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Personal Injury, Auto Accident and Negligence Law

Sustaining an injury caused by another individual's negligence is frustrating enough, but dealing with the law's complexities and technicalities can really make your head hurt. It takes knowledge and experience to recover just compensation for an accident victim. Besides assisting with filling out confusing insurance forms and investigating the accident, an experienced lawyer knows how to place monetary values on cases involving different injuries. An insurance company is not obligated to advise you on the true value of your injuries.

Car, Truck and Motorcycle Accidents
There's no such thing as a simple car, truck or motorcycle accident. Today what would appear to be just a routine "fender bender" requires many steps be taken to effectively preserve an accident victim's rights. For many victims of negligence, the first two concerns following an automobile accident involve the payment of medical bills and reimbursement of lost wages. An attorney can address these concerns by promptly initiating contact with insurance companies, completing claim forms and gathering other necessary information.

An insurance company may attempt to deny your claim, if you fail to properly notify the insurer of your motor vehicle accident. Even if your claim is not denied, failure to properly notify your insurance carrier may prejudice your rights down the road. An accident victim should understand that the other driver's insurance company, as well as your own, may have interests that are adverse to your interests. Before speaking to any insurance company, it is wise to consult a lawyer.

An experienced attorney also can help you gather important evidence about the accident, including photographs, witness statements and other information.

Injured parties do not always feel pain the same day their car accident occurs. Pain from an accident may start several days or weeks after an accident. In addition, your pain may appear minor at first, but your pain may worsen as the days and weeks pass.

In order to make a claim for personal injuries in Massachusetts (MA), your medical bills must exceed $2,000; however, there are exceptions for death, scarring, broken/fractured bones and disfigurement. You also may be entitled to lost wages as a result of your injuries. If entitled to lost wages, the Massachusetts insurance carrier of the car that you were in will pay 75 percent of your pre-tax wages. The insurance laws in New Hampshire (NH) are different and medical and lost wages coverage varies greatly depending on the individual policy.

On-the-job Injuries
Due to laws passed, mostly in 1990s, rights of injured workers in Massachusetts have been severely limited. Now more than ever, if you're injured at work, you need to speak with a worker's compensation (or workmen's compensation) lawyer. The laws in New Hampshire are not very generous either.

Navigating the worker's compensation laws can be an extremely complex and difficult process. It takes specialized knowledge and experience to maximize the compensation an injured worker will reserve.

Slip and Fall
Many important questions about your slip and fall must be answered promptly. What substance, object or defect caused you to slip and fall? Was it visible? How long had it been there? Was the defect caused by someone or was a lack of maintenance the culprit? Were the property owners aware of the substance, object or defect? Is there liability insurance to compensate you for your injuries?

Finding the answers to the questions above and applying the answers to the applicable law is necessary to obtain a just monetary recovery after a slip and fall accident.

Medical Malpractice
Medical negligence is a highly-specialized, technical and complex area of personal injury law. If you think you or a loved one is a victim of medical malpractice, please use the contact form immediately, so a lawyer can speak with you about the matter and refer you to an attorney experienced in handling medical malpractice cases in MA or NH.

The information on this Web site is not legal advice, but for informational purposes only. Please read the full disclaimer.

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