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Our Providence law firm understands the challenges and concerns facing our clients during this unprecedented time. Our law firm remains operational and responsive to our clients' legal needs. We are available to all new and existing clients for virtual meetings and consultations. We look forward to helping you with whatever legal challenges you're currently facing in Rhode Island during this challenging time.

A car accident can change your life in an instant. Whether you’re hurt in an accident or on the job, slip and fall at a Providence business or are injured by a doctor’s negligence, you’re left with many questions. How will you get the treatment you need? How will you pay your bills while you can’t work? Will the people you love be taken care of while you’re recovering?

Money is the furthest thing from your mind. You need someone you can trust. You need a personal injury lawyer you can talk to.

You need an accomplished and accessible attorney. You need to meet with Mark B. Morse.

Since 1983, the Law Office of Mark B. Morse, LLC has been helping car accident victims recover, and a quarter-century later, our founding attorney is still at the helm. When you come to us looking for answers after a car accident, you’ll talk to Mark Morse – not a junior associate, paralegal or assistant. Attorney Morse and his long-tenured staff will work to move your case forward, and you’ll have direct access to an experienced car accident lawyer with a long track record of results every step of the way.

Your circumstances are unique, and so is your case. When you meet with Mark Morse, you won’t get a one-size-fits-all approach. We’ll listen to you and understand how the car accident, spinal cord injury or burn injury has impacted your life – including medical expenses and lost wages, but also other related costs, such as help with household services you’re no longer able to provide, pain and suffering, and lost enjoyment of life. Clients’ needs come first here.

We understand that your car accident may have left you shocked and overwhelmed, and we’ll do everything we can to set your mind at ease. When you retain the Law Office of Mark B. Morse, LLC, you’ll have the full attention of our long-tenured, supportive staff in a comfortable, confidential environment. If you’ve been injured, you won’t have to worry about paying for our representation. We handle these cases on a contingency fee basis, which means you won’t owe us a cent until and unless we recover for you… Read More

CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 NOTICE

Our Providence law firm understands the challenges and concerns facing our clients during this unprecedented time. Our law firm remains operational and responsive to our clients' legal needs. We are available to all new and existing clients for virtual meetings and consultations. We look forward to helping you with whatever legal challenges you're currently facing in Rhode Island during this challenging time.

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With over 35 years’ experience as a practicing personal injury attorney, Mark B. Morse is dedicated to representing individuals, families and small businesses throughout greater Providence. He is a certified Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, a former president of the Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association, and a longtime leader in the legal profession.

FAQs

A: That depends on the circumstances of your case and the willingness of the insurance company to negotiate. In general, we start negotiations with the insurance company once you have completed your medical treatment, and from that point, it takes three to nine months to reach a settlement. If your case goes to trial, it may take one to two years before you actually go before a judge, although we can still settle at any point during that time. Our law firm is committed to reaching an efficient resolution for each of our clients. We know that you just want to get the compensation you need to move on with your life. That said, if the insurance company won't make a fair offer, we're prepared to keep working on your case for as long as it takes, and we'll stand by you every step of the way.
A: That depends on the facts of your case and the effect your injury has had on your life. In general, if you can prove that you've sustained a loss as a result of someone else's negligence, you can pursue compensation for that loss. Most damages (financial compensation) awarded in personal injury cases are called compensatory damages, which means they are intended to make you whole again after the injury. Many of these damages are intended to compensate for a verifiable financial loss worth a specific, well-defined dollar amount. These are called economic damages, such as:
  • Medical expenses, both past and future, related to your injuries.
  • Lost wages while you are recovering from your injuries.
  • Replacement services such as housekeeping and childcare that you cannot perform due to your injuries.
  • Modifications to your home or vehicle to accommodate a permanent injury.
  • Lost future earnings if you are unable to work or need to take on a "light duty" job.
  • Property damage resulting from the accident.
  • Many personal injury cases also involve non-economic damages. These are more subjective awards for non-monetary losses - but the losses they compensate for are still very real.
  • Pain and suffering, which can be substantial, especially if you have chronic pain
  • Emotional distress
  • Loss of care, consortium and quality of life
Occasionally, a personal injury claim may give rise to punitive damages. These are additional damages awarded to punish the responsible party for particularly careless or intentional actions. For instance, punitive damages are sometimes awarded when the person who caused the injury was under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or in dog bite cases when the owner knew that the dog had previously bitten and continued to let it roam unrestrained. Compensatory damages are generally tax-exempt. The law views these funds as making you whole again after an accident rather than taxable income. Punitive damages, however, are usually considered taxable. If your claim includes punitive damages, Attorney Morse will ask the court to itemize your award into compensatory and non-compensatory amounts so that you don't end up paying taxes you should not owe.
A: Negligence is the legal concept at the core of most personal injury cases. In order to collect damages (financial compensation) for your injuries, you need to show that another person or company owed you a duty of care that was negligently breached, and that their negligence caused you to sustain real losses. For example, the owner of a property owes a duty of care to people visiting that property to keep the premises safe. If the owner fails to install proper lighting and someone is hurt in a slip and fall accident due to the low lighting, that is an act of negligence on the part of the owner and could be grounds for a personal injury lawsuit. There are some circumstances in which negligence is not required to collect damages. For instance, Rhode Island is a strict liability state for dog bites, which means you can pursue damages from the dog owner even if the owner was not negligent. In the vast majority of cases, however, you and your attorney will need to prove that your injuries were caused by someone else's negligence. In some cases, multiple parties may be partially responsible for an accident. Rhode Island uses the legal principle of comparative negligence to handle these cases, which means that each responsible party is liable for a portion of the overall award in proportion to their percentage of fault. For example, if one party was found to be 60 percent at fault and another was found to be 40 percent at fault, you could recover compensation for 60 percent of your expenses from one party and 40 percent from the other. This principle also means you can recover some damages even if you were partially responsible for your injuries. For instance, if you were awarded $100,000 but found to be 20 percent at fault, that award would be reduced by 20 percent to $80,000. Unlike many other states, Rhode Island does not bar victims from recovering when they are over 50 percent or 51 percent at fault - this is known as pure comparative negligence. In the preceding example, if you were found to be 60 percent at fault, you could still recover damages in the amount of $40,000.

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Note: The above information does not constitute legal advice. Unless a retainer agreement has been signed, Mark B. Morse or The Law Office of Mark B. Morse, LLC is not your legal representative, and you should have no expectation that an attorney client relationship has been established.

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