PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS BLOG

Insurance companies routinely undervalue car crash claims and make lowball offers to victims. The insurance company’s goal is to pay out the smallest possible amount of compensation to protect its profits. When you consider these factors, it is important to be cautious when considering a settlement offer. You need to make sure the settlement provides […]

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), often called Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive neurological disease that affects the nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movements. Loss of voluntary muscle movement eventually impacts one’s ability to speak, eat, move and breathe. About 1,000 people with ALS apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits on an annual […]

Surgery is not the only way to treat some injuries. However, sometimes it is a viable and even necessary option. In some cases, surgery after an accident may save the victim’s life or reduce the chances of a life-changing injury. Surgery can be very expensive – the cost is likely to go up the more […]

Car crash victims often have questions about how much time they get to seek compensation for their damages. Insurance companies often have deadlines for paying claims and there is a deadline for filing a lawsuit if the insurance claim is unsuccessful. However, if you are considering contacting a lawyer you should know that waiting to […]

Statute of limitations dictate the maximum amount of time after an incident for an individual to bring forth legal proceedings.  As lawyers, we are trained day-in and day-out to be cognizant of that specific date, whether it comes in one year, two years, four years, and so on.  But, another group of Pennsylvanians are also […]

For the most part, car accident cases involve a victim and an at-fault driver. In Pennsylvania, victims first seek compensation from their own insurance company, and if their damages exceed the value of their policy, they may seek compensation from the at-fault driver’s insurance policy. However, sometimes car accidents involve more than two parties. There […]

You may have heard that pursuing compensation for damages after a truck crash may be more complicated than seeking compensation after a crash with another passenger vehicle. This is true for a variety of reasons, one of which may be that mechanical issues may have contributed to the crash. Mechanical issues could be caused by […]

Many of us post things on social media numerous times each day. Using social media to communicate with friends and family members and post pictures is an integral part of our lives. However, social media posts could hurt the value of a car accident claim, particularly posts made after the crash or after the claim […]

A total of 13 victims of the Lives Changed By Christ Church (LCBC) bus crash were still in the hospital as of Monday afternoon, including six who are in critical condition, according to the police. The crash happened on Sunday afternoon at about 2:36 p.m. in Foster Township in Schuylkill County. The bus was transporting […]

The goal of most car accident claims is to secure compensation for injuries caused by the crash. However, sometimes crash victims already have medical issues, and these issues are worsened by the crash. While you cannot seek compensation for injuries you suffered prior to the crash, you can seek compensation for aggravation of those existing […]