Best Rental Car Accident Lawyers in Massachusetts?

If you've ever been involved in a car accident, you probably understand how difficult dealing with car insurance companies is. Whether it's your own insurance company or the other drivers, they are never the easiest to deal with. 

Insurance companies will always try to find a way to shift the blame or reduce the amount of compensation you're entitled to for your damages. For example, when involved in a rental car accident, some of the damages you may be entitled to include but are not limited to:

• medical expenses;
• lost wages;
• property damage;
• pain and suffering;
• loss of consortium;
• permanent disfigurement.

And so much more. 

Speaking with a Morgan & Morgan attorney can significantly improve the settlement amount. This is because our attorneys have years of experience dealing with similar cases and understand the pain of being involved in an accident caused by someone else's negligence.

However, suppose you are at fault for the accident; you might also be entitled to compensation depending on the type of injuries and insurance coverage you purchased. For example, you may be entitled to compensation if you purchased coverage from the car rental company before the accident.

The same also applies if you rented the car through your credit card company. Some credit card companies provide insurance coverage for their clients for specific types of accidents. But, when settling the amount owed following an accident, insurance companies aren't the friendliest to deal with. 

So instead of dealing with the pain and suffering caused by the accident and actively pursuing insurance companies for compensation simultaneously, we take over the claims on your behalf. This gives you peace of mind knowing you have an army of attorneys fighting for your rights even as you recover from your injuries. 

Another thing you need to know is that Massachusetts is a no-fault state when it comes to car accidents. This means that your personal injury protection coverage should pay for damages you or anyone who drives your car suffers after an accident. 

Depending on the coverage, this insurance also covers anyone living in your household, including pedestrians or passengers in your vehicle. However, insurance companies in Massachusetts will still find a way to avoid or limit their responsibility for compensating victims of such accidents. 

And when a rental car is involved, it complicates the whole process of filing a claim. There's no doubt that you deserve compensation, but the big question is, who is responsible? As mentioned earlier, things can become even more complicated if multiple insurance companies are involved. 

But when you have a rental car accident attorney by your side, it's easier to identify the parties responsible for your compensation. And that's not all - a reputable personal injury law firm like Morgan & Morgan won't only identify the party responsible but also pursue them in and out of court to ensure you receive the compensation you deserve.

In a “no-fault” state, drivers are required to purchase Personal Injury Protection coverage. This coverage pays the expenses for you or anyone who drives your car, anyone living in your household, pedestrians, and passengers involved in the accident, no matter who causes the accident. 

On the other hand, in an “at-fault” state, the insurer of the driver who caused the accident is responsible for compensating the accident victims. 

To put this into perspective, if you get involved in an accident while driving a rental car in Massachusetts, you can file a claim even if you caused the accident.

In Massachusetts, drivers must have the following insurance coverages:

Personal Injury Protection

Also known as PIP insurance, this coverage covers medical expenses, 75% of lost wages, and replacement services of up to $8000.

Bodily Injuries to Others 

This coverage protects you or anyone else you allow to drive your car from legal responsibility if you accidentally injure or cause the death of another person while driving your car. However, this only applies if the accident occurs in Massachusetts but won't cover the death or injury of a passenger in your car. 

Bodily Injury Caused by an Uninsured Driver

This insurance coverage protects you, anyone you allow to drive your car, passengers, and household members not covered under another similar policy in the state against damages caused by an uninsured or unidentified driver. 

Property Damage

Property damage insurance covers damages caused to another person's property when you, another driver you allow to drive your car or a household member, cause damage to another person's property while driving the insured car.

If the other driver can't be identified, Massachusetts law requires your insurance to pay for damages caused by the unidentified driver. That's the whole point of having PIP coverage. However, insurance companies don't usually part with their money that easily, even when the law requires them to. 

Instead, they'll find a way to avoid responsibility. Things become even more complicated if you were driving a rental car in the state. Given that the law requires your insurer to compensate you, determining the insurance company responsible for the compensation can be a huge challenge.

That's where Morgan & Morgan comes in to provide the best car rental accident lawyers in Massachusetts to fight for your rights.

In Massachusetts, you'll find a Morgan & Morgan office in Boston. However, we serve clients all over the state and also nationwide.

To contact the Morgan & Morgan office in Boston, call us at 857-214-2148. On the other hand, you can also call our Waltham office at 857-221-4000.

Alternatively, you can drop us a message online for a free, no-obligation case evaluation, and we'll get in touch with you within 24 hours!