Here is a primer from  Nolo.com on this very topic: “The demand letter is the centerpiece of the insurance claim negotiation process. In it, you set out to the insurance company your strongest arguments concerning: what your injuries were and are why the other person is legally responsible for your injuries what your medical treatment […]

Many of my clients have experienced soft tissue injuries following their accident. But what is a soft tissue injury? Briefly stated – for I am most definitely not a doctor – soft tissue injuries include injuries to the soft tissue areas of the body that include the epithelial, muscular, nervous, and connective tissues. Soft tissue […]

A great article on insurance companies that I just had to share, courtesy of CNN: Insurance Companies Fight Paying Billions in Claims Put yourself in the driver’s seat of this accident. You are heading down the street when a truck comes out of nowhere and slams into the right side of your car. The damage to […]

Get the names, telephone numbers and addresses of all parties; Get the names, telephone and addresses of all witnesses; Call an ambulance and the police, if necessary; Get the insurance information, if possible, for all parties; Photograph the scene of the accident as soon as possible; Keep all important information such as receipts, accident reports, […]

Generally speaking, the answer is no. The reason is that a personal injury settlement is intended to make you whole, or put you in the position you were in prior to the accident. Essentially, IRS does not tax you on the settlement because your personal injury settlement is not considered ‘income.’

I came across yet another fantastically informative article over at the website of CBS Channel 3 of Springfield, MA. This article gives you some great inf0rmation if you have been injured by a product in Massachusetts: Q. What is Products Liability? A. “Products Liability” is a term which describes the law of negligence and breach […]

This list does not cover all factors that determine the value of a claim, only some of them: Type of accident; Whether or not the accident was partly your fault; The type of injury was sustained; Whether or not you had surgery; Whether or not the injury is permanent; Whether or not you lost time […]

They know you won’t sue since you don’t have a lawyer representing you; They know that if you sue them, you will probably lose as the insurance companies have attorneys protecting their interests, and they know you are not a trained attorney who knows how to practice law; They are well trained negotiators and know […]

Yes. If you were hurt in an accident outside of Massachusetts, you can hire a Massachusetts personal injury lawyer if you live in Massachusetts to help you. Many times, the law of the state where your accident occurred controls which state’s laws will apply to your case.

Many of my clients, at the end of their case, often tell me that they were not going to pursue their case initially. They tell me that once they realized the insurance company did not care about them, as their medical bills soared, and their injuries just got worse, is when they decided to contact my […]