Posts Tagged ‘car accident’
Road Defects Contribute To Motorcycle Fatalities
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, motorcycles make up only 3 percent of all registered vehicles in the United States. Despite those low numbers, the NHTSA reports there is an increase in motorcyclists killed each year in Massachusetts. Motorcycle fatalities occurred 28 more times frequently that automobile fatalities. Some of the common characteristics that contribute…
Read MoreThe 6 Steps to Take If You Are Involved In Car Accident.
It’s five o’ clock on a Friday and you’re heading home after an exhausting week of work. You’re practically on auto-pilot with the thought of the impending weekend being the only fuel guiding you home, and then BAM-it happens. You find yourself in a car accident. Everyone understands when you get behind the wheel you…
Read MoreAre You Experiencing Delayed Injuries From A Car Accident?
Delayed injuries are a reality that happens for a variety of reasons. After an accident your body releases endorphins. According to howstuffworks.com “Endorphins are neurotransmitters whose functions range from blocking pain, to generating feelings of pleasure.” In the time following in accident it’s hard to gauge levels of pain or trauma as a result of the…
Read MoreThe Driver Who Hit Me Took a Vehicle that Was Left Unattended with the Keys in the Ignition. Can I Sue the Vehicle’s Owner?
If you’ve been injured in a vehicle accident, you probably understand that the operator of the vehicle is someone who potentially is liable for your injuries. However, there may be others, even if they were not involved firsthand in the accident itself, who may owe you compensation. In order to pursue these others successfully, you…
Read MoreEnforcing the Settlement You Achieved Through Mediation in Your Massachusetts Auto Accident Case
There can be many different ways that you can be hurt in an auto accident in Massachusetts. You may be a passenger in a vehicle whose driver was at fault in an accident, you may be a driver struck by another driver, or you may be a driver who hits some other object, like farm…
Read MoreThe Person Who Hit and Injured Me in an Auto Accident Has All His Assets in a Trust. What Can I Do?
There are many different types of wrinkles one may encounter in an effort to obtain compensation for the harm you suffered in an auto accident. On the surface, your case might seem straightforward: prove that the person you sued was, in fact, at fault, prove that the accident injured you, and prove that those injuries…
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