Your body is a truly wondrous living machine. Hundreds of bones, muscles, ligaments and nerves work together with your organs to allow you to not only survive, but also to thrive in your day-to-day life. Unfortunately, however, the injuries you sustain in a car crash can disrupt this effortless functionality of your body, either temporarily …
What is an Accident Lawyer?
Accident lawyers deal with a variety of personal injury cases. Regardless of the cause, a personal injury can devastate your life, especially when your injuries have long-term effects, or you lose a loved one. The purpose of personal injury law, or tort law, is to provide you with a legal route to receiving compensation for …
What if a Crash Report Is Incorrect?
Dealing with the aftermath of a car crash is stressful, especially if you or a loved one suffered injuries. Besides dealing with the accident itself, you’ll need to handle medical bills, insurance claims, police reports, and other essential paperwork. Many people assume that a police crash report is always accurate. However, police officers make mistakes, …
6 Questions to Ask Your Doctor After a Car Accident
Whether you’re involved in a fender bender or a serious accident, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible. Some common injuries like traumatic brain injuries don’t reveal themselves until hours or days after the accident. Some victims also overlook injuries because of shock immediately after a crash. By the time they see a …
What Do I Do if I Get Hit by Someone Who Drives Off?
Being involved in any road accident can be an incredibly traumatic experience, but being hit by a driver who does not stick around to check if you are alright is particularly shocking. Hit and run accidents are, unfortunately, more common than you may think. On average, 682,000 hit and run incidents occur every year in …
Who Has the Right of Way at a Four-Way Stop in Massachusetts?
If you’ve ever sat in a standoff with three or more other vehicles at a four-way stop, you might have wondered who has the right of way. And if you’ve ever been in a fender-bender or more serious crash because another driver got it wrong, then you know that the answer can make the difference …
How Long Should I Rest After a Boston Car Accident?
The physical and mental strain of crashes can be severe. If the accident was a fender-bender with no injuries, you may not need much rest to recover. When crashes are more significant, consult your doctor and don’t resume life as normal until you’re absolutely sure it’s safe to do so. Let’s look at a few …
Can I Get Compensation for PTSD After a Car Accident?
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be included in the damages a person seeks through a personal injury claim. So, if you’re suffering from severe anxiety after a crash, your car accident attorney should absolutely factor that into your claim. What Is PTSD? PTSD is a disorder that develops after a traumatic event. Though people often …
Can You Sue Another Driver If You’re Uninsured?
Massachusetts requires all drivers to carry auto insurance. And motorists typically comply with Massachusetts insurance requirements; our state ranks 49th for the rate of uninsured motorists on our roads. However, even with this high rate of compliance, approximately 6% of drivers in Massachusetts do not carry auto insurance. The penalties for not carrying auto insurance …
