Are Pennsylvania Uninsured/Underinsured Benefits Paid on a No-Fault Basis? No, although Uninsured/Underinsured Benefits are coverage that you choose and pay for on your own Pennsylvania Car Insurance Policy, those benefits are not paid on a No-Fault basis. Instead, in order to recover Uninsured or Underinsured Benefits you need to be able to prove that someone…
As a Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyer in Chester County Pennsylvania, Tim Rayne has helped hundreds of vehicle accident victims. Over the past 25 years, Tim has seen accidents reoccur on certain roads and at certain intersections and one of those is the light at the dangerous intersection of Route 926 and Route 52…
On April 9, 2022, Dwayne Haskins, 24-year-old quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers was tragically killed as pedestrian in Fort Lauderdale Florida. For unknown reasons, Haskins was attempting to cross a major highway near the airport at approximately 6:30 AM when he was struck and killed by a dump truck. The truck driver stayed on scene…
Limited Tort Exception – Out-of-State Registered Vehicle When you buy car insurance in Pennsylvania you have to select Full Tort or Limited Tort. Full Tort is more expensive coverage, but protects your full legal rights to compensation if you are injured in a car accident caused by someone else. You can recover Economic Damages, like…
When you purchase Car Insurance in Pennsylvania one of the decisions you need to make is How Much Liability Coverage Do You Want? What is Liability Coverage? Liability Coverage is coverage that you buy in order to protect you if you or if someone you allow to drive your car makes a mistake while driving…
Make Sure You Have Lost Income Benefits on Your Pennsylvania Car Insurance Lost Income Benefits are optional for Pennsylvania Car Insurance and, in my experience as a Pennsylvania Car Accident Lawyer, a majority of people don’t purchase Lost Income Coverage. Premiums for Lost Income Coverage are relatively inexpensive and there are many coverage options to…
Purchase Increased Medical Coverage on Your Pennsylvania Car Insurance If you live in Pennsylvania, you should consider purchasing Increased Medical Benefits on your Pennsylvania Car Insurance. If you are injured in a vehicle-related accident, your own Car Insurance will pay your Medical Bills up to the amount of your coverage. So, if you are hurt…
If someone dies in a Pennsylvania Car Accident caused by someone else, then the family members of the Decedent likely have legal claims for compensation from the Insurance Company for whoever caused the accident and potentially from any Underinsurance Coverage protecting the Decedent. There are two claims that arise out of a Car Accident death,…
One of the main reasons why it makes sense to hire a Car Accident Lawyer after being injured in a car accident in Pennsylvania is that a lawyer knows who is supposed to pay for what and what to do and what not to do after an accident. Issues to Be Handled After a Car…
In an important decision protecting the rights of car accident victims to receive full and fair compensation, the Pennsylvania Superior Court struck down a “Regular Use” exclusion that Erie Insurance was relying on to deny Underinsurance Benefits in the case of Rush v. Erie Insurance Exchange. Underinsured Benefits are coverage that you pay premiums for…