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Category: Wrongful Death

What Motorcycle Riders Need to Know

Before Starting the Engine: The 3 Things Massachusetts Motorcycle Riders Need to Know Use a reputable, local insurance agent Purchase Medical Payment coverage Purchase Underinsurance coverage Click below to listen:   People who ride motorcycles in Massachusetts need to understand how important their choice is when they get on that motorcycle. Obviously when they get […]

Pedestrian Accidents

Safety Tips to Avoid Auto-Pedestrian Accidents The Cape Cod community has seen an influx of increased traffic, and therefore, traffic and pedestrian accidents, in Hyannis and the surrounding towns of Barnstable, Yarmouth, Falmouth, Sandwich as well as Orleans and extending all the way to Provincetown. Factors like busier schedules, multitasking, and rushing around lead to bad […]

Teach Your Teen Distracted Driving Dangers

Teen distracted driving has become the number one cause of car accidents due to the increased use of mobile devices and other technology across the United States, and Cape Cod is no exception. As parents in bustling Cape Cod towns like Barnstable, Hyannis, Falmouth or all the other hotspots along 6A to Provincetown, it is […]

Distracted Driving Causes Auto Accidents

A lot of attention, and well-deserved, is and should be paid to drivers that are distracted. More and more states, including Massachusetts, outlaw and consistently campaign heavily against texting and driving. This is due to the fact that the amount of auto accidents caused by drivers who are distracted by texting is and continues to […]

Massachusetts Move Over Law

What is the Massachusetts Move Over Law? Each year, first responders and tow truck drivers across the country are injured or killed on the job while providing roadside emergency services help to those in need. Dangerous habits like distracted driving, aggressive driving and operating under the influence of alcohol and cannabis products continue to exacerbate […]

Avoid the Perils of Prom & Graduation

  Avoid the Perils of Prom & Graduation  “We know that 94% of all car crashes are caused by human choice or error,” said U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. As exciting and fun as it is, both prom and graduation commencement events can be filled with danger between the Lower and Upper Cape […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

To our Clients & Colleagues during the Coronavirus 9COVID-19) Pandemic: As information about the Coronavirus continues to rapidly evolve, we at Aiken & Aiken, P.C. want to assure you that providing you with our best service remains our top priority.  We have received many calls asking if we are still working on our cases and […]

4th of July Fireworks and Parades: Enjoy Safely

The 4th of July fireworks and parades are the official start of the Cape Cod summer. Towns throughout the Cape have spectacular light shows and crowd-pleasing activities that last all season long. Lobster rolls, clam bakes and clam boils, barbecues, biking, boating and bashes begin. People visit whether it’s for a week or the entire […]

Car accident fatalities on the rise

Each year, many people are killed or injured in motor vehicle accidents in Massachusetts. While the number of fatalities around the country had been decreasing for some time, a report shows that the number of deaths caused by motor vehicle accidents increased in 2015.

Family of deceased gun instructor sues gun range

Massachusetts residents may have heard about the gun instructor in Arizona who was accidentally killed by a 9-year-old girl. The 39-year-old man was helping the girl to fire an Uzi 9MM at the ‘Bullets and Burgers” gun range in August 2014. When the fully-automatic weapon recoiled during target practice, the gun instructor was hit in the head by a stray bullet.