I Was In a Massachusetts Auto Accident. Can I Sue For Pain and Suffering?

Christopher Earley | | General Massachusetts Personal Injury Information

You can, if you can meet any of the following requirements:

  1. Your “reasonable and necessary” medical bills are at least $2000.00; or
  2. You sustained a fracture in the accident; or
  3. You are somehow scarred or disfigured as a result of the accident; or
  4. You have  a loss of function of a body part as a result of the accident.

If you meet one of these requirements, then you can sue the driver who caused the accident for pain and suffering. Please note that these requirements are referred to as the “tort threshold.” Therefore, they only apply to auto accidents. If you have been injured in a Massachusetts slip and fall accident, the tort threshold does not apply.

Author: Christopher Earley
Christopher Earley

Nearly twenty years ago when I opened my practice I decided to dedicate my career to advancing the rights of injury victims against powerful insurance companies. Personally, I find great satisfaction in helping good and honest people who have been wronged due to no fault of their own. I am really proud to have earned our clients’ hard-earned trust by running a law firm our clients can always count on to do the right thing.