Experienced Car Accident Representation Focused On Results

At The Slocum Firm, we handle cases involving all types of car accidents in and around Scranton. If you were injured in a collision downtown, on I-81, or on any of the other highways or byroads that crisscross our region, we want to help you stand up for your legal rights.

In order to recover compensation for a car accident, the key is being able to prove that someone else was at fault in the accident. In Pennsylvania, you can even recover compensation if you were partially at fault – as long as you were not more at fault than the other driver (or drivers) involved. For example, suppose you got sideswiped by someone who was speeding and weaving through traffic on Interstate 476 northeast of town. You were speeding, too, but just a few miles per hour over the limit. So, let’s say that maybe you were ten percent at fault (this is a completely arbitrary number for the sake of the example). Since someone else was still ninety percent at fault, you would be entitled to recover ninety percent of your losses. This includes your physical, financial, and emotional harm.

We’ll Make Sure That You Understand What You’ve Lost

In fact, another key point to understand about your car accident claim is that most collision victims have no idea about the full extent of their injuries. Most people add up the totals on their medical bills and think, “This is the amount that I need to make sure that I can collect from the insurance companies.” But, the fact of the matter is that your losses could be far greater, and if you accept too little in your settlement, you could end up paying for someone else’s mistake for years to come.

Your medical bills are certainly an important component of your claim for damages, but in many accident cases, they account for just a small piece of the pie. We can make sure that you seek compensation for all of your losses, including:

• Outstanding medical bills
• Future medical expenses, such as follow-up doctor’s visits and ongoing rehabilitation or physical therapy
• Counseling, prescriptions, and other treatment-related expenses
• Pain and suffering
• Emotional distress
• Lost wages while you were in the hospital or unable to go to work
• Lost earning capacity, if your injuries make it impossible to return to your previous employment
• Loss of enjoyment of life
• Other life and family-related losses, such as loss of support, companionship, and spousal relations