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0 Answers | Asked in Car Accidents, Contracts, Consumer Law and Insurance Defense for Pennsylvania on
Q: Ex-boyfriend totaled my car. Insurance totaled it. Loan balance $22,000. Refuses to help. Next steps?

My ex-boyfriend, who is the cosigner on my car, borrowed it because his was broken down and ended up getting drunk and totaling the vehicle in Pennsylvania. The insurance company has deemed the car a total loss and towed it. I still owe $22,000 on the loan and am waiting to hear back from the bank.... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Car Accidents, Traffic Tickets and Insurance Defense for Pennsylvania on
Q: Can we contest a citation and liability for an accident involving a red light dispute?

My spouse was involved in an accident while traveling on a straight road. She drove through a traffic light intersection as it was yellow turning red, but an accident report claims the light was red for 10 seconds before she passed. Her car was totaled in a T-bone collision, while the other car... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Mar 17, 2025

A Pennsylvania attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. An attorney would probably want to see the ticket to advise meaningfully. Today is roughly 12 days past March 6th, with a weekend intervening in the calendar count - you could reach out to a Pennsylvania attorney... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Traffic Tickets and Car Accidents for Pennsylvania on
Q: Point penalty for PA section 3309 violation with a minor accident.

I've been cited for violating Pennsylvania section 3309 (driving in a lane meant for traffic) and I'm wondering about the point penalty on my license. This is my first traffic violation in Pennsylvania, although I have violations from another state. The incident resulted in a minor... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Car Accidents for Pennsylvania on
Q: Can I sue the snow removal company if I hit a pile of ice in the roadway while turning right?

Large pile of snow that turned to ice and in roadway. Struck it while turning right.

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Feb 16, 2025

A Pennsylvania attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. I'm sorry about your accident. It's possible you could sue, but it sounds like it would be a weak case. But that's only my individual opinion. Other attorneys could see things differently. You could... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Car Accidents for Pennsylvania on
Q: am I liable to pay for towing fees, cleanup, and lot fees for auto accident that wasn’t my fault.

I was involved in an accident last week. Insurance company stated that the accident was not my fault and their insurance company gave me a check for $5000. The funds provided me with another vehicle and to pay for new car seats since they were involved in the accident, and the remaining funds was... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Feb 27, 2025

A Pennsylvania attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a month. This might be difficult if you signed a release in connection with acceptance of the $5,000. However, you could go back to your carrier and explain your situation - where it looks like a check may have been... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Car Accidents for Pennsylvania on
Q: Should I retain a lawyer if my car is totaled by a reckless driver and I am not injured and not at fault based

on police reports and photos of both cars?

The other driver has a criminal record

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Jan 6, 2025

A Pennsylvania attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. Should you retain a lawyer? Why don't you first see if you can handle the claim yourself? It sounds non-complex (no bodily injury), and it looks like you are not at fault. If you can handle it yourself,... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Car Accidents for Pennsylvania on
Q: I my vehicle was struck by a car whose driver moved into my lane. I swerved to avoid a front end collision;

but he rammed into rear end, drivers side & both air bags deployed. My car went into a complete tailspin & I was facing the direction from which I was coming, The driver drove about a short way before pulling car over. The car’s left front side & tire wete smashed as a result of... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Jan 9, 2025

A Pennsylvania attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for over a week. I'm sorry about your accident. It looks like you and your daughter were not injured - I'm glad for you. If you will be pursuing PD (property damage only), it's possible you may be able to... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury and Car Accidents for Pennsylvania on
Q: How long does it take for the assigned claims plan to pay in Pennsylvania
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Oct 25, 2024

A Pennsylvania attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. It could depend on the complexity of the claim, their backlog, and how long it takes to eliminate the possibility of other sources of insurance. Assigned claims plans or public accident indemnification plans in... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Car Accidents for Pennsylvania on
Q: A car can bounce off the length of the car only from a blow when parking at an average speed, but not by three lengths?

this means that the transmission of speed and motion has changed the direction of speed spontaneously of the machine

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Oct 18, 2024

A Pennsylvania attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. But this might be more of a physics question than a legal question. At any rate, for a car to "bounce" off another car even the length of a car, it would have likely been traveling at a speed well above... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Traffic Tickets and Car Accidents for Pennsylvania on
Q: How do you win a he said she said case
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Aug 26, 2024

A Pennsylvania attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. This is an open-ended question - the answer could fill volumes, based on tactics used in court for impeaching witnesses. These could be found under state and federal rules of evidence.

The short answer to...
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2 Answers | Asked in Car Accidents for Pennsylvania on
Q: Being sued from car accident, had insurance, have no assets, no savings, live paycheck to paycheck raising 3 kids.

Insurance offered payment, my car was a total loss, guys trying to sue for 50K. I have alot of debt.

