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Our Boston car accident lawyers know rules of evidence often seem counterintuitive and can be very confusing to clients.

12057_dangerous_truck.jpgIn Valedez v. Watkins Motor Lines, et al., an appeal from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit, two men were working as vehicle delivery drivers. Their job was to go to a car auction house and drive the purchased vehicles back to El Paso.

When the workers arrived at the auction house in St Louis, they picked up three vehicles. One of the drivers drove a minivan that was towing a small SUV on a dolly. The other driver was in a pickup truck that had been purchased by their employer. According to testimony for the plaintiff, the drivers had spliced wires on the minivan’s electrical system and placed a tow light package on the back of the vehicle on the dolly.
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Our Boston car accident lawyers know traffic accidents are seldom “accidents.”

road-1214570-m.jpgAccording to a recent report in the Boston Globe, four people were injured in a head-on collision in East Dennis, Massachusetts. Police are saying that the driver of one of the vehicles involved in the crash drifted over the center line and hit another vehicle carrying three people.

The driver of the vehicle alleged to be at-fault suffered severe injuries to her chest and abdomen and was flown in a medevac helicopter to a trauma center. The driver of the other vehicle suffered serious injuries to her head and neck. In addition to the serious injures sustained by the driver, her two young grandchildren suffered what are being reported as minor injuries from the car accident.
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In Carter v. Progressive Mountain Ins., the Supreme Court of Georgia explored the issue of whether Underinsured Motorist (UM) coverage could based upon the wording of a settlement with the at-fault driver’s insurance company.

75579_drunk_driving.jpgIn Carter, the plaintiff was in a car accident that was allegedly caused by an intoxicated driver. The drunk driver had a policy with a maximum of $30,000 in coverage per personal injury. The plaintiff entered into a settlement with the at-fault driver’s carrier in the amount of thirty thousand dollars. However, the settlement agreement provided that $29,000 of the settlement payment would be for punitive damages and the remaining $1,000 would be for compensatory damages.

The plaintiff then filed with her own insurance carrier to collect on her UM policy. She had a UM policy in the amount of $25,000. As your Boston car accident lawyer can explain, UM coverage can be purchased from your own insurance company and is designed to compensate you for any damages that are over and above what is paid by the at-fault driver’s insurance company.
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Our Boston car accident lawyers understand the importance of arguing for jury instructions helpful to the plaintiff’s case.

111147_steering_wheel.jpgIn Reis v. Volvo Cars of North America, as reported in the New York State Law Reporting Bureau, the court applied a standard of care instruction applicable to malpractice cases in a products liability action.

In Reis, the plaintiff was looking at a 15-year-old car that had recently been bought by a friend. The plaintiff was examining the engine with the hood raised when his friend asked him if he would like to see what the engine looks like when it is running. The friend then started the engine while the car was in a forward gear. This car had an older style manual transmission that did not require the car to be in neutral when started. When the car was started in what was probably first gear, it lurched forward and crushed the plaintiff between the front bumper and a wall.

As a result of being crushed by the car, the plaintiff had severe damage to his leg, and that leg was eventually amputated. The plaintiff sued to recover compensation for his personal injury under a theory of negligence – specifically, that the defendant car manufacturer knew or should have known that the car was likely to lurch forward when started in gear and should have included an ignition interlock to prevent this from occurring.
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A 2005 study revealed as many as one driver out of every 10 at-fault drivers flee after a motor vehicle accident. As the Gazette reported, however, drivers who flee from a crash tend to leave evidence behind that can make it possible for law enforcement to find them. narrow-street-1327674-m.jpg

When a driver leaves the scene of a collision, this has serious consequences for the victim. If the hit-and-run driver is not found, the victim could be unable to make an injury claim against the motorist responsible for causing injuries. An uninsured motorist claim may be the only option for the victim to obtain compensation for losses. An experienced Boston hit and run accident lawyer can help motorists who have been injured in a hit-and-run to understand their options and take action.
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently made several critical safety recommendations. The letter urged the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to adopt the proposed regulations in order to make the roads safer by reducing the risk of truck collisions. untitled-1410512-m.jpg

Truck accidents are typically among the most serious collisions that occur, and preventing these types of crashes needs to be a top priority. Truckers also need to do their part to prevent collisions. If an accident happens because of a careless trucker, a Boston truck accident lawyer can help victims or their family members to pursue a claim for compensation.
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The nations roads and bridges are in serious trouble, and drivers are facing the consequences. As USA Today reports, a lack of money to repair roads and bridges may soon cause “seemingly endless traffic backups.” Unfortunately, when roads and bridges are not properly maintained, auto accidents result. pier-1443786-m.jpg

Collisions caused by defective roads can give rise to injury claims. These types of cases are complicated because victims who wish to pursue legal action may need to deal with laws granting limited government immunity. An experienced Boston car accident lawyer should be consulted for help after a collision that occurs due to problems with roadways.
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Teen drivers are the most hazardous on the road, primarily because of their inexperience and propensity for distraction. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report the risk of a crash among 16- to 19-year-olds is higher than for any other age group, and per vehicle miles driven, this group is three times more likely to crash than those 20 or older.
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Worse, summer represents what the National Safety Council refers to as the “100 Most Dangerous Days” for teens, as schedules are less structured and they are more likely to pile into the car with friends.

Car accident attorneys in Boston have handled many injury cases in which a teen driver was at-fault. One of the more challenging aspects in these cases can be sorting out the insurance issues.
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Police officers are tasked with the difficult job of keeping the public safe. In doing so, there are sometimes calculated risks that must be made. A prime example of this is in the decision whether to initiate pursuit of a suspect, or decline to give chase, given the danger such action might pose to the innocent public.
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While many police agencies – Boston included – have clear directives for pursuit of a suspect, mistakes are still made. Here, the police department expressly forbids chases unless the occupants are known for being wanted in the commission of a violent or life-threatening felony or are operating the vehicle in a manner that poses a threat of public harm if not stopped immediately.

Unfortunately, our Boston car accident lawyers know protocol isn’t always followed, and sometimes it results in serious or fatal crashes.
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City-dwellers in Boston tend not to be overly-concerned with the possibility of encountering a farm animal on the morning commute. However, travel a few miles outside of Boston, and you may find the possibility far likelier.
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Massachusetts is home to some 7,700 farms, each about 67 acres, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, with dairy products ranking third among the state’s top agriculture commodities. There are also dozens of acclaimed horse farms throughout the state. If any of these animals escape their enclosure and cause a road hazard that results in a collision, the owner of that animal can be held liable.

Our Boston car accident lawyers are familiar with Mass. General Law Ch. 49, Section 29, which holds that a person injured by any horse, mule, donkey, cattle, sheep, goat or pig – including in a car accident – may seek to recover damages from the owner of the animal.
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