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Damages for Pedestrian Accidents Resulting in Broken Bones 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…

Bus, Truck, and Car Accidents Involving Pedestrians 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…

Mass Transit Bus Accidents 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 passengers…

Private and Public School Bus Accident Lawyers The last thing the parent of a child wants to think about when they are getting their child off to school in morning is the possibility that their son or daughter may be involved in a bus accident. Parents are justified in putting these thoughts out of their…

About Hip Fractures (Broken Hip) Caused by Accidents What Is A Hip Fracture? A hip fracture is a break in one of the bones in the hip. The hip is a joint with a ball and socket bone and there are two of them, one for each leg. Particularly as people age, they are at…

Degloved Hand Accidents and Injuries 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…

Failing to Yield to Pedestrian in a Crosswalk Many pedestrian accidents in Massachusetts occur at or near designated crosswalks. A pedestrian crosswalk accident occurs every two hours in this country. In 2006 alone over 500 pedestrians died when they were struck by a vehicle while walking in a crosswalk. These crosswalks are located at every intersection and…

Vehicle Backup Pedestrian Accident The majority of backover accidents involving young children occur in residential driveways. Sadly, a parent or close relative is behind the wheel in most driveway backup accidents, which account for nearly half of all fatal car accidents involving children. Backover Accidents Are on the Rise Every car and truck has blind…

Brockton Delivery Truck Accident Attorneys Holding Delivery Truck Drivers Accountable for Truck Accidents Boston Truck Accidents, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Attorneys Every day, thousands of delivery trucks—from the U.S Postal Service, UPS and Fed Ex, among other companies—travel the length and breadth of Massachusetts. Because of the nature of the overnight-shipping business, the drivers…

About Pursuing an Claim for Injuries Caused by Commercial Trucking Accidents Boston Commercial Truck Accident Attorneys Most people don’t realize the number of accidents that occur every year involving eighteen-wheelers, semi-tractor trailers, and other large commercial transportation trucks. Although planes, boats, and trains are used to transport goods throughout the United States, the highways and commercial trucking are…