Dangerous Highways Cause Serious Accidents
States, counties and municipalities have a legal responsibility to ensure that highways and roads are properly designed and maintained to provide a safe driving environment for vehicles. If an unsafe road design or improper maintenance contributed to your motor vehicle accident, you are entitled to seek damages from the state's general fund and from insurance companies responsible for insuring the independent construction and maintenance crews.
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Bernard & Stuczynski is one of northeast Pennsylvania's prominent personal injury and wrongful death law firms. For more than 20 years, our attorneys have been providing aggressive, effective representation for people seeking damages for serious personal injuries and wrongful death caused by dangerous road conditions or design.
Deadlines for Filing a Defective Highway Design Claim Against the Government
You may not know whether a defective or dangerous road design contributed to your injuries or wrongful death claim. It is important to discuss your case with a qualified lawyer as soon as possible. In many cases, you have only a limited amount of time to notify the municipality or government entity that you intend to file a claim, often as short as six (6) months following the collision. The notice is required to contain very specific information that is best prepared by a lawyer. We will explain the process and handle everything to help you seek the money damages you are entitled to.
Do you think that any of these dangerous road factors may have contributed to your motor vehicle accident:
- Improper signs and traffic signals
- Unsafe curves and poorly maintained guardrails
- Poor water drainage
- Improper grading, unsafe shoulder
- Construction equipment accidents, unsafe construction lanes
Contact our offices in Erie to arrange a free consultation. We will handle everything to help you recover full and fair money damages for your financial losses. When necessary, we rely on the expert advice of independent accident reconstruction specialists to prepare the strongest, clearest case possible for damages. You won't pay investigation costs or attorneys fees for our services unless we help you recover compensation.
