Posts Tagged ‘Questions After Car Accidents’
Am I Required to Give My Medical Records to the Insurance Company After a Car Accident?
There are several things that you should do after a car accident. One important step isto seek medical attention for your injuries. Before recovering compensation forinjuries, losses, and damages after a car accident, the insurance company willrequire medical evidence to support your injury claim. If you wait too longafter a car wreck to see the…
Read MoreTwo Important Sources of Evidence in Erie Auto Accident Cases
Collecting compensation for damages after an auto accident may not always be easy. Insurance companies are not in business to lose money. Therefore, insurance providers do not simply hand out money after an auto accident. You must provide evidence to prove the other driver caused the crash. Even with evidence, most insurance companies attempt to…
Read MoreAre Accidents at Dawn or Dusk More Likely in The Bay City Area?
Accidents throughout Erie are possible at any moment given the amount of traffic on our roads. Erie is the fourth largest city in Pennsylvania, so heavy traffic is to be expected. With heavy traffic also comes an increase in traffic accidents. However, are traffic accidents more common during certain times of the day? The Dangers…
Read MoreWhat Makes My Injury Catastrophic?
If you are injured in an Erie car accident, motorcycle crash, or truck accident, you may wonder if your injuries rise to the level of “catastrophic.” To an accident victim, any injury can be catastrophic. According to Macmillan Dictionary, catastrophic is an adjective that means “causing a lot of damage, or making a lot of…
Read MoreSafest Way to Park in a Parking Lot
As many as 90,000 injuries occur each year from parking lot accidents, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). It is estimated that more than 1,500 deaths occur each year in parking lot accidents. These statistics might surprise you because people generally think of parking lot car accidents as minor inconveniences and nuisances…
Read MoreAs Winter Weather Approaches, Car Accidents Are On The Rise
With our first snowfall just a few days ago, the roads are a bit slick out there. Time to be a little more careful while getting around the Erie area. There were three accidents just last Saturday, two of which halted traffic on Interstate 90 in both directions temporarily as crews worked to clear the…
Read MoreEMTA Bus & Car Collide, Injuring Three
Last Monday, an Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority bus collided with a passenger vehicle on W. 32nd Street and Liberty Street. Initial reports indicate that the operator of the car may have mistakenly ran a red light, thinking they had the green, when the car was struck by the bus. The driver of the car and…
Read MoreIn An Accident? Hire an Attorney Rated 10 out of 10 – Hire Grant C. Travis
Were You Injured In An Accident? Hire An Attorney With A Perfect 10.0 Score Attorney Grant C. Travis has been helping injured people in Erie, Edinboro and Warren for over 20 years. The Travis Law Firm helps those injured in any serious accident, so that they get the compensation they deserve for their injuries, lost…
Read MoreInjury Law Firm Serving Warren PA
You will usually be greeted by an insurance adjuster immediately after a car accident, and that person will act like they are your friend – they are not. They work for the insurance company and will be looking out for the insurance company’s best interests, not yours. Do not sign any settlement offer or waiver before discussing the document with an experienced injury lawyer.
Read MoreTraffic Accident Deaths Lower Than Ever In PA
PennDot released a report today on 2014 crash data and the numbers are very encouraging. Deaths from traffic accidents in Pennsylvania reached an all time low in 2014. PA began keeping track of this statistic in 1928, so the new low is quite significant. PennDOT Safety Campaigns PennDot is the business of safety, and would…
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