Steve Patton and Bill Davis have recovered millions of dollars for injured clients who were told they didn’t have a case.
Potential clients often call our office and share that they were involved in a car or motorcycle accident, but were later told that, because they were “at fault,” they couldn’t pursue damages.
This is absolutely not true.
Even if you shared in the cause, you can – and deserve to be – compensated for your injuries.
The Internal Blame Game
After an accident, people often replay the event in their heads, thinking how they should have acted differently and could have avoided the whole thing. “Maybe if I wasn’t going so fast…” or “I should have seen them coming.” These are costly and harmful thoughts, especially if you were hurt or are missing work because of injuries.
Understanding Comparative Negligence
Under Pennsylvania law, there is a legal principle known as “comparative negligence,” which means that if you were partially at fault for an accident, your award would be reduced by that percentage of responsibility. Meaning, if you were to be awarded $100,000, but were 20% at fault, you would still receive $80,000.
The Insurance Company Blame Game
Insurance adjusters are trained to maximize your percentage of fault. They know that if they can get you to agree to certain things that would nudge your blame a bit higher, they would be able to pay out significantly less…or nothing at all.
In one accident, our client, a motorcycle rider, was accused by multiple other drivers of being the cause of an accident. Officers put this in the official police report and our client was charged with traffic offenses. We not only had his name cleared in criminal court, but went after multiple insurance companies – including our client’s own insurer – to obtain a six-figure settlement for his injuries.
In another case, a pedestrian was hit and killed crossing the street. The deceased was accused of being under the influence and causing the accident. The insurer denied payment. We went to work for her family and secured a six-figure award that represented the limits of both the at-fault driver’s insurance policy and the client’s household underinsured policy.
Don’t Fight Them Alone
Insurance companies will use your statements against you. They will do anything to make a 10% mistake look like a 60% disaster. Level the playing field. Make sure you have someone who knows how to investigate the details, present the facts, and ensure you aren’t assigned even one percent more of fault than is fair.
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