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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

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

Why does my insurer keep pushing a Warwick hit-and-run police report?

Twenty-four hours is the deadline buried in many Rhode Island auto policies for a hit-and-run report, and missing it is a common mistake that sends people searching this...

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...

toxicology report interpretation

Reading a toxicology report means analyzing lab results to determine what alcohol, drugs, or other substances were present in a person's body, in what amounts, and what those...

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,...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

What happens if I didn't report my Providence apartment stair fall right away?

If you fell on apartment stairs off Broad Street in Providence over a holiday weekend and didn't tell the landlord or property manager right away, the biggest risk is simple:...

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...

step-down provision

Miss this in an insurance policy, and the money available after a crash can shrink fast. A driver may think there is $100,000 or more in liability coverage, only to learn later...

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...

Your coworker says Providence gives you three years to deal with a rear-end crash - is that actually true?

Three years is the outside deadline in Rhode Island for most injury lawsuits, but waiting after a Providence rear-end can wreck the evidence long before that.

ARTICLE by Danny Correia

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

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...

consular processing

Mistakes here can cost real money, delay work authorization, keep families apart, or lead to a denied visa after months of fees and waiting. For someone already under pressure,...