Motor Vehicle Accident Attorneys in Scranton, Milford, and Stroudsburg, Serving Central and Northeastern Pennsylvania - The Foley Law Firm
The National Safety Council reports that there are over 12 million motor vehicle accidents on average each year in the United States, involving approximately 20 million vehicles. Of these accidents, about 2 million result in death or substantial injury, including permanent disability. In 2003 alone, nearly 3 million people were injured to varying degrees in automobile accidents. In general, within a given five-year period, about 25 percent of drivers can expect to be involved in an automobile accident of some kind. Tragically, many of the people involved in these accidents are killed or seriously injured through no fault of their own. The Foley Law Firm invites such victims and their families to depend on our expertise, compassion, and experience to guide them through what will certainly be a challenging, confusing period of their lives.
Our automobile accident attorneys — serving Scranton, Stroudsburg, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton, Milford, and Pennsylvania victims statewide — handle claims involving drunk driving accidents caused by impaired drivers, motorcycle accidents, and trucking accidents.
Automobile Accidents
Every year in the United States, hundreds of thousands of people are seriously injured or killed in automobile accidents. The U.S. Department of Transportation reports that the average driver is involved in a collision once every six years. Tragically, many of these accidents could have been avoided if not for the negligent actions of reckless or distracted drivers, many of whom flagrantly violate safety laws and motor vehicle codes. If you or someone you love has been seriously injured in an automobile accident, our attorneys in Stroudsburg and Scranton may be able to help you obtain compensation from the negligent parties. Depending on the circumstances of the accident and the nature of the injury, you or your loved one may be eligible to be compensated for pain, suffering, lost wages, medical bills, permanent disability, and other damages. Additionally, if you have lost a loved one in an automobile accident, our attorneys can file a wrongful death claim on your behalf.
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ATV Accidents
With the increasing popularity of all terrain vehicles, or ATVs, the number of injuries related to ATV accidents has risen dramatically over the past decade. Alarmingly, over half of these injuries have occurred in minors, among whom ATVs are especially popular. While some of these accidents resulted from unsafe operation of the vehicle or the rider's failure to wear the proper safety gear, many others resulted from flaws in the ATVs themselves. Even under the safest conditions, ATVs are extremely prone to rolling over. When an ATV is defective or suffers from mechanical failures, the likelihood of a serious, even fatal accident increases substantially. Unfortunately, many victims of ATV accidents suffer permanent injuries such as paralysis, brain damage, spinal cord injury, and neck injury. If you or someone you love has been seriously injured in an ATV accident, or if you have lost a loved one in such an accident, the accomplished attorneys at the Foley Law Firm may be able to help. We can identify the negligent parties and pursue compensation for pain, suffering, mental anguish, and other relevant losses.
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Bar/Tavern Liability
If you or someone you love has been seriously injured in a collision with a drunk driver, you may be eligible for compensation from the bar or tavern that supplied the alcohol. In order to be held at least partially liable, however, the bar or tavern must be shown to have been negligent in providing alcohol to the driver. Such negligence can be relatively easy to demonstrate, as in cases involving the sale of alcohol to an underage patron. It can be more challenging, but is still quite possible in many cases, to show that the bar or tavern supplied alcohol to someone who was clearly intoxicated and that, therefore, the establishment should have reasonably foreseen the accident. If you have been involved in a collision with a drunk driver and are unsure as to whether a bar or tavern might share liability for your injuries, please contact our automobile accident attorneys in Scranton, Milford and Stroudsburg today.
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Defective Vehicles/Tires
Please consult the Defective Products section of our web site for information about cases involving defective vehicles and tires.
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Drunk Driving
Each year in the United States, alcohol related automobile accidents claim the lives of thousands of people and seriously injure hundreds of thousands more. In 2001, 529 people died in drunk driving accidents in Pennsylvania alone. Tragically, many of these victims are innocent drivers, passengers, and pedestrians who simply happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. If you have suffered a serious injury or lost a loved one due to the negligence of a drunk driver, our automobile accident attorneys invite you to contact the Foley Law Firm for a review of your case.
