Fault & Liability in Car Accidents in MA

Massachusetts pays your first medical bills through no-fault PIP, then lets you sue the at-fault driver once your injuries clear a $2,000 threshold. Here are the exact rules, limits, and deadlines.

Massachusetts follows a modified comparative negligence rule: you can still recover after a crash as long as you were no more than 50% at fault, but your award drops by your share of the blame. Here is how the 51% bar, the no-fault tort threshold, and low policy limits fit together.