the bar. My cousin is 100% on my side and will say what his friend did if need be. I filed a complaint for assault and battery at the clerks office. My biggest concern with this is medical bills since i have no insurance at the time as i am between jobs. Any suggestions or advice on this matter will be helpful and whether or not it is even worth it for me to move forward on this.


Asked on 11/04/08, 12:11 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys

Re: halloween night

This is a simple tort against your assailant, and a complex one against the bar.

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Answered on 11/04/08, 1:07 pm
Joseph Murray Joseph M. Murray, Esq.

Re: halloween night

Retain an attorney to bring a suit for damages against the person(s) who punched and kicked you and possibly against the Bar owner. Good Luck!

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Answered on 11/04/08, 1:43 pm
George Davis Law Office of T. George Davis, Jr.

Re: halloween night

If your application for complaint results in criminal charges being brought against your assailant, you should inform the district attorney's office that you would like to get restitution from the assailant as part of any disposition of the case. In addition, you have civil options avalable to you, as outlined by Attorneys Murray and Weicker.

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Answered on 11/04/08, 5:03 pm


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