Filing a personal injury lawsuit is not something we look forward to doing, in fact we make look forward to watching paint dry before we want to file a suit. However, if you get hurt and are missing time from work and have bills from doctors and chiropractors that are due, you need to seek payment for being hurt due to someone else’s negligence.

The three most common damages and hurts that I often hear about are:

1. Car Accident

Massachusetts in 2008 had 136,384 car crashes, which translated that for every 100,000 licenced drivers, 7.7 of of those drivers were in a fatal accident. That number is down from 2007, which stated that 9.24 drivers per 100,000 were fatally injured according to Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).

2. Motorcycle Accidents

Getting on a motorcycle for you is possibly the last idea of fun and excitement, and when driving around town you avoid being around a motorcyclist as you fear of causing a personal injury to them, as motorcyclist have the least protection around them and have the most serious of injures when they are in an accident. Yet when it comes to most common claims, they are number two.

From the latest data available, in 2008 there were 42 motorcycle accidents in Massachusetts alone and 41 were fatal according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), even though 97% were protected by a helmet.

3. Slip and Falls

The third most common claim is a slip and fall injury case. Massachusetts claims that the most falls are the “3rd cause of injury death” and at the same time is the most common related injury that requires a visit to the hospital.

This article referenced data from:

• http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/Highway/
• http://www.nhtsa.gov/