Personal Injury Attorney in Avoca, Dupont & Duryea, PA

Avoca, Dupont and Duryea sit at one of the busiest crossroads in Northeastern Pennsylvania: Interstate 81, Route 315, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport are all within a few miles. That mix of commuters, travelers and tractor-trailers means a lot of serious crashes. If you were hurt in Avoca, Dupont or Duryea, Joyce, Carmody & Moran is a personal injury law firm right down the road in Pittston.

Truck and warehouse traffic on Route 315

Route 315 runs through Dupont and Avoca, and the distribution centers in Pittston Township, Jenkins Township and Dupont send heavy truck traffic onto it around the clock. Truck accidents are different from ordinary car crashes: there are federal safety rules, driver logs, electronic data and often several companies — the driver, the carrier, the shipper — who may share responsibility. Evidence from a truck crash can disappear quickly, so early action matters. If you work in one of these facilities and were hurt on the job, see warehouse and distribution center injuries in NEPA.

Interstate and airport traffic

• I-81 Exit 178 (Avoca/Airport) and Exit 175 (Route 315/Dupont) see constant merging and exiting, including the roundabouts at the airport interchange. Our page on I-81 accidents in Luzerne and Lackawanna County explains how these cases are handled.

• Turnpike Exit 115 (Wyoming Valley) brings Northeast Extension traffic onto Route 315 in Pittston Township.

• Rideshare and rental cars are common near the airport. If you were hurt in an Uber, Lyft or delivery driver accident, or in a borrowed or rental car, figuring out whose insurance pays takes some untangling.

Neighborhood accidents in Duryea, Dupont and Avoca

Away from the highways, these are close-knit boroughs with narrow streets, hills and older sidewalks. Common injuries here include pedestrians struck on residential streets, falls on ice and snow, dog bites and deer collisions on the back roads. Duryea borders Old Forge and the Lackawanna County line, so it is worth knowing which county a crash happened in — it can affect where a case is filed.

How these cases are handled

Avoca, Dupont and Duryea are in Luzerne County, so a lawsuit, if needed, is typically filed in the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas in Wilkes-Barre. Most claims resolve through negotiation with the insurance company. Either way, Pennsylvania's two-year filing deadline, limited and full tort rules and comparative negligence all play a role.

A personal injury attorney just down the road

Our Pittston office at 9 N. Main Street, Suite 4, is only a few minutes from Avoca, Dupont and Duryea. You can meet with our team in person, and we know these roads and the people who travel them. Personal injury cases are typically handled on a contingent-fee basis: the attorney's fee comes from a recovery, and if there is no recovery there is no attorney's fee. Clients may still be responsible for certain case costs depending on the outcome and the written fee agreement, which we explain before you sign.

Nearby communities we serve

We also help injured people in Pittston, Old Forge, West Pittston, Exeter and Wyoming, Pittston Township, Jenkins Township, Moosic and throughout Luzerne and Lackawanna counties. See all areas we serve.

Talk it through with someone local. If you were hurt in Avoca, Dupont or Duryea, call our Pittston office at 570-602-3560. We'll review what happened and explain your options — no cost for the first conversation, and no obligation.