Scranton Motorcycle Accident Lawyer

No. Even if you elected limited tort on your auto policy, Pennsylvania law (75 Pa. C.S. § 1705(d)(3)) preserves full tort rights for injuries sustained while operating a motorcycle. You can recover pain and suffering regardless of injury severity.

In most cases, yes. Pennsylvania law restricts using helmet non-use as evidence of negligence, and riders over 21 who meet experience or training requirements are not required to wear a helmet. The other driver's negligence is still the cause of the crash.

Your own uninsured motorist (UM) coverage applies. If you have multiple vehicles on your policy or in your household, we can often stack those limits. We also identify any underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage available and pursue every possible source of recovery.

I-81 through Lackawanna County, Casey Highway, Route 307 toward the Poconos, and the downtown Scranton intersections around Courthouse Square produce the highest motorcycle crash counts. Left-turn-across-path crashes and lane-change-into-rider crashes are the most common patterns we see.

Two years from the date of the crash under Pennsylvania's general personal injury statute of limitations (42 Pa. C.S. § 5524). Claims against PennDOT or a municipality (e.g. roadway-defect claims) require written notice within six months — do not wait.

There is no attorney fee up front, and no attorney fee unless there is a recovery. You may be responsible for certain case costs and expenses in addition to the fee, as explained in your written fee agreement. We handle every motorcycle case on a contingency fee — there is no attorney fee unless and until we recover money for you. We also advance all case costs, including expert reconstruction, medical records, and deposition fees.

We see the most crashes around Courthouse Square (Spruce & Wyoming), the Mulberry Street & Adams Avenue corridor, Meadow Avenue at Moosic Street, and along Lackawanna Avenue downtown where dense pedestrian, bus, and rideshare traffic mixes with distracted drivers turning left across a rider's path.

Call 911 and request the Pennsylvania State Police — I-81 is a state-police jurisdiction, not Scranton PD. Accept transport to Geisinger CMC or Moses Taylor even if you feel okay; adrenaline masks internal and orthopedic injuries. Photograph the bike, gear, skid marks, and lane position before the scene is cleared, then call a lawyer before speaking to any insurer.

Yes. Route 307 toward Moscow and the Poconos, Route 435, and the Casey Highway (US-6) have tar-snake seams, gravel wash on curves, seasonal deer strikes, and heavy weekend leisure traffic. Cage drivers unfamiliar with the twists frequently cross the centerline or brake late into a corner, catching riders from behind or on the oncoming side.

Commercial truck crashes get treated very differently from car crashes. We can demand hours-of-service logs, ELD data, dashcam footage, driver qualification files, and maintenance records, and we move fast to preserve them before they are overwritten. These cases usually involve significantly larger insurance policies than a standard auto crash.

The primary trauma destinations are Geisinger Community Medical Center (a Level I trauma center) and Moses Taylor Hospital. Regional Hospital of Scranton also handles significant orthopedic care. Getting to a verified trauma center quickly improves outcomes and creates the medical documentation your case will need.

Possibly, but claims against PennDOT, the City of Scranton, or Lackawanna County must follow the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act, which requires written notice within six months of the crash — far shorter than the general two-year statute. You must also prove the entity knew or should have known about the defect. Call a lawyer immediately if road condition was a factor.

Scranton motorcycle cases are typically filed in the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas at 200 N Washington Avenue. The court has clear local rules and discovery schedules, and Lackawanna County juries generally understand the hazards riders face on I-81 and the two-lane Pocono routes. We file, litigate, and try cases in this venue regularly.

Route 6 (Casey Highway), Route 11 / N. Main Avenue, and the commercial strips through Dickson City and Dunmore see frequent left-turn violations and rear-end crashes involving riders, especially near shopping-plaza driveways at the Viewmont Mall corridor. We handle motorcycle cases across all of Lackawanna County, including Dunmore, Dickson City, Olyphant, Taylor, and Old Forge.