Additional Information: I live in an apartment building in Leicester. I fell on the shared back porch and broke my right wrist. Medical expenses to date exceed $25K and I’ve lost wages at work. Doing everyday activities involving my wrist is difficult or impossible. Here’s what happened: one of the other tenants has a dog. He admitted to cleaning up after his dog’s mess on
Additional Information: I was involved in a car accident on a residential street in Northborough. A truck blew through an stop light and crashed into my car in the intersection and I was pretty seriously injured. I know I need to hire a personal injury attorney but I’m feeling confused. What should I know before hiring a lawyer and what’s the statute of limitations to
Massachusetts allows pain-and-suffering claims in some cases and up to a certain amount. Pain-and-suffering claims are “non-economic” in that they are not seeking to compensate for a financial loss, such as damage to property, medical bills or lost income, which are “economic” damages. In Massachusetts, pain-and-suffering claims must usually be filed alongside economic claims. In the case of car accidents, the medical expenses must exceed
Additional Information: My sister suffered a pretty bad injury after a motorcycle accident on Route 9 in Leicester. She was riding on the back of her boyfriend’s motorcycle when a car hit them. With it being a motorcycle accident vs. an auto accident, are the laws or personal injury case settlements any different? ATTORNEY ANSWER: The issues surrounding the key elements of settling your sister’s
Additional Information: I was rear-ended by a delivery truck of a pretty large Worcester based company. I suffered a neck injury as a result of the accident. I’ve been seen and followed by a doctor and am in physical therapy now. The Worcester Police got the name of the driver and the insurance information but I was wondering- who is liable? the driver? the company
Additional Information: I was a passenger on my brother’s motorcycle and we got into an accident on Rte 290 near Shrewsbury. The driver of the car was at fault and was issued a citation. I had to go to the emergency room after the accident and I still have back and neck pain and am in physical therapy. Is insurance coverage the same for a
Additional Information: There was loose carpeting and several other guests tripped over the carpet before me. Other diners and servers were witnesses. I’ve since had knee surgery and continue with medical treatment and therapy. Do I have a personal injury case against the restaurant and can I sue for damages as I will probably have permanent pain in my knee? ANSWER: Whether you can recover
Additional Information: We are being sued for more than we have on our insurance policy. I’m worried we will lose everything, our home and everything we have saved. Can we protect our home and our assets in a personal injury lawsuit? ANSWER: While it is obviously too late to increase the limits on your insurance policy to protect against this accident, it is not too
ANSWER: If you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident, there may be parties other than the at-fault driver who share responsibility for what happened. If the accident occurred because the other driver was drunk, and a business served alcohol to the visibly intoxicated driver before the accident, your state’s dram shop law may allow you to hold the business liable; this varies from
ANSWER: Even though your state may require all drivers to carry a certain level of auto insurance, that doesn’t mean that everyone follows the law. This is why some states require insurance companies to offer drivers uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage. If your insurance policy has this feature, then it may compensate you for some of your losses.