Pennsylvania Uninsured Motorist Claim Lawyer

Since 1981, Attorney Thomas Newell has been representing individuals who have been injured in a car crash due to the negligence of another driver.  He has represented many victims who have made an uninsured motorist claim.

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Listed below are a number of questions and answers
that might help if you were in a car accident with an
uninsured or hit and run driver.

Why do I need to hire an uninsured motorist attorney?

• There are literally thousands of court decisions from our judges here in Pennsylvania interpreting auto insurance contract language and PA law and, then applying that legal information to specific facts regarding an uninsured motorist claim.
• Attorney Newell's job is to keep updated on the latest court cases and state laws and apply that information to his 28 years of providing legal services to car accident victims.  Would a non-attorney have the legal ability to do the same?

What is an uninsured motorist claim?

• Uninsured motorist coverage is an optional automobile insurance form of protection that applies if you are injured due to the negligence of a driver of an uninsured motor vehicle or an unidentified driver as in a hit and run case.

Please CONTACT ME to have an uninsured motorist claim attorney with 28 years of experience review your uninsured motorist claim.

I was driving my car on Rt. 22 outside of Allentown, PA when I was run off the road by a hit and run driver.  Do I have an uninsured motorist claim for my injuries?

• If you paid for uninsured motorist coverage, the answer would be yes - if both of these circumstances apply:
  
  
  • the car crash was the fault of the hit and run driver and,
  • you promptly reported the auto accident to both the local police and your automobile insurance company.

When should I hire an experienced uninsured motorist lawyer?

• As soon as possible.  The insurance company has employed specialists who have three priorities:
  
  
  • to only protect the interests of the insurance company
  • resolve the uninsured motorist claim as soon as possible
  • pay out as little as possible.
    
    
• Doesn't your uninsured motorist claim deserve to be handled by a professional who is only looking out for your legal interests?

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I was a passenger in a friend's car that was rear-ended on Rt. 611 near Stroudsburg, PA by an uninsured driver.  Both his car insurance policy and mine provide uninsured motorist coverage.  Who pays for my injuries for my UM claim?

• His insurance company would initially be responsible to make a payment for your uninsured motorist claim.  If your injuries are worth more than his uninsured motorist coverage limit, then your car accident lawyer would be able to make an additional uninsured motorist claim against your own insurance company.

Can I obtain uninsured motorist coverage limits higher than the bodily injury liability limits for my automobile?

• No.  The maximum coverage for uninsured motorist protection would be your bodily injury liability coverage for situations when you might injure others.

Please visit HOME for information concerning Attorney Newell's experience and qualifications to represent uninsured motorist claimants - such as you.

I was traveling on Rt. 313 near Quakertown, PA when an uninsured SUV crossed over the double yellow line and hit me head-on.  If I make an uninsured motorist claim against my car insurance company, will my insurance rates go up?

• No.  Your automobile insurance company can't raise your rates because they are not making any payments due to any negligence on your part - the car crash was the total fault of the uninsured driver.

My car insurance company says that I cannot make an uninsured motorist claim after a car crash on Rt. 202 in Doylestown, PA because of a form my spouse signed.  Can you help?

• Insurance companies make mistakes!  Sometimes they deny uninsured motorist claims when their waiver forms do not meet the technical requirements of Pennsylvania Law.  An experienced uninsured motorist claim lawyer knows the exact language the documents must contain so the insurance carrier cannot deny your UM claim.

My wife was driving her car by a golf course in Bethlehem, PA when a golf cart suddenly came out onto the road.  She veered to the right in order to avoid the crash and, unfortunately, hit a wall.  Can she make an uninsured motorist claim against our automobile insurance company?

• Attorney Newell would accept her uninsured motorist claim.  In a case he handled in Monroe County with nearly identical facts, he successfully argued that the golf cart was both unregistered and uninsured.  Therefore, his client was injured by an uninsured motor vehicle.
  

Pennsylvania Uninsured Motorist Settlements/Verdicts

For 28 years, Attorney Newell has represented victims in car accident cases, including those injured by uninsured or hit and run drivers.

Listed below are summaries of some uninsured motorist claims that Attorney Newell has successfully settled or litigated.  Please keep in mind that each uninsured motorist claim must be analyzed upon a number of factors - such as how the car accident occurred, the severity of the property damage, the type of injuries and, the available uninsured motorist coverage limit.

The settlement Attorney Newell obtained for one uninsured motorist claim victim, does not guarantee an identical recovery in another car accident case.

Monroe County, PA

$176,000.00

A Tobyhanna, PA resident made an uninsured motorist claim after sustaining severe injuries to his leg in a car accident.  The Pocono Mts. injury victim was diagnosed with a tibia fracture, as well as 2 fibula fractures.  Complex surgery to the car crash victim's leg included the installation of a plate inside his leg and an external fixation device attached to the outside of his right leg.

Four months later, the Pocono Mts. resident had surgery to remove the external fixator.  As a result of the significant trauma, the personal injury victim developed severe degenerative changes to his injured leg.

