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Employer Liability After a Plant Road Weather Crash

Bad weather does not automatically let an employer, contractor, driver, or road agency off the hook when a Rhode Island crash happened on ice, slush, floodwater, or a badly treated private access road.

ARTICLE by Michael Ricci

About to give up on your Providence Uber claim after the denial? Don't make these mistakes

A denial with no real explanation is exactly when injured Uber passengers in Providence make the mistakes that wreck the rest of the claim.

ARTICLE by Danny Correia

My husband is a firefighter and every insurer is ducking his East Providence crash

An off-duty firefighter was on the way to another work site when a drowsy driver hit him in East Providence, and now auto insurance, UM/UIM, and work-related coverage are all being shoved onto somebody else.

ARTICLE by Tom Mancini

Deferred Action (DACA)

Like a yellow traffic signal, this status does not create a new right to stay permanently, but it tells the government to pause enforcement for a limited time. Deferred Action...

Missing the ER didn't kill your bike-door claim in Providence

A Providence retail worker on a visa can still pursue a bike-door injury claim even without an ER visit, but the fight gets messy fast when the driver, car owner, employers, and health insurer all start pushing blame around.

ARTICLE by Ananya Raghavan

I got a call saying the police blamed me for the Woonsocket hit-and-run - now what?

A bad police report after a Woonsocket hit-and-run can wreck a serious injury claim unless you know how permanent-damage proof actually gets built.

ARTICLE by Marcus Brown

Company Car Crash Liability and Fault in Rhode Island

You were on the clock, in the employer's vehicle, and now everyone is trying to dump the blame on you - here's how fault usually gets split in Rhode Island and why that does not automatically kill your claim.

ARTICLE by Marcus Brown

My coworker said Rhode Island is no-fault after a crash. True?

The one thing they are hoping you never find out is this: Rhode Island is not a no-fault state. Picture a Pawtucket winter pileup on black ice: one car taps another, a third...

My coworker said a Providence crash claim could get me deported. True?

With federal immigration enforcement policy shifting again in 2025, the worst-case fear is obvious: your name ends up on paperwork, you panic, you stop treatment, and the...

asylum application

Miss this filing, file it late, or say the wrong thing in it, and the result can be denial, loss of work authorization options, or removal proceedings moving forward before a...

credible fear interview

A screening interview with a U.S. asylum officer used to decide whether a person who has been placed in expedited removal has a significant possibility of qualifying for...

Left on green in Providence and the IME says you're fine?

A Providence rideshare driver got hit by a left-turning car on a green light, and now the insurer's hired doctor is pretending the MRI means nothing.

ARTICLE by Michael Ricci

Temporary Protected Status

The biggest mix-up is thinking this is a green card or a direct path to citizenship. It is neither. Temporary Protected Status, often called TPS, is a temporary immigration...

waiver of inadmissibility

A waiver of inadmissibility is official permission from the U.S. government to overlook a legal ground that would otherwise block someone from getting a visa, entering the...

failure to stop for school bus

The worst outcome is easy to picture: a child steps off a bus, a driver keeps moving, and a routine trip turns into a catastrophic crash. Failure to stop for a school bus means...

withholding of removal

A grant of this protection can decide whether a person is forced out of the United States or allowed to remain and work here, so it directly affects case outcome and financial...

right turn on red violation

Not every right turn made while a traffic light is red is illegal. In many places, a driver may turn right on red after coming to a complete stop, yielding to pedestrians,...

unlawful presence bar

A penalty that can block someone from returning to the United States after staying unlawfully for too long. "Unlawful presence" usually means time spent in the U.S. after a...

My coworker said no plate means no claim in Rhode Island. True?

"Did anyone get the plate number?" That is the adjuster question coming next, because your answer can decide whether they treat this as a normal liability claim, a hit-and-run...

Miss this idea, and a crash case can turn on the wrong number. Someone blows under the legal limit at the roadside, then a later blood or breath test comes back higher, and...