Pennsylvania Personal Injury Legal Questions

You need to sit down with at PI attorney and review all of the facts. To recover you need to be injured and not at fault. The fact that you mention no injury, makes me think you were not injured which would weaken your case. Secondly, generally, you are at fault if you fail to keep a safe distance or safe speed and hit somebody from behind and that concerns me as well.... Read Answer

It sounds like you were in a fairly serious accident; given your description of events, you're lucky to have not been critically injured. With that said, you do have a right to sue the responsible party for all the expenses and damages you've incurred, including damage to your car, medical bills, wage loss, pain and suffering, et cetera. Given the serious nature of this crash, you should consider speaking with a personal injury attorney immediately. This is not something you want to handle alone. If you do not know of any, I would be happy to speak with you. Feel free to contact me at my office at 814-452-6232.... Read Answer

It sounds like he is working on it but 8.5 years is far too long. I would take my papers to another attorney to review them. I once knew an attorney who missed a statute of limitations and kept stalling the client by making her believe that the case was progressing. It is probably not the case here, but you should have another professional look at your papers.... Read Answer

You may have a case but you should get a civil defective products attorney involved immediately. the only way you have a chance of recovery is by having the car towed and secured in a locked garage until it can be forensically examined by the manufacturers engineer and your expert. the experts will determine if it was the manufacturers fault, or the fault of a subsequent repair. In addition, a civil attorney can assess if its even worth filing. Obviously, the airbag didn't cause you to drive over a hill. He would have to determine if your percentage of fault would diminish the value of a law suit.... Read Answer

I had a similar case where the client died and we settled for over a million. I don't know how badly yours son was injured but be thankful he is alive. If he has no injuries, the case has little value. If he sustained long term injuries, there is a chance of settlement, especially if the accident was not his fault which I am not sure I am hearing. To prove the car was defective it needs to be preserved immediately after the accident and saved for examination by a forensic mechanic, who can determine if the failure was all the manufacturer's fault. In summary, if you have injuries, no fault on your son's driving and an expert to testify the car was defective, you may have a case. You will need to have the case looked at by a personal injury/defective products liability attorney.... Read Answer

Trouble. If you are DUI suspended and the police find out-60 days and a $500 fine and a one year license suspension. If it is not DUI related, ad one year suspension and I am not sure of the fine but I think it is $200 or $500. If not insured, you could be cited for a citation if the police find out and, you could be sued civilly for damages.... Read Answer

I would ask them to report it to their property insurance carrier. If that goes nowhere, have a lawyer send them a letter. Perhaps they will give it to their insurer which may get a response. I don't see great liability here. Just because you fall on somebody's property does not mean they were negligent. My hope is one of the insurance companies will step in.... Read Answer

It looks like the end of your question got cut off, so it's impossible to give you an answer. If you have a  hearing coming up at the end of this month, you need to get an attorney as soon as possible. If you want to talk to an attorney about your case, I'd be happy to speak with you. You can reach me at 814-452-6232.... Read Answer