Legal Question in Personal Injury in Pennsylvania

I have a legal question. My sister caused the accident and she is at fault. This was in 2008. She was on her dead's insurance and was driving his vehicle at the time of accident. Now the guy is suing her and her dad in the civil court. He is basically suing for pain and suffering and in excess of arbitration limits for the court. What does this mean? Our attorney is saying on some legal papers that my dad should not be responsible for this. At the time of accident my sister was 20 years old and she has her own insurance on my dad's policy. Should my dad be a responsible for this accident and if so if they lose this case can they take his house and other assets. He has a house with the mortgage on it and another house that is paid off. Is he risking loosing the house. Please help us because my dad is really worried and technically he has nothing to do with the accident. The guy has a limited tort on his policy maybe this is why he is taking this to civil court. We are not familiar with the legal system.


Asked on 5/02/11, 4:37 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Terence Sean McGraw Warren & McGraw, LLC

Yoour father is being sued because he was the owner. If the investigation process does not reveal the he negligently maintained the vehicle or that he negligently entrusted the vehicle to your sister, he will most likely be dismissed from the case prior to trial. Limited tort makes it much more difficult for the plaintiff to recover damages for pain and suffering.

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Answered on 5/02/11, 11:21 am


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