Auto Accidents - We strive for the highest, most professional level of ethical and aggressive representation of persons injured as a result of another driver's negligence.
Types of Auto Accident Cases Handled Include but are not Limited to:
- pedestrians
- bicycles
- passengers
- motorcycles
- car totalled
- minor property damage
- multi-vehicle accidents
- drunk defendant driver
- uninsured motorist
- underinsured motorist
Types of Injuries Handled Include but are not Limted to:
- death
- broken bones
- "soft tissue" injury
- closed head injury
- cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine injuries
- permanent disfigurement
- emotional distress
- psychological injury
- lost wages
- pain and suffering
Insurance Companies Dealt With Include but are not Limited to:
- Allstate
- State Farm
- Nationwide
- Geico
- MAIF
- Hartford
- Erie
- CNA
- USAA
- Liberty Mutual
- Harleysville
Do's and Dont's of Auto Accidents:
THE DO's
- DO seek medical attention before doing anything else.
- DO summon the police, in appropriate cases.
- DO cooperate with all law enforcement and emergency personnel who respond to the scene.
- DO get the license plate numbers of all other vehicles involved in car accidents and the drivers' names, addresses, telephone numbers, and insurance information.
- DO write down the names, addresses, and phone numbers of all potential witnesses to an accident.
- DO take photographs as soon as possible after the accident of the scene of the accident, from all angles, the surrounding area, your injuries, and all property damage - your vehicle, the other vehicle and any other objects involved such as trees, guardrails, skid marks, etc.
THE DON'Ts
- DON'T move your vehicle after an automobile accident unless necessary for safety or required by law.
- DON'T subject yourself to further injury by standing or waiting in an area of traffic or other safety hazards.
- DON'T leave the scene of an accident until the police tell you it is okay to do so.
- DON'T throw away any potential evidence in the case, such as torn or blood-stained clothing, mecical devices, prescription bottles, etc.
- DON'T agree to settlement terms without contacting your attorney.
Note: If you have a question regarding whether ours is the appropriate firm to assist you with your specific type of case, please feel free to call us to schedule an appointment.
RELEVANT WEBSITES FOR AUTO ACCIDENTS AND MEDICAL INFORMATION:
Auto:
To estimate the value of your vehicle, go to the Kelley Blue Book
Complaints Database of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is at
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/complain/compmmy1.cfm
Medical:
To gain a better understanding of the medical aspects of common types of injuries sustained in auto accidents, visit:
American Medical Association's "Atlas of the Body":
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/7140.htmlNational Library of Medicine's MEDLINE PLUS (includes interactive videos of common procedures) at:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
Overview of your surgery:
http://www.yoursurgery.com.
Virtual Hospital,
http://www.vh.org/index.html.
Meaning of a lab tests (see index at):
http://www.palpath.com
Medical and drug reference:
http://www.merck.com/pubs/.
Good medical dictionary: http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd
PLEASE SEE OUR PERSONAL INJURY AND LITIGATION NEWSLETTERS ON THIS WEBSITE.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT SPECIFIC INJURIES AND OTHER MATTERS, PLEASE SEE THE HELPFUL WEBSITES SECTION OF THIS WEBSITE.
