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- Teen Driving: Who's Liable If My Teen Drives My Car?
- The 3 Most Important Insurance Coverages In a Massachusetts Car Accident
- Does Underinsured Coverage Help Me In A Massachusetts Car Accident?
- Rotator Cuff Tears and Other Shoulder Injuries Are Common in Car Accidents
- Highway Construction Accidents in the SouthCoast - 5 Tips to Avoid Them
- What to Do On The Day Of Your Independent Medical Exam
- What can I expect during an independent medical exam?
- Five Injured in Waltham Car Accident
- How Massachusetts’ Seat Belt Laws Differ from Other States’ Laws
- Effort to Strengthen Massachusetts Seat Belt Laws Stalls
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- Posted on 6/25/2010Construction at Route 140 & 195 Interchange in New Bedford Continues
- Posted on 6/15/2010Victim of Sudden Acceleration Sacrifices Own Safety, Jumps from Car
- Posted on 6/10/2010Serious Accident at Rte 195 & Rte 140 Dangerous Interchange
- Posted on 4/30/2010Texting & Driving Dangers Learned by Sardis City Teens
- Posted on 4/23/2010New Bedford City Council Bans Texting While Driving
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Our attorney blog allows us to keep our readers up to date with legal news, law firm announcements, current events, and other tidbits of information that you won't find anywhere else. In short, regular blog entries, we will share our thoughts and opinions on legal news and happenings related to consumer rights, consumer class action lawsuits, wrongful foreclosure cases, car and truck accidents, pedestrian and motorcycle accidents, and child accident injuries.Teen Driving: Who's Liable If My Teen Drives My Car?
Liability and driving: Who is liable if you allow your child to drive your car? Carlin Phillips and Andrew Garcia give important information regarding liabilityCategory: Car & Truck Accidents
The 3 Most Important Insurance Coverages In a Massachusetts Car Accident
When you're in a Massachusetts car accident, the three most important auto insurance coverages are: Bodily Injury, Uninsured Coverage and Underinsured Coverage.Category: Car & Truck Accidents
Does Underinsured Coverage Help Me In A Massachusetts Car Accident?
In a Massachusetts car accident Underinsured Motorist Coverage covers your injuries when the other driver doesn't have enough insurance. Andrew Garcia explains.Category: Car & Truck Accidents
Rotator Cuff Tears and Other Shoulder Injuries Are Common in Car Accidents
The impact of a car accident can cause serious shoulder injuries such as rotator cuff tears and floating shoulder thanks to the nature and complexity of the shoulder joint. The SouthCoast injury attorneys at Phillips & Garcia can help.Category: Car & Truck Accidents
Highway Construction Accidents in the SouthCoast - 5 Tips to Avoid Them
Highway construction sites cause many serious car accidents every year. The SouthCoast Accident Attorneys at Phillips & Garcia offer 5 tips to help safely navigate through highway construction sites.Category: Car & Truck Accidents
What to Do On The Day Of Your Independent Medical Exam
There are some suggestions you should heed on the day of your independent medical exam. Contact a Massachusetts personal injury attorney at Phillips & Garcia, P.C. 877-892-5620 to file a personal injury lawsuit.Category: Car & Truck Accidents
What can I expect during an independent medical exam?
If you are in the process of pursuing a personal injury settlement and have been instructed to undergo an independent medical examination, you may be wondering what the physician will be looking for. Contact a Massachusetts personal injury attorney at Phillips & Garcia, P.C. 877-892-5620 to file a personal injury lawsuit.Category: Car & Truck Accidents
Five Injured in Waltham Car Accident
A serious car accident in Waltham left five people injured on Monday morning. The victims suffered personal injuries when three cars crashed into one another on Lexington Street.Category: Car & Truck Accidents
How Massachusetts’ Seat Belt Laws Differ from Other States’ Laws
How do Massachusetts’ seat belt laws stack up against the rest of the country? Contact a Massachusetts personal injury attorney at Phillips & Garcia, P.C. 877-892-5620 to file a personal injury lawsuit.Category: Car & Truck Accidents
Effort to Strengthen Massachusetts Seat Belt Laws Stalls
Some lawmakers in Massachusetts are trying to strengthen the state’s seat belt laws. If you’ve been hurt in a Massachusetts car accident, contact a Massachusetts personal injury attorney at Phillips & Garcia, P.C. 877-892-5620 to file a personal injury lawsuit.Category: Car & Truck Accidents
I-95 Reopens After Extensive Rhode Island Flooding
Interstate 95, one of the nation’s busiest freeways and the main thoroughfare between New York and Boston, was shut down for several days during New England’s massive flooding.Category: Car & Truck Accidents
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Flood Damage Strands Freetown Residents
Flooding from the Assonet River caused a host of problems for Freetown residents last week. Even though the rain has ended, severe damage to roads and bridges around the Assonet River has made the recovery process a slow one.Category: Car & Truck Accidents
Who Can File a Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Massachusetts?
