Category Archives: Car Accident
Here’s What They Don’t Tell You About Injury Cases and Accidents
Let’s say you get into an accident that is caused by someone else’s negligence. You figure, you’ll go to the doctor, eventually heal–and maybe if you make a claim or lawsuit, you’ll get some compensation for your injuries. But the reality is much different. Although the media tends to report on injury lawsuits like… Read More »
Liability and Damages, in Side Impact Car Collision Cases
Side impact collisions, sometimes called “T-Bone” collisions, for the “T” shape that perpendicular cars tend to be in in a side swipe accident, can result in the most serious kinds of injuries in car accident cases. They are not accidents that should be taken lightly at all. Why So Dangerous? There are a number… Read More »
How a Negligent Driver’s Insurance Policy Affects Your Injury Case
In Massachusetts, all insured drivers must carry liability insurance, in the amount of $25,000 per person, and $50,000 per accident. This is the minimum liability that is required, and therefore, the most affordable–and that means that often, when someone in a car injures you, there’s a good chance they are only carrying this minimum… Read More »
Winning Your Case When You Don’t Remember How the Accident Happened
In a typical injury case, often the most powerful testimony or evidence that a jury can hear, is yours, the injured person. It is both persuasive, and first-person, in that you were the one who was there and living the accident. You Don’t Remember? But it often happens that the accident victim doesn’t remember… Read More »
What Does an Accident Reconstructionist Actually Do?
When there is a car accident, you may have heard attorneys discuss hiring what are known as accident reconstructionists. But why is this kind of expert so widely used in personal injury, and especially car accident cases? What does an accident reconstructionist actually do? When Facts are in Dispute As you may imagine, there… Read More »
This is How You Know the Insurance Company Isn’t on Your Side
So you’ve decided that you want to negotiate your accident case settlement on your own. That isn’t a good idea for a number of reasons, but for now, let’s assume that’s the route you want to take. The adjuster for the insurance company that is speaking with you about your accident seems kind, caring,… Read More »
Lesser Known Signs of a Drunk or Impaired Driver
Let’s say that you’re driving on the road, perhaps later at night,, and you see another driver on the road. Something about that driver and the way the car is being handled, just seems a bit off. You can almost tell that the vehicle is going to end up in an accident, and as… Read More »
Tesla Gets Hit With a Large Verdict After Accident
As cars start to drive themselves more and more, a core legal question exists: When those cars err, and cause injury, who is liable? The driver? After all, drivers still will play some role in operating even an autonomous vehicle. Or is the manufacturer liable if the car’s programming causes it to injure somebody?… Read More »
Should You Speak With the Other Side Yourself, After an Accident?
If you are in a car accident, you will find that there are a lot of parties and people who want to speak with you about your accident. One of those parties will likely be the insurance company that represents the Defendant. Speak or Remain Silent? You may have two, conflicting thoughts. On the… Read More »
What Happens When Passengers are Injured in Car Accidents?
Sometimes when we are injured in a car accident, we’re not the ones behind the wheel—we’re the passenger. And if that’s the case, while some things in your injury case are exactly the same as they would be if you are driving, in other ways, passenger injuries are different. Multiple Avenues to Recover In… Read More »
