Pennsylvania and New Jersey both impose a two-year statute of limitations on most auto accident claims, but the work of protecting your claim starts long before any filing deadline. Insurance adjusters begin building their file within days of a crash, and an unrepresented claimant is often pressured into a quick, undervalued settlement before the true extent of an injury is even known.
Lead attorney on every case we take, backed by a dedicated legal team you work with directly.
Our attorneys examine your goals, gather the police report, medical records, and witness statements, and develop a strategy built around the specific facts of your crash, whether that is a rear-end collision, a T-bone at an intersection, a head-on crash, or a pileup involving a commercial vehicle. We pursue compensation for lost wages, medical expenses, and pain and suffering, and we front the costs of building your case on a contingency-fee basis.
You're matched with a lead attorney and a dedicated legal team, which means your claim never depends on a single point of contact being available. From the first call through resolution, our goal is the same: fight like hell to maximize your recovery.
Rear end accidents: Where someone runs into you because you while you are stopped at an intersection or at a light.
T-bone accident: Where someone does not have the right of way and hit the side of your car while you are legally passing through an intersection.
Head on collision: These can be the most deadly accidents. Where someone driving from the opposite direction cross the road into your lane and strikes your vehicle.
Speeding: Where the negligent driver is not observing the speed limit and crashes into your vehicle or causes you to crash.
Drunk or Intoxicated driving: Where the negligent driver is either drinking alcohol or taking illegal (or legal) narcotics and causes an accident because they are impaired.
Trucking accidents: Where a negligent driver of a commercial truck collides with your vehicle
The most common types of resulting injuries from car accidents:
Lacerations
Broken bones
Brain Damage
Torn ligaments
Spinal Injuries
Paralysis
Bruising
Death
Accidents involving motor vehicles should never be taken lightly. A seemingly minor low speed collision can cause thousands of dollars in vehicle and property damage and thousands more if there is a serious or ongoing injury. Major collisions can be devastating and catastrophic and result in severe incapacitating injuries and death. In seconds the lives not only of those in the accident but those of family and friends can be irrevocably altered.
Austin R. Freundlich, Esquire and Gregory C. Littman, Esquire are attorneys with experience in motor vehicle accidents, whether it’s a sports utility vehicle rollover, a rear ender, a truck collision, or an accident involving a pedestrian , bicyclist, motorcycle, school bus, SEPTA or New Jersey Transit.
Major Vehicle Accidents
Motor vehicle accidents can cause major and catastrophic injuries, including spinal cord, neck and back injuries, paraplegia, quadriplegia, brain damage, or shock and emotional trauma. These injuries can result in a lifetime of medical care and an enormous amount of medical expenses. An injured party may claim damages for pain and suffering, past and future medical expenses, emotional trauma or distress, household services, injury to reputation, wage loss, and loss of consortium.
It is important to contact an attorney as quickly as possible following any motor vehicle accident. If other vehicles or people were involved, including passengers and pedestrians, any of those people could decide to sue you. If property was damaged in the collision, the owner of the property damaged could also sue you for damages. This could include something most people would not normally consider such as a street sign or a utility pole.
Types of Car Accident Claims
Furthermore, while pursuing a personal injury claim for a motor vehicle accident, it is important to have an attorney examine whether there are any product liability claims that may be brought. For example, a defect in a vehicle may have been responsible for or contributed to a collision or accident. This can include failure of braking systems, tire defects, or acceleration problems, as well as airbags deploying too quickly or activating for no apparent reason.
Contact Freundlich & Littman, LLC prior to speaking with any Insurance company, as they may not fully honor the claims, or decide the damage to a vehicle is less than it is. They may also decide a medical claim is unnecessary. It is important to seek legal counsel right away, as most insurance companies will attempt to settle a case for pennies on the dollar, taking advantage of the injured party. Freundlich & Littman, LLC, will fully examine both your vehicle insurance and medical insurance polices to make sure you are getting all the benefits and compensation you deserve.
Documentation for Car Accidents
An experienced attorney in motor vehicle accidents will photograph the vehicles involved as well as photograph and investigate the accident site. It is important that this happen as quickly as possible before evidence of the accident disappears. This could include tread marks or a damaged sidewalk, sign or fence. This is also why it is important to talk to an attorney as soon as possible following an accident before you forget any details of the accident.
If you, a family member, or a loved one has been seriously injured in an accident involving motor vehicles, or if a family member or loved one has lost their lives in a car, bus, truck, bicycle or motorcycle accident or a plane crash, contact Austin R. Freundlich, Esquire and Gregory C. Littman, Esquire for a free consultation and case evaluation. They will explain your benefits and rights, and detail your options and legal process.
