According to a recent article from the Boston Globe, a bicyclist was killed after being hit by a dump truck. Authorities report the victim was riding his bike in the westbound lane of a crowded street when he attempted to make a left turn. During the left turn, the victim…
According to a recent news article from WCSH6 News a woman was killed in a three-car accident in Maine. Authorities have stated that they responded to the multi-vehicle car accident that occurred in the early afternoon hours. In addition to the fatality, two other people were injured in the car…
According to a recent news article in the Boston Globe, the captain of the Winchester High School football team was killed in a single-vehicle car crash. Authorities are reporting that he was driving alone in his car in a suburb north of Boston in the early morning hours when he…
Our Boston attorneys who represent clients injured by defective vehicles understand the importance of using an expert witness. In White v. Mazda Motors of America, Inc., a case from the Supreme Court of Connecticut, plaintiff’s car caught on fire a month after he purchased it. According to court records, plaintiff…
According to a recent article in the Daily News, two people died and another person is injured after a deadly car crash that authorities believe may be related to street racing. Witnesses say that a Mini Cooper was driving at speeds of around 90mph and appeared to be racing with…
According to a recent news article from WFTV 9, I-95 in Florida was shut down after a multivehicle crash that resulted in the death of a semi truck driver. State police are reporting that the truck driver lost control of his vehicle and hit a crash attenuator. A crash attenuator…
According to a recent article from the Chicago Tribune, a driver crashed his car into a local 7-Eleven convenience store and then fled the scene. Witnesses are reporting that the driver went into to the convenience store to get a carton of milk. When he arrived at the store, he…
Experienced Boston car accident attorneys understand that sometime a case must be filed against parties other than a driver involved in the crash. Hughes v. Kia Motors Corp., et al., a case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, involved plaintiff who was leaving the parking…
Auto insurance companies have a laundry list of ways to limit or circumvent liability for claims in major accidents. One of the most notorious methods is a “step-down provision.” Applicable in a range of circumstances, the step-down provision holds that, under certain conditions, the insurer will only cover the statutory…
While we might expect to see gators sunning themselves at roadside on some long strip of highway in the Florida Everglades, such scenes would be highly unexpected here in Massachusetts. We do, however, have an abundance of “road gators,” as they are often called. Although not a massive reptilian, they…