Massachusetts Accidents

What surprises many families is that a death case in Massachusetts can include two different claims: a wrongful death claim for certain family losses, and a survival action for...

If you're an HVAC tech who went through a ceiling and everybody is pointing at somebody else, the evidence you grab in the first 48 hours can decide whether this stays "just workers comp" or turns into a real third-party claim too.

A city road claim in Fall River can turn into a fight over notice, vehicle damage, lost income, and a Medicare payback that shrinks the settlement fast.

The insurance company will usually tell you PIP should cover it and that pursuing more is probably not worth the trouble. In Massachusetts, that is often incomplete. What is...

File a written presentment claim within 2 years if the bus was run by a public entity, and file the court complaint within 3 years. For a Boston Public Schools bus claim, that...

What usually happens after a serious truck rollover in Massachusetts, who investigates it, and where an injured driver or passenger can get boxed in fast.

A Worcester business owner hit from behind on a motorcycle needs to lock down evidence fast because a hospital lien can devour a decent claim if the proof is sloppy.

A Lowell HVAC tech got wrecked by a rental car with bad brakes, and the real fight turned into which insurer is supposed to pay.

A wrong-way crash is bad enough, but when the truck belongs to the City of New Bedford the rules, deadlines, and payout limits get a lot harsher.

The one thing the insurer is hoping you never find out is that "just a pothole claim" can still be a defective-product case. The adjuster will tell you the spring-thaw pothole...

What the insurance company does not want you to know: in Massachusetts, you usually have 3 years to sue over an accident injury, and an old MRI does not wipe out your claim if...

A Springfield nurse gets hit after work, the other vehicle had known brake problems, and the city tries to hide behind immunity because the road was a mess too.

The ER note helps you if it says your condition was aggravated by this crash. The insurance companies will use that same note to argue your back was already bad before today....

Yes - and the biggest money mistake is letting your own health insurance pay first while you miss workers' comp and third-party claim deadlines. If you were hurt in a...

The one thing your employer or landlord is hoping you never find out: "no-fault means that's the end of it" is a lie. That's the myth that costs injured people real money in...

Picture a rider getting clipped near Mass Ave and Boylston on a busy June afternoon, then not saying much until a week later because they thought the pain would fade. Most...

After a service-truck crash near the Alewife Brook Parkway/Route 2 cloverleaf in Cambridge, the insurance company will tell you their exam matters, that you need to attend, and...

After a wreck in the I-93 tunnels under downtown Boston, an excess verdict is a jury award or court judgment that comes in higher than the at-fault driver's insurance policy...

If a Cambridge crash case is stuck, the lawyer has gone silent, and the insurer is waving around old social media posts, switching attorneys mid-case is allowed in Massachusetts and the fee fight is usually between the lawyers, not you paying twice.

$2,000 is the number that changes your case in Massachusetts. Before you know that, a taxi insurer may treat a Cambridge crash like a small PIP-only claim and push a fast...