I live in Massachusetts. Was it in a motor vehicle accident one car in Rhode Island. I was a passenger.? The accident happened a month ago. You seriously injured. The vehicle owner in the life I was in Rhode Island, where the car is registered and insured. The insurance policy is a minimum. I do not have auto insurance policies and households do not own a car. I live in an apartment. I am not the policy of personal insurance. My question is: "If it becomes necessary, can I file a complaint against the driver of the motor vehicle and his insurance career in Massachusetts ....... , or do I file a complaint in Rhode Island, where the accident occurred when the defendant lives, and where motor vehicles of the defendant is registered and insured. Please refer to the entire Massachusetts and / or Rhode Island laws that might be useful. Thank you.
You can sue the insurance company of the driver and be paid in full in general without having to go to court. I think it's 20 or 40K per passenger for a minimum coverage. The trial will take place in RI, because that is where the driver is insured. It does not matter where you live or whether you are insured.
Typically, you must file a civil action in the state where the event took place.
Do not get ideas about a significant wage. Except that there are significant long term / permanent health problems is not enough for a good lawyer to take the case. If you can get a settlement that covers medical expenses and lost wages, take money and run.
In my reply, I give many websites.
If you are not satisfied with what the drivers and their insurance companies for you, here is a lawyer who specializes in the care of accident victims in Rhode Island
http://www.good-legal-advice.com/auto_ac ...
Apparently, it is not unusual for someone from Massachusetts to get in an accident in Rhode Island and that counsel knows the situation and offers a free estimate on what we can do for you
http://www.good-legal-advice.com/auto_ac ...
Look at the list of things that ought to be done at the time of the accident ... I hope you have all the details of drivers, their insurance companies, a copy of police report
Here is the website of the Ministry of Rhode Ilsland that governs what people are supposed to have insurance when they are in the state of Rhode Island
http://www.dbr.state.ri.us/
Hopefully the insurance data will be useful for you
It includes an e-mail, you can use to request more info
http://www.dbr.state.ri.us/divisions/ins ...
First he makes a big difference if the state where the accident occurred ohus puts the responsibility on the pilot whose fault the accident was ... This is called a fault condition
(((I searched for you, and I discovered (see link), Massachusetts is not the fault of a monetary threshold, while Rhode Island is a state of failure ... it means that it is a possibility that the driver had insurance that was right for Massachusetts, but incorrect for Rhode Island.)))
or if the responsibility is on each vehicle and driver insurance regardless of who's fault ... This is called a no fault STATE (Massachusetts)
The reason why some states are not the fault in a fault state, much of the money goes to lawyers fighting on behalf of their clients whose fault.
In a No Fault state (like Massachusetts), everyone must have a good insurance to protect themselves, or they are a bit of luck. So you are probably a good thing it was.
Posted on February 24, 2010.