Limited Tort Exception: Driving Under the Influence (“Drunk driver”) Motorists bound by “limited tort” in PA may lose the right to sue for pain and suffering from a motor vehicle accident, unless an exception applies. These include: A passenger in a commercial vehicle, such as a bus or ridershare, when…
PA: What Scar is Needed to Overcome Tort Restriction?
An Often Overlooked Limited Tort Exceptions: Disfigurement. A motorist or passenger in Pennsylvania bound by the “limited tort” election can only sue for economic loss, not pain and suffering, unless certain exceptions (such as drunk driving) apply. The most common exception is when the injury causes a serious impairment of…
“Serious Impairment of Bodily Function” Defined in PA
Serious Impairment of an Important Bodily Function This Pittsburgh lawyer has written previously about the perils of electing the “Limited Tort Option” under the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law (“MVFRL”). This election precludes you from recovering non-economic damages for a crash, unless an exception applies, such injuries outside of…
How Did I Elect a Tort Restriction Option?!
Did You Really Elect “Limited Tort” Prior to Your Accident? You’ve been in a car accident and you’re learning that your “limited tort” election now prevents you from suing for pain and suffering (a/k/a non-economic losses) for your injuries, potentially. Click here to learn the value of pain and suffering. …
PA Tort Restriction: Occupant of “Private Passenger Vehicle”
Limitations on Limited Tort Our Pittsburgh lawyers explain the limited tort election elsewhere on this blog (here). Briefly, electing limited tort on one’s motor vehicle insurance policy — to get lower premiums — precludes the right to sue for pain and suffering from a motor vehicle collision. PA’s limited tort…
Compromise Verdicts in PA
Compromise Verdict in PA Jurors in Pennsylvania are allowed to compromise, even on matters that seem to make no sense – like awarding significant money to a “limited tort” Plaintiff, whose injury was not “serious” and who failed to qualify to any exception to limited tort. This is because trials…
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Pittsburgh Limited Tort Lawyer | PA Attorney
Pittsburgh Lawyers For Limited Tort Cases Our talented Pittsburgh lawyers fight to overcome the limited tort election in Pennsylvania. Our attorneys look for exceptions to limited tort, such as how the crash and injury caused a serious impairment to a bodily function, to give you full tort status. “Best at…
