Q. What is a Personal Injury Case? (Answer from ABA)

A >  Every tort claim, regardless of its basis, whether intentional, negligence, or strict liability, has two basic issues—liability and damages. Was the defendant liable for the damages you sustained, and, if so, what is the nature and extent of your damages? If you can prove liability and damages, our system of justice will award you compensation for your loss.

Q. What is a Tort?

Q. What is a typical personal injury case?

A > Automobile accidents, the area in which most personal injury actions arise, provide a good example of how the tort system works. You have a negligence claim in a "fault" state if you are injured by a driver who failed to exercise reasonable care, because drivers have a duty to exercise reasonable care anytime they are on the road. When they breach that duty and your injury results, personal injury law says you can recoup your losses. (Note, though, that the system may be very different in states that have passed no-fault laws.)

Negligence reaches far beyond claims stemming from car accidents. It is the basis for liability in most personal injury lawsuits, including medical malpractice.

Q.  Do I have a  Potential case?

A >  You certainly can have a very strong case, one which can provide you with compensation, not only for the expenses you have incurred in medical treatments, loss of wages. etc. but, also for your pain and suffering. In order to determine the strength of your potential case we must evaluate the accident or personal injury damages caused by a third party on a personal basis. No two cases are never the same. There are many mitigating circumstances and facts that differentiate once potential case from another. A case in point, two accident situations both rear end collisions, both sustained similar auto damages and both where at similar driving speeds. The difference, because of poor passenger's seat head restraint design, the first injured victim on this rear end collision example suffered significant neck and spinal cord trauma, as compared to the secondary accident's victim  auto rear end collision example, which only suffered mild to moderate whiplash. Potentially, the first victim could receive exceptionally a much higher monetary recovery for damages than the second sample victim.

The only and most assertive way to determine if you have a potential case is to provide us with the basic facts of your particular situation or accident. You can do this immediately by filling out a short form or questionnaire which is processed under a secured environment. Click here if you would like to see this form now.  Or if you prefer call us at your earliest convenience, at 1856 665-5709 or Toll free: 1866 665-5709. 

Q. How much the case might be worth?

A > Very similar to the previous answer of, Do I have a potential case?, cases are extremely individualistic and never are the same. A case's worth is determined by many factors, one being the amount and levels of damages and injuries incurred by the victim, medical treatment incurred, the outcome of his/hers recovery and final medical prognosis, and perhaps one of the most important aspects in the monetary recovery or awards to the accident victim is the level of expertise and negotiating capabilities of your legal representative. As you can see, to determine exact monetary figures is a daunted  task.

We do have examples, out the thousands of cases we have successfully processed, that can give you an idea based on the specific case type and personal situation of the injured victim, the amounts that we were able to recover for them. If you would like to see these examples, please Click Here.       

Q. How much time do I have to file an action,  to be able to recover for damages?

A > Every State has its own timeframe when you can file an action or suit against a third party for personal injury sustained by you. New Jersey and Pennsylvania. for those parties over 18 years old provides a Statute of Limitations of two year from the date of the accident. For minors, the statute of limitations takes effect at the time of emancipation.

There might be certain circumstances where provisions are given to circumvent the Statute of Limitations law. If you feel that your situation warrants a special evaluation or assessment, please call us at 856 665-5709 or if out of area, toll free at 1866 665-5709, to discuss the same.  For driving or other contact information Click Here.

Q. How much will it cost me?

A > Both New Jersey and Pennsylvania provides injured victims with the ability to pursue an action for monetary recovery for damages,  almost exclusively from the insurance companies providing coverage for the person(s), corporation that caused the damages, on a contingent basis. What this means, is that you don't have to put up any monetary expenses from your pocket to pursue a case, rather those expenses are eventually absorbed or paid by the monetary recoveries yielded by the case.

In our situation, most of our cases are handled with the following statement: We don't get paid, if you don't get paid.

Please  call us, (Toll Free 1866 665-5709) or click here to fill out our short case evaluation questionnaire if you have a potential situation where the filing of a legal action is warranted to recover monetary compensation for damages suffered by you and caused by a third party.        

Q. I have a ton of medical bills, can you help me organize them?

A > Certainly. Our case handlers are trained to carefully manage and get your medical bills paid through our computer assisted system. We deal directly with your health care providers and manage all aspects of your bills. If any medical bill collection activity is initiated against you, our pre-litigation department will handle and protect you against unwarranted collection actions. Rest assured that not only we will help organize your medical bills, but we will help you manage and pay time on a timely matter as your case progresses or at the end of the same. 

Q. Will you keep me abreast on a regular basis on the progress of my case?

A > As part of our client relations management program, you will be kept abreast of the status of your case on a continuous basis. Furthermore, our case handlers on a periodical timeline will contact you to obtain updates about your medical treatment and its progress. Our client relations management program also provides for our clients the ability to see a history of the contact activity between their case handler and themselves at any given time.

Q. Do I have to come to your office regularly?

A > We understand that extracurricular time can be inconvenient, in particular to those that work, are not ambulatory or are exceedingly busy sustaining household responsibilities. Therefore, the answer to this question is No. In the event that we do need to communicate with you regarding matters to the case or vice versa, we rely on the following methods of secured communication; telephone, internet e-mail, voicemail, our own internal web based case handler/client communication system - (where constant communication and case updates between the client and the office are provided 24/7), client web based resource area - (where anything related to forms, communication pieces can be filled online or downloaded for later action), conventional US Postal Service mail, and lastly, if our client is not ambulatory , we do provide on site visits when required.

Exceptions are and Only when the situation warrants a personal presence is required, such as a deposition, which themselves could be infrequent,  then an office visit would be in order. This does not apply to clients which are not ambulatory, which in this case such depositions are performed at the clients site, if appropriate.

Q. Will I meet with a lawyer?

A > You certainly can. We can arrange a meeting with one of our attorneys and will do out absolute best to accommodate to your particular itinerary. We say this, because for the greater working hours  timeframes our attorneys can be pre committed to other  appointments, including, but not limited to court appointments, settlement conferences or meetings and most frequently meeting with other clients. It's customary and for the most part more convenient to meet with our office manager, an alternative well preferred by many of our current and past clients.