Personal Injury Lawsuits

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Do you need a personal injury lawyer in Pennsylvania?

The law firm of Shor, Levin & DeRita added personal injury law to its legal repertoire when Joe DeRita, Esquire, joined the firm 20 years ago.

Personal injury lawsuits include motor vehicle accidents, premise liability (slip and fall), construction accidents, product liability (airbags/child seat belts/tires/more), civil rights/prisoner rights, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, and general negligence.

Personal injury lawsuits are handled on a contingency fee basis. It means that the client pays no money up front. Shor, Levin & DeRita will pay all costs including filing fees, investigation fees, and the fees incurred by hiring credible experts to flesh out the details. As the client you only pay upon a successful settlement or trial. Your cost would be paid from the settlement so there’s no out-of-pocket expense to you. Twenty years of practicing personal injury law has garnered many successful outcomes. Here are but a few:

$2.2 million – After a trial started but before a verdict was reached a $2.2 million settlement was reached for two insulation installers who were the victims of a motor vehicle accident when they were violently struck in the rear by a truck on their way from a jobsite.

$1 million – A crane rolled over because it could not properly support the magnitude of metal burdened to move. The crane operator was grossly disfigured by the rollover and awarded $1 million.

6 figure$ – An iron worker was driving nails when a chip from the nail flew off and hit his eye. Three years later he had a bad eye infection and his eye was removed. With a tissue sample through scientific evidence, oxide traces in the eye matched the nail that tree years prior chipped his eye.

Why retain Shor, Levin & DeRita?

• Well-rounded experience
• Retaining the best experts in their field
• Delivering details to assign fault
• Familiarity and knowledge of locale and jurisdiction
• Dedicated team of support staff
• Contingency fee costs – no-out-of-pocket expense to the client

How is personal injury compensation compensated? Compensation is based on the extent of injury and effects based on earning capacity and the plaintiff’s lifestyle. If you’re a business executive with a broken finger, you could be eligible to receive a modest settlement. But if you’re a concert violinist, that’s a whole different story as your fingers are required tools of your trade and your talent. The more an injury affects your vocation and future earning capacity, the greater the compensation.

Personal Injury Lawsuit Advice: Hire a lawyer sooner vs. later. Important evidence may be more difficult to obtain and the opposition is already compiling facts and figures against you.

What are you waiting for? Contact us for your no-obligation, free legal consultation today.