rely on others to ensure their safety.
There are many different types of claims victims of a motor vehicle accident may assert. More specifically, victims may assert claims against his or her own insurance company and all persons and entities responsible for causing the motor vehicle accident. Such claims include, but are not limited to, claims for property damage, motor vehicle rentals, past and future lost wages, past and future medical expenses, past and future pain and suffering, and the loss of the injured spouse's consortium (i.e., society, affection, assistance, and conjugal fellowship).
It is imperative that motor vehicle accident victims consult an attorney as
soon after the accident as possible to protect and assert their rights.
To learn more about motor vehicle accidents and how to prevent them, please visit the following websites:
Insurance Information Institute
Medline Plus: Motor Vehicle Safety
Edmunds: Teen Driver Safety Series
US Department of Transportation (DOT)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Nine Ways to Lower Your Auto Insurance Costs
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety / Highway Loss Data Institute
RECENT NOTABEL VICTORIES
$1,100,000.00 verdict for an intoxicated motorcyclist who suffered a traumatic brain injury when a motor vehicle suddenly and without warning exited an adjacent parking lot directly into his lane of travel, forcing him to dump his motorcycle and fall to the ground. The intoxicated motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. I served as cocounsel with Jeffrey A. Nerenberg, Esquire of Nerenberg Law Associates, P.C.
$235,000.00 settlement for two motorists (the driver and front-seat passenger) who suffered multiple fractures and other injuries in a motor vehicle accident in which their motor vehicle was forced off the road and directly into a tree by another motor vehicle. I served as lead counsel.
$140,000.00 lump sum payment (workers' compensation settlement) for a truck driver who fractured his leg when he fell off his truck during a routine delivery. I served as lead counsel.
$95,000.00 verdict for a limited-tort motorist who suffered soft-tissue injuries when a motor vehicle suddenly and without warning exited an adjacent parking lot and side swiped his motor vehicle. I served as lead counsel.
$85,000.00 lump sum payment (workers' compensation settlement) for a construction worker who fractured his ankle when he fell from scafolding. I served as lead counsel.