What the Insurance Company Isn’t Telling You After Your Hyannis Car Accident
The insurance adjuster who calls you after your accident is not your advocate. That sounds blunt, but understanding it clearly is probably the most useful thing you can take away from this article. Adjusters work for the insurance company, and the insurance...
Getting Hurt at a Friend’s Summer Party in Worcester: The Conversation Nobody Wants to Have
Summer in Worcester means backyard cookouts, pool parties, graduation celebrations, and neighborhood gatherings. Most of the time, everyone goes home happy. But sometimes someone gets hurt, and suddenly there is an uncomfortable question sitting in the middle of a...
You Felt Fine After the Accident. Now You Are in Pain. Is It Too Late to File a Claim in New Bedford?
You were in an accident. Maybe it was a rear-end collision on Route 195 during summer traffic. Maybe someone ran a stop sign and clipped your car on a side street in the South End. Either way, you got out of the car, looked yourself over, told the other driver and the...
The Car Door That Comes Out of Nowhere: Why Dooring Accidents in Worcester Are More Legally Complex Than They Look
It happens in a fraction of a second. You are riding your bike along a Worcester street, moving at a normal pace, and a parked car door swings open directly in front of you. There is no time to react. You hit the door, go over the handlebars, and land on the pavement....
E-Bike and Electric Scooter Accidents in New Bedford: A New Kind of Injury Claim You Need to Understand
Walk or drive through New Bedford’s waterfront area, downtown, or any of the city’s neighborhoods on a summer weekend, and you will see them everywhere: electric bikes, e-scooters, and pedal-assist cycles moving through traffic, along sidewalks, and in...
Road Rage Accidents in New Bedford: Who Is Liable and What You Should Never Do at the Scene
There is real science behind the phrase “summer heat and short tempers.” Studies have consistently linked higher ambient temperatures to increased aggression, and on the road that translates to more horn honking, more aggressive driving, more tailgating,...
“You Already Had a Bad Back.” How Insurance Companies Use Pre-Existing Conditions Against Worcester Injury Victims
It is one of the most common things Worcester personal injury attorneys hear from new clients. They were injured in a car accident or a slip and fall, they have real and documented new injuries, and when they file a claim, the insurance company comes back with a...
Parking Lot Accidents in New Bedford: Why “Low Speed” Does Not Mean Low Stakes
Parking lots are where a surprising number of accidents happen, and they are also where some of the biggest misconceptions about personal injury claims exist. People get backed into while loading groceries at the Market Basket on Dartmouth Street. Cars collide at the...
Insurance Companies Love to Dismiss Whiplash. Here Is Why That Is Not the End of Your Case in New Bedford
You were rear-ended. Your car has some bumper damage. Your neck and shoulders have been killing you ever since, and your doctor says it is whiplash. You file a claim and the insurance adjuster almost immediately starts downplaying it. They say things like “there...About Kevin
My name is Kevin P. Landry, and I am a personal injury attorney. I help people who are hurting, suffering or being taken advantage of. I also help families through unexpected deaths, and other traumatic events.
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