You Need A Team Of Lawyers Who Will Invest The Time And Money To Make Your Accident Case As Strong As It Can Be
Our Law Firm works on a contingency fee basis. If we do not recover money for your car, truck or motorcycle accident case you will not pay any fee to our attorneys.
If you have been injured in an car, truck or motorcycle accident you may be entitled to recover money damages for your pain and suffering and your lost economic damages. Whether you will be able to recover money damages from your accident depends on who was at fault for the accident and the type of motor vehicle insurance you purchased. If your case cannot be settled a jury of your peers may ultimately decide who was at fault for the accident and whether or not you are entitled to money damages.
We will utilize the appropriate experts, including but not limited to doctors, engineers, accident reconstructionists, and vocational specialists necessitated by your specific case. We will spend countless hours preparing you for the various aspects of your case such as depositions, medical examinations and your trial appearance. It is often said that a large percentage of all cases end in a monetary settlement but it is our job as your lawyer to prepare as if your case will not settle and will ultimately be decided by a jury. In the appropriate case, we will consider hiring jury consultants and mock jurors to ensure that your case is properly presented and given full consideration.
In Pennsylvania, your personal motor vehicle insurance greatly affects many aspects of your potential case including payment of your medical bills and your ability to recover pain and suffering damages from the person or persons responsible for the auto accident. Our clients frequently ask us to explain the difference between "full tort" and "limited tort" coverage in their automobile insurance policies. Unfortunately, this question is asked most often after a accident when the injured person realizes that they selected limited tort. You and your family need full insurance protection. What an insurance company may call "full coverage" is not the same as full tort coverage. You must call your insurance agent and insist on full tort coverage which gives you the unlimited right to sue for pain and suffering caused by other unsafe drivers. Limited tort will limit this right for you and your family and the difference in premiums between limited tort and full tort may be minimal. Please call one of our lawyers if you have any questions about your insurance coverage.
Your automobile insurance policy should also have "uninsured" and "underinsured" motorist coverage to protect you and your family if the you are in an accident with a driver who is not insured or is poorly insured. This coverage is optional and should be selected if you want to protect yourself and your family. The amount of coverage you select for uninsured/underinsured coverage should match that of your liability coverage. Recent reports show that one in four drivers in Philadelphia DO NOT have any automobile insurance. If you or your loved ones are seriously injured by a driver who has no insurance and you do not have this type of coverage there is a good chance you will be unable to recover for any pain and suffering damages or excess medical bills. If you are a parent, your selection of limited tort (which really means limited right to sue) or your rejection of uninsured or underinsured coverage is binding upon the children who live within your home.
Please note there are some exceptions which can allow a person who has selected limited tort to recovery pain and suffering damages. Some of these exceptions are when the motor vehicle of the other driver involved in the accident is registered in another state or the other driver is convicted of DUI as a result of the accident.
Call us now so that we can collect all the information we need to start building a strong case for you. Some people wait for months or years before making a claim and this can weaken an otherwise strong case. If you are reading this after office hours or on a weekend please fill out the form on the side of the page. You don't have to write a long description of your case, just a brief summary will be fine. We will get back to you as soon as we come back into the office.
Verdicts & Settlements
We want to share with you some of the recent successes which have resulted in fair and substantial monetary settlements for our clients. Obviously, not every case we undertake involves injuries as serious as those reported here. With the same degree of skill, care, concern and professionalism, we also represent people who suffer less significant injuries. In each of the cases discussed below, lawyers for the insurance companies vigorously contested our claims and spent large amounts of time and money trying to deny our clients fair compensation. We are proud that we were able to overcome enormous challenges in these cases so that our clients could be "made whole".
$250,000. Result - Auto Accident
Our client, a 52 year old female, was involved in a serious accident in 1998. In 1994, four years prior to the accident, our client underwent a spinal fusion with Harrington rod placement for scoliosis. Subsequent to that surgery she was placed in a back brace for ten (10) months and underwent physical therapy and was doing well at the time of the accident. After the accident she suffered an aggravation of her prior back condition and underwent radio frequency nerve ablations in an attempt to relieve her pain. The defendant argued that her complaints were related to her prior back problems and not related to the auto accident. This case settled 1 day before trial.
- This case was handled by Christopher T. Moyer$200,000. Result - Bus Runs over Minor
Our client, a 12 year old girl, was struck by a bus driver who was not paying attention to our client who was lawfully crossing the street. She suffered a serious fracture of the pelvis and underwent open reduction, internal fixation of the fracture. Thankfully, she made an excellent recovery and she is now pain free. The case settled at the final pre-trial conference immediately prior to jury selection.
- This case was handled by Christopher T. Moyer$300,000 Recovery from Insurance Policy Alleged to Only Be $15,000
Kevin Weinstein was recently able to convince a Superior court judge in Camden County, New Jersey that Ryder Trucks was responsible for the full amount of plaintiffs' damages despite the fact that it's rental agreement with the driver of the vehicle limited Ryder's responsibility to $15,000 per person in damages. Mr. Weinstein discovered that unlike New Jersey law, where a vehicle owner is not necessarily responsible for the actions of a person who operates a vehicle with the owner's permission, a New York statute expressly provides that an owner is always responsible for the actions of a driver of his vehicle. Since the Ryder truck which caused Plaintiff's injuries was rented in New York to a New York resident, who then traveled into New Jersey, Mr. Weinstein convinced the trial judge that New York law should apply and that Ryder, as owner of the vehicle, could not claim its liability was only limited to the $15,000 in coverage it listed on the rental contract. Faced with a jury trial where the jury would have been instructed that New York law was applicable on this issue, Ryder quickly settled plaintiff's claim for full value.
$250,000 Result - Auto Accident
Our client, a 52 year old female, was involved in a serious accident in 1998. In 1994, four years prior to the accident, our client underwent a spinal fusion with Harrington rod placement for scoliosis. Subsequent to that surgery she was placed in a back brace for ten (10) months and underwent physical therapy and was doing well at the time of the accident. After the accident she suffered an aggravation of her prior back condition and underwent radio frequency nerve ablations in an attempt to relieve her pain. The defendant argued that her complaints were related to her prior back problems and not related to the car accident. This case settled 1 day before trial.
This case was handled by Christopher T. Moyer.We are proud to announce that our firm has been awarded the highest rating (AV) by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Martindale Hubble is the nations largest Lawyer's Listing Service. An AV rating indicates that the attorneys within our firm have been recognized for the highest level of legal skill and ethical integrity. This award is given to the the top 5% of lawyers as determined by a vote of lawyers. Master & Weinstein, P.C. have offices at 1818 Market Street, Suite 3620, Philadelphia, PA 19103 and at 41 South Haddon Avenue, PO Box 642, Haddonfield, NJ 08033
Disclaimer: Master & Weinstein, P.C. only provides legal advice after having entered into an attorney client relationship, which our website specifically does not create. Only after having entered into a written, signed agreement with Master & Weinstein, will an attorney/client relationship be created. Because every case is different, the description of awards and settlements of cases handled by our firm are not meant to be a guarantee of success.
Philadelphia Auto Accident Lawyers, PA Accident Lawyers, NJ Accident Lawyers, Philadelphia Car Accident Lawyers & NJ Truck Accident Attorneys
Philadelphia Personal Injury Lawyers | Philadelphia Law Firm