Since the negligent driver was uninsured, Attorney Newell made an uninsured motorist claim to the car accident victim's insurance carrier.  After unsuccessful settlement discussions, Attorney Newell presented the uninsured motorist claim at an Arbitration Hearing in Easton, Pennsylvania.  The car accident victim received an Arbitration Award of $176,000.00.

Please visit CAR ACCIDENT SETTLEMENTS for a review of many more of Attorney Newell's car accident settlements and verdicts.

Monroe County, PA

$139,000.00

An uninsured motorist claim was made on behalf of a Stroudsburg, PA resident. She was driving her car on Rt. 191 in the Pocono Mts. when an automobile came over the center lane and forced her off the road. The car accident victim's automobile crashed into an embankment.

The hit and run driver fled the scene of the car crash. She was knocked unconscious in the crash. After regaining consciousness, she complained of feeling dizzy and lightheaded and, was taken to a nearby hospital.

The car crash victim saw her Pocono Mts. family doctor and a neurologist from the Stroudsburg, PA area. MRI's were taken of her brain, cervical spine and lumbar spine. Both the neck and low back had sustained a herniated disk. An SEP of her legs showed an abnormality.

The Stroudsburg resident was placed on Skelaxin and Darvocet. She also started physical therapy sessions. When this conservative treatment didn't help, an East Stroudsburg doctor gave her nerve block injections, as well as epidural steroid injections.

The personal injury victim's car insurance company refused to make an uninsured motorist settlement offer. Attorney Newell demanded an uninsured motorist arbitration. The Sworn Statements of the Stroudsburg resident and her husband were taken.

Shortly after that, Attorney Newell was able to negotiate a total uninsured motorist settlement of over $139,000.00 to compensate the Pocono Mts. resident for her pain and suffering, along with her lost wages.

Monroe County & Northampton County, PA

$75,000.00

A Pocono Mts. resident was a passenger in a company van driving on Easton Ave. in Northampton County when an uninsured motorist ran a stop sign causing the car accident.  The uninsured motorist claim victim initially tried to self-treat the problems he was experiencing with his neck and right shoulder.

The car crash victim then came under the care of a chiropractor from Mt. Pocono, PA.  Physical therapy and chiropractic manipulations were of little help to the Tobyhanna, PA resident.  A neurologist from Dunmore, PA administered numerous cervical nerve block injections.

An MRI of his right shoulder showed a full thickness tear of the rotator cuff tendon.  A Scranton, PA orthopaedic surgeon performed rotator cuff surgery on the UM victim which included the removal of the sub-deltoid bursa and an acromioplasty.

The initial settlement offer for the uninsured motorist claim was insufficient.  The Sworn Statement of the personal injury victim was then taken.  Thereafter, Attorney Newell was able to negotiate a $75,000.00 settlement for the UM claim.

Lehigh County, PA

An Allentown, PA resident was driving her car on I-78 when she was cut off by a hit and run driver and forced into a retaining wall.  Upon impact, the uninsured motorist claim victim's left side hit the driver's side door.  Fortunately, at the time of the car crash she had her seatbelt on and did not lose consciousness.

The personal injury victim was initially seen an Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania.  She began to receive chiropractic and physical therapy care at Lehigh Valley Non-Surgical for headaches, as well as neck and left shoulder pain.

Because of the severe ongoing pain in her shoulder, the car accident victim was referred to an Allentown orthpaedic specialist who gave her two injections.  An MRI of the left shoulder showed that she had tendinitis and a tear of the dorsal surface of the infraspinatus tendon.

Attorney Newell presented an uninsured motorist claim to her motor vehicle insurance company.  He pointed out that the left shoulder tendon tear made it difficult for his client to raise her arm and perform routine household activities.  Ultimately, a UM settlement was reached to the great satisfaction of the injury victim.

Please visit UNDERINSURED MOTORIST CLAIM for case settlements and verdicts in car crashes where the injured victim makes a claim for underinsured motorist benefits from their own car insurance company.

Pike County, PA

A Bushkill, PA family was driving in their car in New Jersey when they were rear-ended by a hit and run driver.  The uninsured motorist claim victims promptly returned to Pennsylvania and received medical care from a family doctor, a chiropractor and a pediatrician in the Pocono Mountains.  One of the car accident victims was also seen at Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg.

As soon as their soft-tissue injuries had healed, Attorney Newell presented an uninsured motorist claim on behalf of each Bushkill resident to their car insurance company.  Each uninsured motorist case was resolved promptly and to the family's satisfaction.

Monroe County, PA

A Henryville, PA resident was driving when he was rear-ended by an uninsured motorist.  The car accident victim received emergency room care at Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.  X-rays and a CT-Scan did not show any fractures or abnormalities caused by the car crash.

The Monroe County resident began to receive medical care from a chiropractor in the Pocono Mts. who performed manipulations on his neck and back.  The car accident victim concluded his chiropractic care within four months, as he had recovered from his soft-tissue injuries.

Attorney Newell promptly obtained all the medical records and settled the uninsured motorist claim shortly thereafter.

Disclaimer

Attorney Thomas Newell provides the content of this website for informational purposes only.  Nothing provided in this website should be interpreted as being legal advice.  The laws in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania regarding uninsured motorist claims are constantly evolving and changing.  You are strongly advised to hire an uninsured motorist claim lawyer licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.