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I was involved in a car accident, and the at-fault insurance company has made a settlement offer equivalent to the actual cash value (ACV) of my vehicle. However, this offer is insufficient for purchasing a similar replacement vehicle, which will cause me undue hardship due to the new car payment... View More 
answered on May 13, 2025
Yes, you can challenge the insurance company’s settlement offer if you believe the actual cash value (ACV) of your vehicle was undervalued. In Pennsylvania, insurers are required to base their ACV offer on fair market value, which should reflect what it would cost to purchase a comparable vehicle... View More
on police reports and photos of both cars?
The other driver has a criminal record
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
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
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... View More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I hit a parked car, and my insurance declared it totaled. The insurance company paid $14,000, but the car owner is planning to sue me because they still owe $18,000 on their car loan. Am I responsible for paying the remaining $4,000?
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answered on May 14, 2025
You’re generally only responsible for the fair market value of the car at the time of the accident, not the full amount of someone else’s loan. If your insurance company paid \$14,000 and that reflects the car’s actual cash value, then legally, that’s often considered a full settlement. The... View More
I was involved in a car accident where the other driver was at fault. Their insurance company acknowledged fault and paid out an amount that covered my remaining car loan, but left nothing for a new vehicle. There were no injuries or additional damages involved in the accident. I have a police... View More
answered on May 5, 2025
In most cases, you can’t sue the at-fault driver for the full cost of a new vehicle if their insurance already paid out the fair market value of your totaled car. Pennsylvania law typically only requires the at-fault driver to cover the actual cash value at the time of the accident, not the cost... View More
My car was illegally towed from my property despite no parking restrictions. Police were involved because of a local chop shop investigation, and the car was identified as "stolen" two months after it was initially towed. The police and PPA recovered the vehicle, released it, and then... View More
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answered on Apr 12, 2025
What you’ve described sounds chaotic and deeply frustrating, especially if your vehicle was towed from your own property without proper cause or notice. If there were no posted restrictions and you were the legal owner, towing your car without a valid reason or proper documentation may indeed... View More
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
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answered on Apr 11, 2025
That’s a really heavy situation, and it’s completely understandable that you feel stuck, especially when you’re left with a major loan and no car. Since the insurance company has deemed the vehicle a total loss, they should be issuing a settlement check—usually made out to both you and the... View More
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
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
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
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
Large pile of snow that turned to ice and in roadway. Struck it while turning right.
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
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
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
this means that the transmission of speed and motion has changed the direction of speed spontaneously of the machine
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
Insurance offered payment, my car was a total loss, guys trying to sue for 50K. I have alot of debt.
answered on May 11, 2024
You have nothing to be concerned about. Discuss with your insurance attorney protecting you.
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
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
The demand letter will be to an auto insurance company of the other party.
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
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