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Highway Defects
Not all automobile accident cases result from the negligence of another driver. Sometimes defects in the roads, themselves, can lead to serious injury accidents. Even the safest highways in the United States pose many potential risks to drivers due to elevated speed limits and the number of drivers who violate even those limits. A defect in construction, design, or lighting can turn an already potentially dangerous stretch of road into one rife with serious, even deadly, hazards. In such cases, it may be possible to take legal action against relevant government agencies if an injury results. Likewise, various government agencies may be held liable for the failure to post clear warnings of hazards, unsafe construction sites, and improper placement of utility poles. If you believe that you or someone you love might have been injured due to a highway defect, please contact our automobile accident attorneys in Stroudsburg, Milford, and Scranton for an evaluation of your case.
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Liquor Liability
Entities other than bars and taverns may be held liable for injuries that result from a drunk driving accident. Liquor stores, hosts of parties, restaurants, and even employers at company functions may be held liable if they provide alcohol to someone who is under the legal drinking age or clearly intoxicated. Cases involving liquor liability are often complex, requiring attorneys with extensive experience in alcohol related injury cases. At the Foley Law Firm, our automobile accident attorneys have helped many victims and their families recover compensation from those whose negligence resulted in drunk driving accidents.
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Seat Belt Failures
It has been known within the automobile industry for years that the inclusion of rear-seat lap and shoulder belts would help to promote safety and save lives. While such seat belts are standard in newer cars, there are still many cars on the road lacking rear-seat lap and shoulder belts, including many cars that were manufactured after automotive companies had the technology to include them in their vehicles. Even in cars that are fully equipped with lap and shoulder belts in the front and rear seats, passengers may suffer serious injuries if their seat belts fail to respond properly during a collision.
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Roof Crush/Vehicle Rollovers
Manufacturers of motor vehicles — including sports utility vehicles, or SUVs — are supposed to produce vehicles with sufficient roof strength to withstand a given amount of force in the event of a rollover accident. To ensure that manufacturers meet this responsibility, the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 216 was enacted, requiring manufacturers to perform roof crush tests on their vehicles while the vehicles were static and upright. Unfortunately, this test is an inadequate gauge of how a vehicle will perform in a true rollover accident. As a result, many motor vehicles have proven to have insufficient roof strength when they roll over, leading to serious injuries and fatalities that might otherwise have been prevented. If you have lost someone you love in an accident due to a vehicle's inability to withstand the force of a rollover, the Foley Law Firm may be able to help you obtain compensation from the automobile manufacturer and other negligent parties. Contact the automobile accident attorneys at our Scranton, Stroudsburg, and Milford, Pennsylvania-area offices for a consultation.
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Pedestrian Knockdowns
Pedestrians are required by law to exercise due caution when crossing streets or otherwise sharing the road with motor vehicles. However, even pedestrians who follow the law and are careful to anticipate oncoming motor vehicle traffic are at risk of being struck by negligent and reckless drivers. Pedestrians are more vulnerable to serious personal injury in the event of an accident than anyone else using the roadways, lacking even the basic protective gear that a bicyclist is required to wear. When struck by a drunk, speeding, or otherwise inattentive driver, there is an unfortunately high probability that serious injury or death will result. If you or someone you love has been severely injured in a pedestrian accident, please contact our automobile accident attorneys in Scranton, Milford, and Stroudsburg today.
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Contact Our Automobile Accident Attorneys
At the Foley Law Firm, our attorneys handle the full range of motor vehicle accident cases, from motorcycle accidents to accidents involving tractor trailer and other large trucks. We are also experienced in product liability law, which allows us to provide superior representation to those injured in accidents caused by defective tires and other defective vehicle parts. If you or someone you love has been seriously injured in a motorcycle, van, truck, or automobile accident, our experienced attorneys may be able to help you obtain the compensation to which you are entitled. Please contact the Foley Law Firm today to have one of our automobile accident attorneys in Scranton, Milford, or Stroudsburg evaluate your case. We proudly serve residents throughout northeastern and central Pennsylvania, including Wayne, Pike, Carbon, Monroe, Luzerne, Susquehanna, Bradford, and Lackawanna Counties. Our three locations are also convenient to residents of New York and Philadelphia.
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