Spring showers bring May flowers, but those rain showers also bring risks. With all of the rain that comes during the spring season, road conditions can be affected – which can lead to an increase in motor vehicle accidents. According to the Federal Highway Administration 70% of weather-related crashes occur on wet roads. One […]
Category Archives: Vehicle Accidents
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Apr
Apr
Distracted driving is defined by the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration as “any activity that diverts attention from driving.”
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Nov
Nov
I’m sure we all love the beautiful signs of fall time in New England – the temperature cooling down, the apples growing on the trees, and leaves changing color to create spectacular fall foliage. However, this beauty does come with some risks. When the leaves fall, they cover the ground and once it rains […]
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Apr
Apr
According to the Center for Disease Control, nine people in the United States are killed every day in crashes that reportedly involve a distracted driver. In Massachusetts alone, there have been on average 100,000 crashes reported each year that have involved distracted drivers. Distracted driving is defined as “any activity that diverts attention away from […]
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Oct
Oct
October is National Pedestrian Safety month, and we know that pedestrians involved in motor vehicle accidents can not only suffer serious injuries but also incur significant medical expenses and lost wages resulting from those injuries. Recently, pedestrian death rates are the highest they have been in 40 years. In 2021, pedestrian death rates increased from […]
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Jun
Jun
Keeping its passengers and employees safe while riding the trains is one of the main responsibilities of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Association (“MBTA”), and when it fails to take proper safety measures, the public’s risk of injury increases. Back in April, we reported on a man dragged to his death when a Red Line […]
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Jan
Jan
Just because the The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is a pseudo public entity, it is not relieved from being held accountable to the public when it fails to provide safe transportation services or leaves unreasonably dangerous conditions on its property. The MBTA hired a group of experts to evaluate its safety. The final reports […]
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Jan
Jan
In the mid-1990’s a major car insurance company published a set of guidelines and trained its claims adjustors to deny injury claims when the car damage was low. Other insurance companies followed suit. The purpose of the Minor Impact Soft Tissue (MIST) segmentation strategy was to reduce insurers’ costs by claiming that crashes with minimal […]
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