According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, there areΒ more than 8 million licensed driversΒ in the state of Pennsylvania,Β more than 7.6 million in Ohio,Β andΒ more than 1.2 million in West Virginia.Β With close to 17 million drivers in these three states alone, it is easy to see howΒ more than 32,000 people die each year in car accidents.Β We fight for our clientsβ rights to recover compensation from individuals or corporations whose carelessness caused their injuries or death.
The car accident lawyers atΒ Shenderovich, Shenderovich & FishmanΒ handle car wrecks including:
If you were injured in an accident caused by another driver, your settlement may include compensation for the following:
In Pennsylvania, there are two civil claims that are frequently brought against a defendant who was at fault for the death of a person: wrongful death claim and survivor action. Wrongful death claims are made in an effort to compensate family members of the deceased for damages they suffered due to losing their loved one such as loss of emotional and financial support. Survivor actions are intended to recover for injuries sustained by the deceased between the time that the accident occurred and the time that he or she died such as pain and suffering and medical bills.
Our attorneys have been securing financial recoveries for car accident victims for a combined total of over 170 years. Although many of our settlements are so large that major insurance companies have prevented us from sharing the settlement amounts, we are still able to share some of our settlement amounts. See below for some of our case settlements and verdict amounts:
For over 25 years we have been representing plaintiffs who have sustained injuries and damages in car accidents. There are a number of car accident causes that we repeatedly see in our accident cases that are described below.
Our Pittsburgh car accident attorneys at Shenderovich, Shenderovich & Fishman are victim advocates who want to see that our clients receive maximum recoveries for injuries and damages sustained in car accidents due to another driver’s negligence. We are not interested in fast case turnovers for quick settlements and we are skilled insurance negotiators. If insurance companies are not making reasonable offers to fairly compensate our clients, we take these cases to trial. If you or a loved one has sustained serious injuries or death in a car accident, contact our Pittsburgh car accident attorney to fight for you and your family.
Pittsburgh ranks among the worst U.S. cities in terms of frequency of car accidents. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, our city came in at number 187 out of the nationβs 200 largest cities for driver safety.
The report revealed by the Allstate insurance company showed that Pittsburghers were 51.3 percent more likely to get into a car crash than the countryβs drivers as a whole. βYes, there are too many car accidents in our city,β says our Pittsburgh car accident attorney from Shenderovich, Shenderovich & Fishman. βThe risk of being involved in a motor vehicle collision is extremely high whenever you commute to or from work in Pittsburgh.β
Today, our best legal experts in Pennsylvania are going to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about car crashes in Pittsburgh.
Although most motorists who get into car crashes cannot think straight at the scene of a car crash, there are certain things you should do in order to strengthen your personal injury case. If you fail to do any of these things, you risk getting your personal injury claim denied, which is why our experienced car accident lawyer in Pittsburgh recommends that you:
In order to answer that question, different factors about your case must be taken into account, including but not limited to:
That is an even trickier question to answer because each personal injury case is unique and there is no formula to calculate the value of your car accident claim without considering all relevant factors (we have mentioned some of these factors above).
Some of the most important factors when determining how much your car accident claim is worth are your type of insurance, the severity of your injury, how much coverage is available, the types of economic and non-economic damages that you suffered due to the car accident, etc.
In Pennsylvania, your insurance coverage will only cover $15,000 worth of damages, so anything beyond that will have to be covered by the other partyβs insurance, which is also $15,000. If the other motoristβs insurance coverage is not enough to compensate for your damages and losses, filing a lawsuit with the help of a Pittsburgh car accident lawyer is the only option you have left.
Speak to our attorneys at Shenderovich, Shenderovich & Fishman to determine how much your car accident claim is worth and help you recover maximum compensation. Call our offices at 1-888-98-89467 for a free case evaluation.
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