Resources

Selected Massachusetts Courts:

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court website provides docket and court information, the court's rules, and opinions: http://www.mass.gov/courts/sjc/

The Massachusetts Judicial Branch website has information on all Massachusetts courts, including court opinions and contact information for the Superior, District, and Municipal Courts: http://www.mass.gov/courts/

The Appeals Court of Massachusetts website has opinions, rules of court, calendar information, and other useful information: http://www.mass.gov/courts/courtsandjudges/courts/appealscourt/index.html

Massachusetts Legal Resources:

The General Laws of Massachusetts, in a searchable database: http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/

The Massachusetts Trial Court Libraries website includes searchable databases on Massachusetts laws, regulations, and other useful legal information: http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/

The Massachusetts Jury System website provides about jury duty and the jury duty system: http://www.mass.gov/courts/jury/index2.htm

Massachusetts Automobile Accident Resources

Massachusetts Division of Insurance website: http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=ocaagencylanding

Massachusetts Crash Statistics website: http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsterminal

The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles website has information on registration, license and ID, drivers subject to citations or suspensions, and other information for drivers: http://www.mass.gov/rmv/

Massachusetts Highway Department website has information on permits, programs, projects, and other information: http://www.mhd.state.ma.us/

Automobile Accidents Resources

AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety provides news on traffic safety, driver education videos, and resources for young and senior drivers on its website: http://www.aaafoundation.org/home/

Consumer Product Safety Commission website has safety news, information on reporting an unsafe product, and product recall information: http://www.cpsc.gov/

National Safety Council provides driver safety information on various vehicle safety topics, including air bags and seat belt safety: http://www.nsc.org/issues/drivsafe.htm

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety website has resources on recent vehicle models regarding collision, theft loss, and injury: http://www.iihs.org/

Insurance Information Institute website provides answers consumer questions about insurance: http://www.iii.org/individuals/auto/

Federal Trade Commission provides information for consumers regarding renting, leasing, or purchasing vehicles: http://www.ftc.gov/

Kelley Blue Book website provides a determination of “fair market value” for damaged vehicle replacement: http://www.kbb.com/

Truck and Commercial Vehicle Accident Resources

United States Department of Transportation website lists regulations pertaining to trucks and commercial vehicles: http://www.dot.gov/

National Technical Information Service website reports on major trucking accident investigations from the present back to 1970, and has information on government-funded engineering, technical, scientific, and business enterprises: http://www.ntis.gov/

National Highway Traffic Safety Commission provides alerts, laws, and regulation regarding product recalls and traffic safety for vehicles and equipment: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hopes to reduce the quantity of large bus and truck crashes, fatalities, and injuries. Its website is: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/

Bureau of Transportation Studies provides data and statistics on transportation and includes the National Transportation Library. The website is: http://ntl.bts.gov/

Safety and Fitness Electronic Records System website provides safety data on companies registered with the Department of Transportation: http://www.safersys.org/

Traumatic Brain Injury Victim Resources

Brain Injury Association of America has support, education, and information, to TBI victims and their families on its website: http://www.biausa.org/

Brain Trauma Foundation website has resources and guidelines for health care professionals on post-impact treatment of brain injuries: http://www.braintrauma.org/

National Rehabilitation Information Center provides information on rehabilitation and disabilities on its website: http://www.naric.com/

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research website provides support for research on the rehabilitation of disabled individuals: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/index.html

Resources Regarding Dangerous or Defective Products/Products Liability

The Consumer Product Safety Commission website lists product recall and safety information: http://www.cpsc.gov/

Federal Drug Administration MedWatch Program website provides information on drugs and other medical products and instructs consumers how to report an unsafe product or drug on its website: http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/

Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code, which covers sales of goods (from Cornell University Law School): http://www.law.cornell.edu/ucc/2/overview.html

Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code, as adopted in each state (from Cornell University Law School): http://www.law.cornell.edu/uniform/ucc.html#a2

Magnuson-Moss Consumer Product Warranties is listed at this website state (from Cornell University Law School): http://uscode.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode15/usc_sup_01_15_10_50.html