Darin Colucci of Colucci, Colucci & Marcus, P.C. recently helped a client recover significant compensation through a lawsuit revolving around a motor vehicle accident that occurred in Germany. In 2015, a 50-year-old executive working in the MetroWest area was injured while traveling for work in Germany. Plaintiff was required to travel internationally on a frequent…
Too often, individuals suffer serious and disabling injuries but the person or business responsible does not carry enough insurance to adequately compensate him or her. For example, our office recently resolved a case where a man was permanently disabled after he was struck by a motor vehicle while he was walking to his car. The…
Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Far too many drivers venture out on the road without adequate car insurance. According to the Insurance Research Council, the number is nearly one in seven drivers across the country. In Massachusetts, the percentage of uninsured drivers is about four percent or one in twenty-five drivers. Though this means Massachusetts is…
You can help stop teen driving deaths this summer It’s time to raise the car roof or get loud and angry, about the many teen driving deaths that occur during the summer months each year. In addition to being out of school, there are other factors like road trips that lead to increased teen fatalities…
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data indicates that some 71,000 nonfatal injuries and 1,550 fatalities result in every year from motor vehicle crashes that involve police-reported driver fatigue. However, it is widely recognized that these statistics underreport the problem due to inconsistent record-keeping and the lack of scientific tests to determine sleepiness at the scene…
There are many different factors regarding how a motor vehicle accident can affect the drivers involved, including the size of the vehicles involved, the number of vehicles involved and even the weather conditions as the accident occurred. Even the most minor of accidents can cause devastating injuries or be fatal, but when there are multiple vehicles…
On December 9, 2010, the plaintiff was in his 22nd year of employment with the United States Postal Service. He was standing outside of his truck sorting mail when he was suddenly struck by a car traveling from his right. As the car struck him it pushed him into the open truck door. The damage…
In August of 2014, the 67-year-old Plaintiff was operating her bicycle within a clearly marked lane on Route 15 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. The Defendant, a high school senior, was operating his motor vehicle in the same direction. After initially denying responsibility for the accident, the teenager ultimately admitted that he looked down at his phone…
Motor vehicle accidents are principal causes of serious injuries and deaths in the United States. In Massachusetts, more than 330 traffic fatalities occur per year, and the number of pedestrian-vehicular accidents is even higher. This is a figure that continues to fluctuate, but the impact of such accidents and road fatalities is felt across the…
The general consensus is Massachusetts will be among the next wave of states to legalize marijuana. The Huffington Post explains our state has already decriminalized the drug and legalized it for medical use. As well, poll results show approximately half of the state supports the taxation and regulation of legalized cannabis. These facts raise obvious concerns…