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If you were hurt in Lynn because of someone else's carelessness, you generally have three years from the injury to file suit (M.G.L. c. 260, sec. 2A), and you can recover medical expenses, lost income and pain and suffering, reduced by your own share of fault and barred above 50 percent (c. 231, sec. 85).
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The Lynn answer in plain language
Massachusetts personal injury claims must generally be filed within three years of the injury under M.G.L. c. 260, sec. 2A. Recoverable damages include medical expenses, lost income, and pain and suffering. Comparative negligence applies, meaning your recovery is reduced by your share of fault and barred entirely if you are more than 50 percent at fault. Jim Glaser Law evaluates your case at no cost. Personal-injury matters are accepted on contingency.
The full Massachusetts rules, statutes and typical timeline are on the personal injury page; this page covers what is specific to Lynn.
What the state's crash records show for Lynn
Massachusetts publishes every reported crash through the MassDOT IMPACT open data system. Across 2022 to 2024, Lynn recorded 6,073 reported crashes, of which 1,694 involved an injury and 9 were fatal. That places Lynn number 10 of 349 Massachusetts cities and towns by total reported crashes. Lynn alone accounts for 1.5 percent of every crash reported in the commonwealth over those three years.
The same records count 268 crashes involving a pedestrian and 94 involving a bicycle in Lynn over that period.
Manner of collision is how the vehicles first came together, as the reporting officer recorded it, and by that measure the most common crash in Lynn is the angle collision. Rear-end collisions, where one vehicle runs into the back of another, were 21.1 percent of Lynn's reported crashes; angle collisions, where vehicles meet because their paths cross, 32.7 percent; and single vehicle crashes, which involve one motor vehicle, 15.3 percent, against 28.1, 23.9 and 22.9 percent statewide. How that mix varies across Massachusetts, and why it moves the injury and fatal rates, is in what kind of crash is most common in each Massachusetts town.
The roads carrying the most reported crashes in Lynn in the most recent year of data:
- Boston Street40 crashes
- Western Avenue40 crashes
- Western Avenue27 crashes
These figures are reported crashes, not claims or lawsuits, and a crash appearing in the state record says nothing about who was at fault. Fault in Massachusetts is decided under the comparative negligence rule of M.G.L. c. 231, sec. 85. Full figures for every Massachusetts community are in the Lynn crash report and the statewide Massachusetts crash report.
Source: MassDOT IMPACT open crash data, 2022 to 2024. Updated monthly.
Courts that serve Lynn for personal injury matters
Under M.G.L. c. 218, sec. 1, Lynn is in the judicial district of the District Court of Southern Essex, which also covers Swampscott, Saugus, Marblehead and Nahant. Lynn is in Essex County, so a Superior Court case brought by a Lynn resident goes to the Essex Superior Court.
A District Court civil case can be filed in the district where any party lives or has a usual place of business, or in an adjoining district (M.G.L. c. 223, sec. 2). Where the event happened does not decide it.
| Court | What it hears | District or address |
|---|---|---|
| District Court of Southern Essex | Civil claims up to $50,000 | Lynn, Swampscott, Saugus, Marblehead and Nahant |
| Essex Superior Court | Civil claims over $50,000 | 56 Federal Street, Salem, MA 01970 |
First steps
- Get medical care and keep every record. Salem Hospital and Lawrence General Hospital are among the hospitals listed for Essex County, and the firm requests the records itself once you sign an authorization.
- If a vehicle was involved, file the operator's crash report within five days when anyone was hurt or damage passed $1,000 (M.G.L. c. 90, sec. 26), and keep the police report number.
- Know the court: the District Court of Southern Essex hears claims up to $50,000 and the Essex Superior Court hears larger ones.
- Call (617) JIM-WINS before you file or appear, so the deadline and the right court are checked against your facts.
Key terms
- Judicial district
- The towns one District Court division serves, as listed in M.G.L. c. 218, sec. 1. The District Court of Southern Essex serves Lynn, Swampscott, Saugus, Marblehead and Nahant.
- Venue
- The county or district where a case may be filed. Massachusetts sets it by where the parties live or work (M.G.L. c. 223, secs. 1 and 2).
Essex County hospitals where treatment records often originate
If you were seen at one of these facilities, the firm requests your treatment records as part of building the documentary record. You do not need to retrieve them yourself; a signed medical authorization at intake gives the firm the access it needs.
- Salem Hospital 81 Highland Ave, Salem, MA 01970
- Lawrence General Hospital 1 General St, Lawrence, MA 01841
- Beverly Hospital 85 Herrick St, Beverly, MA 01915
- Holy Family Hospital - Haverhill 140 Lincoln Ave, Haverhill, MA 01830
The firm requests records from any Massachusetts provider on the medical chain, listed here or not.
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Questions Lynn readers ask most
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Which District Court covers Lynn?
Under M.G.L. c. 218, sec. 1, Lynn is in the judicial district of the District Court of Southern Essex, which also covers Swampscott, Saugus, Marblehead and Nahant.
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Where does a Superior Court case go from here?
A Superior Court case is filed in the county where one of the parties lives or has a usual place of business (M.G.L. c. 223, sec. 1). For someone who lives in Lynn, that is Essex County, and the Essex Superior Court sits at 56 Federal Street, Salem, MA 01970.
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How many crashes does the state record here?
MassDOT's open crash records list 6,073 reported crashes in Lynn across 2022 to 2024, of which 1,694 involved an injury and 9 were fatal. A reported crash says nothing about fault, which is decided under M.G.L. c. 231, sec. 85.
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