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Scranton Personal Injury Lawyer
Scranton sits where Route 81 meets Route 6, the largest city in northeastern Pennsylvania, and the place where manufacturing workers, coal region families, and daily commuters all share the same roads, sidewalks, and job sites. When one of them gets seriously hurt, whether it’s a crash on the interstate or a fall on an icy sidewalk downtown, they need a Scranton personal injury lawyer who has actually built a practice here, not a firm that added a local page after the fact. The Slocum Firm has been fighting for injured people in this city since 2009, and this is still the only market we call home.
That history shows up in how we handle a case. Every client works directly with the attorney handling their file, by phone or text, 24 hours a day, and with a recovery rate that has stayed above 95% for years. Call (570) 209-7376 whenever you’re ready, and you’ll never pay us anything unless we recover money for you.
The Kinds of Cases We Handle From Scranton to Wilkes-Barre
Most of what comes through our door starts on the road. We represent people hurt in car accidents on I-81, Route 6, and Route 11, along with motorcycle riders who take the brunt of a crash that a car driver walks away from, pedestrians struck near downtown crosswalks, and bicyclists sharing narrow streets with commuter traffic.
- Car & Motorcycle Accidents: Protecting victims injured on I-81, Route 6, Route 11, and surrounding regional roadways.
- Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries: Standing up for individuals struck near downtown crosswalks or sharing narrow streets with busy commuter traffic.
- Commercial Truck Collisions: Taking on high-stakes insurance fights and complex federal regulations involving commercial rigs on I-81.
Truck accidents involving the commercial rigs that run I-81 through Scranton bring their own layer of federal regulation and higher-stakes insurance fights, which is why we built a dedicated practice around them.
Full Tort or Limited Tort: Does It Change Your Auto Case?
Yes, and most Scranton drivers don’t realize how much until after a crash. Under 75 Pa.C.S. § 1705, Pennsylvania requires every driver to elect either full tort or limited tort coverage when buying a policy, and that choice determines whether pain and suffering damages are available to you after a crash.
- Full Tort: Preserves your right to pursue those damages for any injury someone else caused.
- Limited Tort: Restricts the right to injuries meeting a legal threshold of serious, meaning permanent impairment, significant disfigurement, or death, though exceptions for drunk driving crashes and other circumstances can restore full tort rights even for a driver who originally chose the limited option. If you’re not sure which one you have, that’s a normal question, and it’s one of the first things an attorney should help you sort out before you accept anything from an insurance company.
Comparative Negligence and Pennsylvania’s 51 Percent Rule
Pennsylvania follows a modified comparative negligence rule under 42 Pa.C.S. § 7102. You can still recover damages if you were 50% or less at fault for what happened, though your award gets reduced by your percentage of fault. Cross the line to 51% or more, and Pennsylvania law bars your recovery completely.
Picture a slip and fall at a Scranton grocery store where the floor had no wet floor sign, but you were also looking at your phone when you fell. If an insurer or jury assigns you 20% of the fault on a $50,000 claim, you still recover $40,000. Adjusters know this rule as well as any attorney does, and shifting blame toward the injured person, even slightly, is one of the most consistent tactics we see across every type of case.
it’s about You.
Since 2009 our dedication has been to injured victims throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. We fight to ensure that you receive the maximum recovery you’re entitled to.
The Slocum Firm has grown from a leading aut & slip and fall accident firm in Scranton, PA to being recognized across the state for our personal injury practice, handling all types of injury claims.
We continue to succeed by hiring a diverse team of highly skilled attorneys and dedicated staff who focus on putting our clients first and maximizing their results.
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FAQs: Scranton Personal Injury Lawyer
Here are answers to the questions we hear most from people in and around Scranton after getting hurt.
How long do I have to file a personal injury claim in Scranton?
You generally have two years from the date of the injury to file a lawsuit under Pennsylvania law. That deadline doesn’t pause while you negotiate with an insurance company, so it’s worth having your case evaluated well before time starts running short.
What types of personal injury cases does The Slocum Firm handle in Scranton?
We handle car, truck, and motorcycle accidents, slip and fall and premises liability claims, dog bites, pedestrian and bicycle accidents, third-party workplace injury claims, and catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases throughout Lackawanna, Luzerne, and Wayne counties.
How does Pennsylvania’s comparative negligence rule affect my case?
You can still recover damages as long as you were 50% or less at fault for what happened, though your award gets reduced by your percentage of fault. Being found 51% or more at fault bars recovery entirely, which is why insurance companies push so hard to shift blame onto injured people.
What if I were injured at work? Do I have a personal injury claim?
Workers’ compensation usually covers on-the-job injuries regardless of fault, but if someone other than your employer, such as a subcontractor or equipment manufacturer, contributed to the accident, you may have a separate personal injury claim that can run alongside your workers’ comp benefits.
How do I know if my case is worth pursuing?
Most people can’t answer that question on their own, since it depends on liability, insurance coverage, the severity of the injury, and how well the evidence gets documented. A free consultation with an attorney is usually the fastest way to find out what your specific situation is actually worth.
Scranton Turns to The Slocum Firm When It Matters Most
Hurt in Scranton? Call The Slocum Firm at (570) 209-7376 right now, available 24 hours a day. You’ll speak directly with an attorney who knows Scranton, knows the courts, and knows how to build a case that holds up.