Joel Gary Selik
Joel Gary Selik
answered on May 11, 2024

You have nothing to be concerned about. Discuss with your insurance attorney protecting you.

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1 Answer | Asked in Car Accidents for Pennsylvania on
Q: 5/5/24 I am not sure my first question went through. I am asking again just in case please excuse it this is duplicated.

On 4/24/24 while backing up to park, misjudged space and tapped my neighbor's car that was already parked. I received no damages to my vehicle except a thin scratch on my rear driver's side. His car had a dent in the front fender but not front of the car(hood) I reported incident to my... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on May 21, 2024

A Pennsylvania attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for three weeks. You could check with the carrier if the claim was re-assigned. Sometimes at the start of a claim, a single team could handle the intake. After that, different parts of the claim could be re-assigned to... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Car Accidents for Pennsylvania on
Q: two weeks ago while trying to park by back end tap a neighbors car. No damage to my car, he had right front fender damag

I reported it to my insurance company State Farm. They gave me a claim number but I told them there was no damage to my car(light scratches) The insurance representative stated that the claim was voided. However, i don't see that neighbor filed a claim, isn't unusual? I tapped his car... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Jun 4, 2024

A Pennsylvania attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for five weeks. It sounds like there might have been a misunderstanding in the initial reporting about which vehicle was damaged. However, it looks like they processed the claim for the damage to your neighbor's vehicle.... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Car Accidents and Insurance Bad Faith for Pennsylvania on
Q: I'm thinking how hard it would be to do class action, particularly-...

For a class action law suit against a large insurance carrier, where it is not too difficult to surmise that what was improperly done to you, is done routinely with others as well, do you need to discover on your own, who some of those people are, and then contact them unexpectedly and try to have... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Feb 16, 2024

Until you are able to check with attorneys who practice in Pennsylvania, you are correct. It can be difficult to put together a class action lawsuit. Not because of the legal theories - the same laws apply conceptually that apply to individual lawsuits. But there is the administrative burden of... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury, Car Accidents, Health Care Law and Insurance Bad Faith for Pennsylvania on
Q: Can a heathcare provider file a lien against my MVA settlement even though Medicare and Medicaid paid my medical bills?

I was the victim in a motor vehicle accident while enrolled in Medicare and Pennsylvania Medicaid as my health insurance. I have zero co-pays, deductibles, and out of pocket fees. I know I have to repay both Medicare and Medicaid from my settlement. Under normal circumstances, “balance billing”... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Feb 23, 2024

A Pennsylvania attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for three weeks. If you had an attorney on the case, they would be in the best position to answer this - from the case file records, they would probably know how this medical provider billed, their arrangement for payment,... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Car Accidents and Small Claims for Pennsylvania on
Q: I need help to write and send a demand letter. Do you offer this service and how much will it cost?

The demand letter will be to an auto insurance company of the other party.

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Jan 22, 2024

A Pennsylvania attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. This isn't a law firm that offers the service you request - this is only a Q & A forum. You'd need to reach out to law firms and ask them. Good luck

1 Answer | Asked in Car Accidents for Pennsylvania on
Q: Can I be held liable For an accident My brother had if he used my credit card?

Can I be held liable for an accident my brother had if he used my credit card and had no insurance?

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answered on Jan 11, 2024

Generally, liability for a car accident is determined based on the driver's actions and responsibility for the incident. If your brother was the one driving and caused the accident, he would likely be held primarily responsible. However, there might be instances where the vehicle owner, in... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Car Accidents for Pennsylvania on
Q: What action can I take against the at-fault policy holder, to cover damages to my wife's vehicle?

A truck backed into my wife's car, police were called and accident report were filed. The insurance information provided was incorrect. we're unable to secure the correct commercial insurance policy, as the policy holder is now avoiding any contact with my insurance company and myself.... View More

Joel Gary Selik
Joel Gary Selik
answered on Sep 6, 2023

Your option is to sue the driver and owner of the vehicle.

2 Answers | Asked in Car Accidents for Pennsylvania on
Q: Can I sue an uninsured motors that hit me and totaled my over $100,000 car

I was reared while drive 65 mph on a highway by an uninsured motorist

John Michael Frick
John Michael Frick
answered on Aug 31, 2023

Yes. You may have trouble collecting any judgment if you don’t have uninsured motorists coverage.

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1 Answer | Asked in Car Accidents for Pennsylvania on
Q: Will an accident show on my PA driving record if I was not driving at the time?

I live in Pennsylvania and my car was parked at my apartment complex. An intoxicated person hit it while parked. I was literally hundreds of miles away from the car and was obviously not driving. Will that still affect my driving record. Again, I was nowhere near the vehicle when it happened.

Joel Gary Selik
Joel Gary Selik
answered on Jun 25, 2023

It will not show on your driving record though it may be tracked in the insurance bureau records.

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