Legal Question in Insurance Law in Pennsylvania

Accident in her father's car

About 1-1/2 years ago my wife was rear-ended while in a car in her father's name. The driver of the other car was cited for driving at an unsafe speed. My wife received a broken eye socket and a ruptured disk in her neck. Since the accident, she has had surgery to fuse her vertibre together to prevent the disk from causing permanent nerve damage. The surgery has left an unightly scar on the front of her neck, and has not been able to perform any duties for the last 4 weeks. She was not listed as a driver in her father's car, but was covered for the accident. We had a car in our name, but there was no insurance on it. I had a company car, and she used her father's. We are told that we would fall under limited tort for that reason, even though her father's coverage had full tort. What can be done to collect punative damages?


Asked on 8/20/02, 11:52 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Diamond DIAMONDLAWYER

Re: Accident in her father's car

First, you are running out of time. D o you have a lawyer. Second, even if you are limited tort, I believe rhe injuries will overcome the limitation on the right to sue. I urge you to get appropriate counsel asap.

If you like, my firm only handles personal injury cases. I would be happy top sicuss this with you in more detail, whether or not you retain me. There is no charge for the call. You realy need a lawyer ASAP.

Scott E. Diamond

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Answered on 8/20/02, 11:57 am


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