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Am I Limited Tort or Full Tort?

Gabriel Z. Levin — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:14:59 +0000

The answer to this question is very important. Many times your tort status will determine if you can recover for injuries sustained in a car accident. In Pennsylvania drivers must choose between limited tort and full tort options when auto insurance policies are purchased. The full tort option allows the insured (and the members of the insured’s household) to collect for damages related to pain and suffering in automobile accidents. This is true irrespective of the seriousness of the injury.

If you select the limited tort option you give up your right to sue for pain and suffering unless you suffer a “serious injury.” Under the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law, a “serious injury” is defined as a “Personal injury resulting in death, serious impairment of body function or permanent serious disfigurement.”

When choosing coverage I always recommend to people that they purchase full tort. The difference in price is nominal in comparison to the value of the right you are giving up by electing for limited tort.

Limited Tort or Full Tort?

What rights do crime victims have?

Gabriel Z. Levin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:03:53 +0000

Many victims of crime believe that their only source for justice is the District Attorney’s office. This is true in one respect. The defendant can only be punished and sent to jail if the District Attorney prosecutes the case. What if someone’s negligence assisted a criminal in committing a crime against you? What if there was a duty of care that an organization failed to deliver that lead to you being the victim of a crime? The answer is that you can recover from them under a variety of tort theories. Crime victims have rights. Far to often these rights are never asserted. I will clarify with an example. Imagine a woman is raped in a hotel room. The rapist gained entry to the room because the cleaning lady failed to lock the window after she was done making the room. Her failure to secure the room and protect the occupant was negligent and the hotel can be held liable for damages associated with the rape. This is true even though the rapist had no association with the hotel and the hotel did not conspire in anyway with the rapist. At Levin & Zeiger LLP we consult with victims of crime and explain what their rights are to determine if a case exists.

Crime Victims Have Rights

Valley Swim Club Update

Brian Zeiger — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:55:16 +0000

The PA HRC has ruled in our favor.

Valley Swim Club - HRC Ruling

Update to Valley Swim Club

Brian Zeiger — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:26:27 +0000

The PA HRC rules on our side.