A fractured bone is the same thing as a broken, cracked or shattered bone. The difference between a serious and not so serious fracture depends on the location of the break. The extent of the injury depends on the effect the broken bone has on the surrounding tissue. Blood vessels…

The vast majority of car accidents involving pedestrians occur at crosswalks, when a driver runs a red light or speeds up rather than slows down as the “slow” or yellow warning light flashes. However, pedestrians have certain responsibilities too, and ignoring these can undermine any claims against a driver or…

According to data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, there were 336 fatal crashes in Massachusetts in 2017, resulting in the deaths of 350 people. Thousands more were injured that year and in the time since then. 66 percent of those fatal crashes involved a single vehicle. Car crashes in…

Brockton Car Accident Victim Attorneys Roughly one-third of all car accidents occur at intersections. One driving institution that monitors driving statistics accounts 40% of all traffic related fatalities to either running a red light/stop sign or failing to yield to the motorist with the right of way. As a result,…

Brockton Car Accident Personal Injury Lawyers A backover accident is when a motor vehicle backs into a pedestrian or person on a bicycle usually when the motor vehicle operator is trying to back out of a driveway or parking spot. They are typically low impact collisions occurring at a few…

Talk to an Experienced Brockton Personal Injury Lawyer for Free Traffic signals and lights serve an important purpose — to help direct the flow of traffic to avoid confusion and accidents. All drivers are expected to know the laws — including that they are always required to make a complete stop…

Brockton Teenaged Driver Car Accident Insurance Claims Lawyers According to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, in 2004 (the last year for which complete figures are available) there were about 120,000 teenaged drivers in the state. Of this group of 16-, 17- and 18-year olds, a whopping 22,000 were involved in…

Brockton Personal Injury & Accident Claims Lawyer On September 30, 2010, Massachusetts enacted a law requiring drivers aged 75 or older to personally visit the Registry of Motor Vehicles and undergo a vision test if they wish to renew their licenses. While an improvement over the previous situation, the law…

People all over Massachusetts depend on mass and city transit bus transportation to get them to work, school and places like the grocery store. Most passengers don’t think about safety issues when they step on a bus and hand over their fare. Safety is usually an afterthought for most bus…

Experienced Degloving Accident Attorneys Arm and hand Degloving injuries occur when soft tissue and skin are forcibly ripped off the body, just like when a glove is pulled off someone’s hand, revealing the muscles, tendons, bones and tissue underneath. A degloving is a flesh wound injury also known as an…