The attorneys at Luxenberg Garbett Kelly & George P.C. have dedicated their practice to helping Western Pennsylvania residents who have suffered injuries due to preventable accidents. With years of experience in personal injury law, our team provides knowledgeable representation and compassionate guidance during challenging times. What actions should I take right after being in an intersection accident in New Castle? In this episode, we discuss the critical steps following intersection collisions. Your safety comes first, so move away from traffic if you can and immediately call 911 to document the accident officially and get medical personnel on scene. Visit a medical facility soon afterward even when injuries aren't obvious, because conditions like internal trauma and brain injuries can be present without clear symptoms initially. Use your phone to photograph everything: each vehicle's damage from multiple angles, the intersection design with its traffic control devices, your visible injuries, skid marks on the pavement, and debris placement. Collect full contact information from everyone involved and bystanders who saw what happened. Follow up to get the official police documentation. Be cautious about what you tell insurance company representatives and don't agree to recorded statements before consulting legal counsel, as insurance companies use these conversations to reduce what they pay injured people. How long do Pennsylvania accident victims have before they lose their right to sue? Join us as we discuss Pennsylvania's legal time limits for accident cases. The state imposes a two-year statute of limitations on personal injury lawsuits stemming from vehicle collisions, meaning legal action must commence within two years of the accident date. Missing this cutoff typically results in courts dismissing cases regardless of merit. Although two years initially appears generous, procrastination creates serious problems because crucial evidence gets lost or destroyed, eyewitnesses relocate or forget important details, and insurance companies become increasingly unwilling to negotiate reasonably. Additionally, accidents involving governmental entities like city-owned vehicles or crashes caused by unmaintained public roads often require much faster action under special notice provisions. Consulting an attorney in the weeks following your accident rather than waiting months ensures compliance with all applicable deadlines and gives your case the strongest foundation. What's behind insurance companies' push for rapid claim settlements? In this segment, we explore insurance company settlement strategies and why they disadvantage accident victims. Insurers aggressively pursue fast settlements because they understand most collision injuries reveal their true severity gradually rather than immediately. Conditions including concussions, damaged spinal discs, torn muscles and ligaments, and psychological trauma often develop over days or weeks following impact. By convincing victims to accept payment before their medical picture clarifies, insurance companies escape financial responsibility for subsequently diagnosed problems. Settlements with signed releases almost never allow victims to reopen claims when their situations deteriorate or when entirely new medical issues arise from the collision. Rapid settlements additionally prevent injured people from accurately totaling their financial losses including wages lost during extended recoveries, costs of future medical care, and compensation for intangible harms like chronic pain and life disruption that dramatically increase true claim values. Our New Castle car accident lawyer serves clients throughout Western Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh, PA, Cranberry Township, PA, Butler, PA, Beaver Falls, PA, Aliquippa, PA, Monaca, PA, Ellwood City, PA, Sharon, PA, Hermitage, PA, and New Castle, PA. If you're in or near these communities, we're here to help. If you need legal support, contact Luxenberg Garbett Kelly & George P.C. today. Visit https://brooklynseopro.blob.core.windows.net/new-castle/western-pennsylvania-car-accident/lawyer.html or call (724) 658-8535 to schedule your free consultation. Luxenberg Garbett Kelly & George P.C. 315 N Mercer St, New Castle, PA 16101, United States (724) 658-8535 https://maps.app.goo.gl/HezkCA6Ks1vnKf2eA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTzIheMp_-Y https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBb4lwk_2urHmFWluN-IrG1v9iyZHIWW 41.00543601962715, -80.3460569846579 2M33+RG New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA https://www.google.com/maps?cid=1349618312503922919 https://brooklynseopro.blob.core.windows.net/new-castle/western-pennsylvania-car-accident/lawyer.html https://www.facebook.com/LGKGLaw/ https://twitter.com/LGKGlaw https://www.pinterest.com/LGKGlaw/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/luxenberg-garbett-kelly-&-george-p-c-/ https://www.pearltrees.com/luxenberggarbettkellygeorgepc https://soundcloud.com/lgkg https://soundcloud.com/lgkg/...
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