Personal Injury

Pennsylvania is one of a couple of states in the country that follows a no-fault motor vehicle insurance law. It was originally established to reduce the volume of court cases in the small claims court for all manner of motor vehicle accidents. The law has several intricacies, many of which play a role in determining how much compensation a person injured in a car crash can claim.

If you’ve been involved in a car crash and have suffered injury or damage to property, talk to a Pennsylvania insurance claims attorney as soon as possible. The state’s car accident insurance laws are complex, even for the most experienced drivers.
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Commercial truck accidents are not quite the same as regular car crashes. A collision with a passenger vehicle such as a taxi or an Uber is very different from a collision with an 18-wheeled, 80,000-pound truck. The sheer mass and weight of the truck can magnify the impact of the crash, leading to serious injury or even death.

Many truck accidents could have been avoided if the drivers were fully alert, the trucks had proper functioning equipment or the road was well-maintained. If you or someone you love was injured or killed in a truck accident, you may have a case for compensation.
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Which cancers can be caused by exposure to chemicals at the workplace?

We are all familiar with accidental workplace injuries -- falls, burns, fractures, and the like. If you are injured at your place of employment, you are entitled to workers’ compensation, and, in some particularly egregious instances of negligence, you may also be able to sue for premises liability. Less familiar personal injury cases do not revolve around momentary accidents, but develop over time due to contact with a chemical toxin.
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The world’s leading authority on leaks, drips and spills, located in Tipton, Pennsylvania, has a very peculiar name: New Pig. Still, it has information that is extremely relevant to the topic of personal injury, having recently released its current Walk Zone Safety Report. The report provides a comprehensive look at same-level slips, trips, and falls in workplaces and public facilities based on information gathered from surveys of professionals in multiple industries.

The data has been culled from those who work in the fields of maintenance, safety, health risk, and facilities management. Basically, what it shows is that many of the slip and fall incidents that occur at the workplace have been due to negligence.
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Bicycle accidents happen. You may be cycling to work, following all the rules and being mindful of other road users when a driver in front of you opens the car door without checking for oncoming traffic or a reckless driver turns right at an intersection, cutting you off. These accidents can be very serious causing grave injuries to the head, neck, spine and limbs. If this is the case, succeeding medical expenses will be even more worrying.

If you or a loved one has been involved in a bike accident, talk to a PA

For many Pennsylvanians, bicycles are more than just a means of transport, they are a way of life. In one of the most biked cities in the country, everyone should feel safe riding a bicycle to work, school, the mall or the park. On the road, motorists should be extra mindful of cyclists. When motorists act negligently, causing a bike accident, they should be held responsible for the victim’s injuries and damage to property.

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You’ve suffered injuries as a result of a car accident, motorcycle accident, slip and fall, defective product or medical malpractice. You’ve suffered as a result of the negligence or recklessness of another person. You want full compensation for the physical, emotional and financial burden you and your family have been forced to bear. The law is on your side.

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Getting into a car accident can be a pretty scary event. Even if you are not injured, your vehicle could be severely damaged or you could be facing a lengthy process with police, car repair shops and insurance companies.

Data from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation have pointed to an increase in the amount of injuries and deaths after car crashes. The Pennsylvania Department of Motor Vehicles has identified over 370 roads within the state that are regarded as especially dangerous.  With these statistics, it’s more likely than not that you or someone you love will end up in a car accident in Pennsylvania.
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After an accident, it is prudent to get in contact with your insurance company soon after. The liability stipulations in your insurance contract usually mandate this, and it is important to relay to them the details of what happened.

Insurance companies rely on the evidence and information you give them as they make decisions on compensation and courses of action. If you delay to talk with your insurance company, you might forget key details.

However, it is inevitable after you exchange contact information with anyone else involved in the accident that you will be contacted by some sort of representative for the other parties involved.
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Regardless of whether you are a hardcore bicyclist or a weekend fun-ride type, you are always at risk of serious injury due to collisions with other vehicles. Bicycling accidents have many causes, from distracted driving to failing to follow bicycling laws. It is also difficult at times to determine who was at fault for the accident.

If you’ve been involved in an auto accident, you know what a toll it can take on your life, especially from a financial standpoint. You’ve likely lost time at work, had to pay additional medical expenses that you would not have had to pay if you had not been in an accident and maybe even had to pay for a new vehicle or substantial repairs. If someone else caused this accident, you should not be the one that has to foot the bill for all of this. That is why we have personal injury lawsuits in order to make you whole following an auto accident.

The question is, what does it really take to make you whole? There’s a lot to consider and it can be argued that no amount of monetary damages can ever make you “completely whole.