Morgantown Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer

Injured in a Morgantown Car Accident? We Know How Insurers Think.

If you or a family member has been hurt in a car accident in Morgantown, West Virginia, the last thing you need to worry about is dealing with the insurance company. That’s where the personal injury attorneys at The Moore Law Firm, PLLC step in. We handle all communications with the insurer on your behalf, keep you informed at every stage, and pursue every remedy available under the law. Choosing a Morgantown personal injury attorney is one of the most consequential decisions you’ll make after a crash, and we take that responsibility seriously.

Call us today for a free consultation at (304) 521-2451, or reach out by email. If you can’t come to our office, we can come to you.

Why Morgantown Car Accident Victims Turn to The Moore Law Firm, PLLC

Our auto accident attorneys have extensive courtroom experience, and we don’t hesitate to take a case to jury trial when that’s what the evidence demands. For clients who prefer to resolve their claims without going to court, we bring the same aggressive advocacy to negotiations and pretrial proceedings. Nearly 60 years of combined legal experience across personal injury, criminal defense, and employment law gives us the litigation depth that complex car accident claims require.

Two things set our firm apart. Jared T. Moore spent years as a defense attorney representing large companies and insurance carriers before switching to the plaintiff’s side. He knows firsthand how insurers build strategies to minimize payouts, and he applies that knowledge directly to your claim. Jerry D. Moore brings a different perspective: a career as a former prosecuting attorney and circuit judge with more than 100 civil and criminal cases tried. Together, they bring both sides of the courtroom to every personal injury case we handle.

Car Accident Types We Handle in Morgantown, WV

Serious crashes happen across Morgantown’s road network, with I-79 and I-68 among the highest-incident corridors in the area. The University Avenue and Beechurst Avenue intersection sees heavy pedestrian and vehicle traffic that contributes to frequent collisions. Whatever the location or circumstances, we represent victims across the full range of collision types.

Common auto accident claims we handle include:

• Rear-end and head-on collisions
• T-bone and side-impact crashes
• Rollover accidents
• Hit-and-run accidents
• Accidents involving uninsured or underinsured drivers
• Crashes caused by distracted, impaired, or speeding drivers
• Accidents involving rideshare drivers, commercial vehicles, or government vehicles

Claims involving rideshare companies, commercial carriers, or government entities often carry additional liability layers beyond a standard two-party claim. We know how to identify every responsible party and pursue every available avenue of recovery.

What You Can Recover Under West Virginia Law

West Virginia is an at-fault state, meaning the party responsible for the accident bears financial liability for the resulting damages. A car accident claim can include two broad categories of recovery.

Economic Damages
Economic damages cover measurable financial losses: past and future medical expenses, lost wages, diminished earning capacity, property damage, and out-of-pocket costs like a rental vehicle.

Non-Economic Damages
Non-economic damages cover losses that don’t come with a dollar figure attached: pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of enjoyment of life, and permanent disability or disfigurement. West Virginia imposes no statutory cap on non-economic damages in standard motor vehicle cases.

How Comparative Negligence Affects Your Claim

West Virginia’s modified comparative negligence rule allows an injured victim to recover damages as long as their share of fault doesn’t reach 50 percent, but any recovery is reduced in proportion to their percentage of fault. Reaching or exceeding 50 percent bars recovery entirely. Insurers routinely argue that victims share fault in order to reduce or eliminate the payout. Having our auto accident attorneys in your corner can help you respond to that tactic.

West Virginia’s Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims

West Virginia law gives most car accident victims two years from the date of the accident to file a personal injury or property damage claim. Wrongful death claims carry a separate two-year deadline that runs from the date of the victim’s death. Missing either deadline can bar recovery entirely. Contact a Morgantown car accident lawyer as soon as possible after a crash.

Free Consultations With Our Morgantown Car Accident Lawyers

All consultations are free, and if you can’t make it to one of our offices, we can come to you.

Contact our Morgantown car accident lawyers today by email or by phone at (304) 521-2451.