Injuries
Car crashes
A crash on the turnpike, on Route 1 or on a back road in the dark. Whoever hit you, the claim usually runs through insurance companies, and they start calling before you're home.
In the first days, the other driver's insurer may ask for a recorded statement or a signed medical release. You don't have to give either, and it's usually better to talk to us first.
We gather the crash report, photos, the cars' data where it exists, and your medical records. Then we look at every policy that might pay: the other driver's, your own medical payments coverage, and your underinsured coverage if their limits are small.
Most car claims settle. When an insurer won't pay fairly for what the crash cost you, we file suit and prepare it for trial.
Cases we take
Head-on and rear-end collisions
Crashes with uninsured or underinsured drivers
Passengers hurt in someone else's car
Pedestrians and cyclists struck by cars
Crashes on ice, where fault is argued
- No fee unless we recoverCosts in the note below
- We come to youHome or hospital
No fee unless we recover money for you. We advance case costs such as records, experts and filing fees; they're repaid from a recovery, and if there's no recovery you owe nothing for them. The written fee agreement sets this out before you sign.
Questions people ask us about car crashes
Should I talk to the other driver's insurer?
You can give them the basics: who you are and where the crash happened. Before a recorded statement or signing anything, talk to a lawyer. What you say early is often used later.
Who pays my medical bills now?
Often your own health insurance and your car policy's medical payments coverage pay first, and are repaid from a settlement. We sort out the order so bills don't go to collections while you wait.
The crash was partly my fault. Do I still have a claim?
Often, yes. Shared fault can reduce what you recover rather than end the claim. It depends on the facts, which is why we look at the report and the scene ourselves.
Talk it through with a lawyer
Tell us what happened. We'll say plainly whether we can help, and what comes next if we can.