If you or a loved one has been injured in a car accident, you may be wondering about the status of your car accident claim. With medical bills increasing and an inability to work due to your injuries, it’s understandable for one thing to be at the forefront of your mind: lost wages. Car accident injuries can quickly cause economic hardship when they affect your ability to work. Thankfully, Pennsylvania law generally allows f...

Rideshare services like Uber and Lyft are highly popular throughout the country. They allow people to get fast rides to wherever they need to go, at affordable rates, but the popularity of these services can also mean sharing the road with potentially distracted drivers searching for their next fare or destination. Rideshare car accident claims have been rising steadily as more people get into collisions with Uber and Lyft dri...

Pennsylvania has one of the most complex car insurance laws in the country. It is one of the 12 states that use a no-fault insurance system. However, unlike in other states, that system is optional in Pennsylvania. Every driver can choose to opt out of the no-fault system when they purchase car insurance. If a driver opts out, then they are effectively participating in a fault-based system. These rules are confusing enough, bu...

Have you ever been unlucky enough to be involved in a serious car accident? If you have, you know how harrowing a crash can be. Without any warning, your car becomes disabled, and — depending on the severity of the collision — you may have suffered serious harm. Frustratingly, while you are reeling from this sudden impact, you are expected to report the accident to the authorities and share contact information with the oth...

If you’re involved in a car accident, you know that one of the first steps you should take is to ask for the other driver’s contact and insurance information. But what if that person doesn’t have insurance? Fortunately, you can still likely recover compensation — the steps to do so just may be a bit different. Here’s a closer look at how to handle an “uninsured driver” car accident. Pennsylvania is a no-faul...