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The companies are all over television, advertising usually at the same time as many personal injury attorneys who advertise on television. They are lenders, such as Peachtree financial and Oasis financial, who tell you that they will advance the money to you that you will potentially receive when your personal injury case settles. It is a practice known as pre-settlement…
Today it is the norm for both husband and wife to work full-time requiring the ever increasing need for daycare centers and nurseries to look after young children. Families often struggle to pay the huge cost of children’s daycare which are undoubtedly, very expensive. Because of the great expense and because nothing is more important to us than our children,…
A controversial bill has been proposed in Rhode Island that would require drivers involved in serious or fatal auto accidents to submit to a blood test. Should the driver be unwilling to comply, police would have the authority to restrain the person even if he or she is not under arrest. It is a controversial proposal and is being challenged…
This weekend’s fatal accident in Coventry between Randy Moore and Stephen Volpe has brought to our attention a very scary possibility that occurs quite often in serious auto accidents. Rhode Island news outlets are reporting that Mr. Moore was not feeling well and was actually driving himself to the hospital at the time of the accident. He complained of chest…
If you have an experienced and aggressive Rhode Island personal injury attorney, your case may have ended up in litigation. There are two major reasons reasons why a personal injury case goes to litigation: 1) the offer of settlement is not high enough; or, 2) the insurance company is not accepting 100% liability. If you enter litigation there is a…
For an insurance company that has been named the worst insurance company in America almost every year for the past decade by the American Association for Justice, I find it amusing that their current advertising campaign is aimed at customer satisfaction. First they have introduced the Claims guarantee, and I will go out on a limb and say that if…
A school bus company in Cincinnati settled a wrongful death lawsuit for Five Million Dollars, after a teenager was struck and killed in a tragic accident. The accident and settlement highlights the fact that despite ample measures taken to prevent accidents in and around school buses, serious or potentially fatal accidents can occur. In this Ohio case, the family for…
As a Rhode Island and Massachusetts personal injury attorney I have handled many, many whiplash injuries caused by car accidents. The term “whiplash” refers to the rapid and forceful movement of the neck backwards and/or forwards following a car crash. This sudden and forceful movement can cause strains and/or sprains to the muscles around the neck and back resulting in…
The sexist cliche is that women are worse drivers than men. Female drivers have been fodder for stand-up comedians and bumper stickers for many years, but an online insurance survey has shown that men are far worse drivers than women and cause more accidents and more serious auto accidents than women. This study has revealed that more than 80 percent…
The overwhelming majority of posts on this blog concern personal injuries and related questions. It has occurred to me that a lot of people may have questions about the other half of a car accident claim, namely, the damage to your vehicle. Unlike many personal injury attorneys, if you were hurt in a car crash, my office will assist you…
