As any automobile accident lawyer knows, whether in Philadelphia or elsewhere, personal injury cases arising from auto accidents and truck accidents are among the most common of all personal injury cases. Sometimes motor vehicle accidents are caused by improperly maintained roads or poor signage. Most accidents occur because a driver is pre-occupied and not fully focused on the task of driving. Other times, drivers are simply going too fast because they are in a hurry to get somewhere. On other occasions, negligent drivers may be talking on cell phones, watching movies on dvd players, adjusting the radio, drinking coffee, picking up an item they dropped on the floor, or any one of a number of other actions that lead to automobile and truck accidents. Because there are more distractions today than at any point in history, the problem may only be expected to intensify in the near future.

Although common in number, the injuries that auto accidents produce are far from common. Indeed, some of the most serious injuries that we have encountered were the result of auto accidents. Auto accidents can produce less severe, but chronic and nagging injuries, such as soft tissue injuries and whiplash. Injuries involving cars and other motor vehicles may also produce very serious trauma such as traumatic brain injury, lacerations, disfigurement, and even death. Our attorney specializing in the following motor vehicle accidents:

Similarly, truck accidents can yield extremely severe personal injuries. When a heavy truck collides with a smaller passenger vehicle, a motorcycle or a pedestrian, it is hardly surprising that serious injuries result, including, for example, head injuries, spinal cord injuries, broken bones, paralysis, and sometimes death. Whether the truck driver, his employer, the owner of the vehicle and other potentially responsible parties complied with applicable safety laws, Department of Transportation, and Motor Carrier Safety regulations, as well as an ordinary standard of care, are important questions. These issues require an understanding of how straight trucks, box trucks tractor trailers and other trucks operate and how they are required to operate. Each truck accident lawyer at Philadelphia-based Kane & Silverman has substantial experience in preparing, settling, and if necessary, trying truck accident cases, to obtain substantial monetary awards for our clients.

Under Pennsylvania law, you have the right to recover damages if you were injured in an automobile accident or a truck accident due to another’s negligence. You can recover not only for your out of pocket expenses such as medical expenses, damage to your vehicle and other personal property, but also for disfigurement, pain and suffering, lost wages, and additional expenses that you now have to pay third parties because you are no longer able to perform tasks by yourself, such as ordinary household maintenance. If you were injured in an automobile accident or a truck accident, you need to seek the advice of an experienced auto accident lawyer or a truck accident lawyer. Philadelphia law firm, Kane & Silverman, P.C. can help.

If you are involved in an accident please call us toll free at 866-484-6992, fill out the online form to the right, or visit one of our three locations in center city Philadelphia, Lancaster or Marlton. If you live outside of Pennsylvania and New Jersey feel free to contact the American Justice Network, a personal injury litigation network that leverages decades of experience and relationships with attorneys to facilitate a connection with the best attorney for you.