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BBF Wins Nursing Home Malpractice Case

Attorney Philip N. Beauregard recently won a jury verdict in a malpractice trial against the Alden Court nursing home. The verdict resulted in a recovery of $1.3 million for the family of Kathryn Miller. For more details, read this article from the SouthCoast Standard...

BBF Obtains Recovery Against BCC In Civil Rights Case

The attorneys at Beauregard, Burke & Franco were recently successful in obtaining a recovery for a client in a civil rights case against Bristol Community College. The case resulted in a settlement of $600,000. For more details, read this article from the...

Employers, I Implore You!

I am a small business owner, and I am lucky to have many friends and clients who own their own businesses. I have found that regardless of the backgrounds of these friends and clients, the size of their businesses, or their industries, that a common theme exists: a...

Hot off the Presses: COVID Employment Resources from Dept. of Labor

As a followup to Attorney Beauregard-Rheaume's most recent blog, here is a link to the federal government's answers to commonly asked questions by Employees and Employers as it relates to the new COVID-19 law. Employers, take note that this link also provides the...

Work in the Time of Corona

Crazy times, and our collective health should be at the forefront of everyone’s minds. With that as a given (I hope!), I figured it may be useful to check in on one of my favorite areas of law, employment, to see what employers and employees may expect in the coming...

You Down with LLCs? (Yeah You Know Me!)

So last year, in the throes of pregnancy number 2, I posted a blog about the value of the d/b/a (“doing business as”). The conclusion, in case you missed it, was there is NO value of a d/b/a, but you’d have to stay tuned as to why. Then I didn’t follow up because, baby, whose Facebook-filtered photo accompanying this blog surely is what led you to click the link. Hopefully you’re still tuned in a year and a couple months later. There is no value to a d/b/a because the individual behind the d/b/a’s assets are DOA when it comes to collecting a...

The Legal Advantages of the D/B/A (“Doing Business As”)

None that I can think of. Stay tuned for my next blog, in which I will tell you why you should absolutely form a legal entity for your business(es), and the different options available for you to do so. The Law Offices of Beauregard, Burke & Franco is a civil litigation firm specializing in civil rights, business, medical malpractice, employment, and personal injury law. We have handled numerous cases involving corporate disputes and also assists clients in forming business entities. If you have a business dispute or need to form a...