Accidents and Injuries-Pennsylvania

Accidents & Injuries

Basic Tips/General Info	Dog Bites
Auto Accidents	Workers Compensation
Slip & Fall

In General

The Very First Legal Things You Need To Know When You've Been In An Accident

Types of Claims You Can Handle Alone--And Those You Shouldn't

10 Ways To Avoid Outrageous Hospital Overcharges
Profit-hungry hospitals are overcharging consumers an estimated
$10 billion a year. Some deliberately work to keep bills indecipherable.
Here's how to fight back.

Time Limits In Which To Sue For Personal Injuries (All 50 States)

FAQs About What To Do and Expect If You Are Injured In An Accident (Nolo.com)

When Your Insurance Company Refuses To Pay Your Claim (Also See their Page 7)

Personal Injuries (Nolo.com)
Articles on subjects like: The Basics of Personal Injury Claims, Getting Started, Gathering Evidence, Who Is Liable and Courts and Mediation.

Find The AARP In Pennsylvania
The AARP offers legal advocacy for seniors and may also have state specific consumer brochures to help you with legal problems.

Auto Accidents & Insurance (Pennsylvania)

Frequently Asked Questions On Auto Insurance Law (Pennsylvania)
All the stuff car owners run into.

FAQs About What To Do And Expect If You Are Injured In An Accident (Nolo)

When To Call A Personal Injury Lawyer
Also tells you how long it takes to collect on a claim?

Auto Insurance Claim Letter
Generic fill in the blank form for filing an auto insurance claim.

When Your Insurance Company Refuses To Pay Your Claim (See their Page 7 Also)

Auto Insurance Laws For Each State (Summaries)
Includes violations of auto insurance law that could result in your driver license being suspended or revoked and minimum liability amounts required by each state's auto insurance law. At the bottom of each page you will find a link that leads to an online source that will provide any follow-up information you may need to learn about a particular state's auto insurance law.

Commercial Interstate Carriers (Truckers)
Search the Department of Transportation's SAFER database. Searchable by firm name, DOT Number and Motor Carrier number. If you catch the D.O.T. number stenciled on the cab of a tractor trailer, you can use this database to get the truck's owner, insurance carrier, and crashes in the last two years.

Personal Injuries (Nolo.com)
Articles on subjects like: The Basics of Personal Injury Claims, Getting Started, Gathering Evidence, Who Is Liable and Courts and Mediation.

State Statutes of Limitations For Auto Accidents
Scroll down Page. Each state has a statute of limitations which limits how long you can wait from the date of an auto accident before you must file a lawsuit. Find out how much time you have.

Find The AARP In Pennsylvania
The AARP offers legal advocacy for seniors and may also have state specific consumer brochures to help you with legal problems.

BBB Brochures
Filing An Auto Insurance Claim
Tips on...Automobile Insurance

Slip & Fall

Search Past Questions and Attorney Answers (All 50 States & DC)
Attorneys give state specific answers to questions relating to family law, divorce, adoption, child custody, insurance law, product liability, landlord/tenant, real-estate/real property, traffic law, probate-wills, trusts-estates, workers comp, tax law and more.

For More Help, See
Basic Tips/General Info
Workers Compensation

Dog Bites

Dog Bite Law in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania imposes strict liability for all damages where the injuries are severe or the dog previously engaged in dangerous behavior. The state also imposes strict liability for medical bills even without bad behavior on the part of the dog or its owner. In other cases, victims can recover full compensation if the dog owner was negligent or violated an animal control law.

Dog Bite Law, State By State
Scroll down to choose your state.

Dog Bite Law In General
Use Google toolbar or advanced Google to search for the name of your state within this website.

Workers Compensation

Worker's Compensation Guide For Pennsylvania

Will My Health Insurance Coverage or Paid Sick Leave From Work Limit My Compensation For An Accident?

FAQs on Workers Compensation Claims
Answers to questions such as what's covered, the benefits you'll get, whether you can see your own doctor and more.

Workers Compensation (Consumer-SOS)
When is it a worker's comp. claim, what to do if your claim is denied and more.

When Your Insurance Company Refuses To Pay Your Claim (See their Page 7 Also)

Find The AARP In Pennsylvania
The AARP offers legal advocacy for seniors and may also have state specific consumer brochures to help you with legal problems.