Have you recently suffered the loss of a loved one and are considering filing a Massachusetts wrongful death lawsuit? If so, learn who can legally file a claim. Contact a Massachusetts wrongful death attorney at Phillips & Garcia, P.C. 877-892-5620 to arrange a consultation.Category: Car & Truck Accidents
How is Compensation Determined in a Massachusetts Wrongful Death Claim?
If you have recently lost a loved one to wrongful death, you may be wondering how compensation will be determined in a lawsuit and how to file a claim. Contact a Massachusetts wrongful death attorney at Phillips & Garcia, P.C. 877-892-5620 to set up a legal consultation.Category: Car & Truck Accidents
Boston Woman Injured After Car Stuck in Flood Waters
A Boston woman suffered personal injuries on Tuesday when her car became stranded in floodwaters on Interstate 95. The motorist called 911 around 3 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon because her car was stuck and taking on water on the shoulder of I-95. Pictures from the scene show that the water had risen nearly to the car windows by the time first responders arrived.Category: Car & Truck Accidents
Drunk Driving Teen in Saugus Injures Four
A local teenager is facing serious charges after she drove drunk, hit a group of teens, and then fled the scene. According to reports at The Daily Item of Lynn, 18-year-old Angela Marie Morgan is facing a variety of charges in this car crash, including fleeing the scene of a car accident, drunk driving, reckless operation, assault and battery, and aggravated assault and battery.Category: Car & Truck Accidents
Thompson Woman Injured in Single-Vehicle Car Accident
A young woman suffered serious personal injuries on Sunday in a single-vehicle accident in Thompson, Connecticut. 19-year-old Amber Phillips was injured when her car crashed into a tree.Category: Car & Truck Accidents
Hertz Rented Out Faulty 2010 Camry Even After Toyota Recalls
The Toyota recall has affected millions of consumers, including those who don’t even own a recalled Toyota! Contact a Massachusetts personal injury attorney at Phillips & Garcia, P.C. 877-892-5620 to file a class action lawsuit.Category: Car & Truck Accidents
Sandwich Teenager Killed in Motorcycle Accident
A teenager from Sandwich was killed last Wednesday in a motorcycle accident on Route 130. The victim has been identified as 16-year-old Richard Bellis.Category: Car & Truck Accidents
Hit and Run Victim Apprehends Drunk Driver in Brookline
The victim in a hit-and-run accident in Brookline apprehended the driver who caused the crash. 31-year-old Bonnie McCullough was intoxicated when she crashed into a car on Bayard Street.Category: Car & Truck Accidents
Trial of Quincy Drunk Driver Begins in Dedham
The trial of a woman who caused a car accident while driving under the influence started Monday in Norfolk Superior Court. 33-year-old Marybeth Frisoli is facing a jury trial on counts of drunk driving and negligent operation in the car accident that occurred in 2008.Category: Car & Truck Accidents
Truck Accident in Littleton Shuts Down I-495
Interstate 495 northbound in Littleton was closed for several hours on Monday after a tractor-trailer accident. A tractor-trailer rolled over on the freeway, which prompted police to close down the Interstate so the accident could be cleaned up.Category: Car & Truck Accidents
Woman Injured in Quincy Pedestrian Accident
One woman was injured when she was hit by a car in Quincy. 46-year-old Janet Vinton suffered serious personal injuries when she was hit while walking across Hancock Street in a crosswalk. Vinton was treated for her injuries at Boston Medical Center, where she has been stabilized and is expected to survive.Category: Car & Truck Accidents
Rollover Accident in Randolph Injures Three
Three people were injured on Thursday in a rollover accident. The car accident victims were driving in a Ford Explorer when they were cut off by an unknown vehicle. The Ford Explorer swerved to avoid the second car, which caused the SUV to rollover. The driver who caused the accident fled the scene.Category: Car & Truck Accidents
Two Injured in Abington Car Crash
Two people were injured Saturday in a single-vehicle car accident in Abington. The car accident occurred shortly after 9 a.m. on Route 58 near Wales Street.Category: Car & Truck Accidents
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Car & Truck Accidents
- Who is legally liable if my teen drives my car?
- I was in an accident in New Bedford, Massachusetts and I seriously hurt my shoulder. My rotator cuff was torn and I need surgery. How will my medical bills be paid?
- I'm a safe driver. I've never been in a Massachusetts auto accident. Do I really need Underinsured Motorist Coverage?