Personal Injury Claims

If you have lost your job or had a reduction in hours due to coronavirus, we recommend you file for unemployment benefits as soon as possible. To learn more about how to file, click this link.

The unemployment stimulus package provides expanded eligibility to people that are self-employed, independent contractors, freelancers & gig workers. Others affected by COVID-19 including part-time workers, furloughed employees and anyone who can’t physically go to their job is also now eligible.

Yes. The stimulus bill will provide an additional 13 weeks of unemployment coverage, for a total of 39 weeks.

The $600 expansion to normal unemployment payments will last for up to 4 months, until July 31^st. After that, unemployment benefits will return to the normal amount, determined by the State.

Typically, someone who is on unemployment is paid half their weekly wages based on what they have earned the previous 4 quarters. The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill will add an additional $600 on top of this amount.

According to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, it’ll take around 3 weeks. For those that need to make changes to their information via the IRS portal, it may take longer.

Keep an eye on https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus the IRS said that they will open a portal soon for anyone that needs to make changes to their information to receive their stimulus check.

Currently, there is only one stimulus payment planned. Though there has been talk about stimulus payments in future bills.

All stimulus payments are based on IRS information. If you filed electronically provided information for direct deposit, stimulus payments will be sent to the account on file. For those that did not provide direct deposit information, a stimulus check will be sent to the address on file.

The stimulus payments are based on incomes in 2019 for those that have already filed. For those that have not yet filed, this will be based on 2018 income.

For individuals making under $75,000 or single parents (head-of-household filers) making under $112,500, the payment will be $1,200. Married couples making under $150,000 without any dependents will receive $2,400. For every dependent under the age of 16, parents receive an additional $500. Dependents over 16 do not qualify for this payment.

For every $100 a person or couple makes over the applicable threshold, there is a $5 decrease to their stimulus payment. For example, individuals making $80,000 would get a stimulus payment of $950. The cap for stimulus payments is $99,000 for individuals, $136,500 for heads of households, and $198,000 for married couples with no children.

In California, the most common type of personal injury lawyer fee is a contingency fee. It specifies that the lawyer’s fee is a percentage of the money a client agrees to pay when their case settles, with no money paid upfront. The word “contingent” means that if, for any reason, there is no money recovered, the lawyer will receive nothing for the time spent representing you.

One thing to remember is that the statute of limitations for a personal injury case is 2 years from the date of the incident, so we strongly recommend you talk to one of our California car accident lawyers as soon as possible. We offer a free consultation and evaluation of your case.

We like to let our results speak for us. Our auto accident lawyers have netted our clients over $500,000,000 in claims. If you are looking for the best car accident law firm in California, talk to the Scranton Law Firm.

Luckily, the lawyers at the Scranton Law Firm serve clients all over Northern California. Our attorneys can meet with you face-to-face, or even via a video call, if that is what you prefer. We want to make the process as easy as possible for you.

The Scranton Law Firm has been helping injured people in California for over forty three years. We care about our clients’ welfare and we fight aggressively to protect their rights and the value of their claims. We have handled thousands of California Accident cases and recovered millions of dollars on behalf of our clients.

Most injury victims do not want to see the inside of a courtroom. Our injury attorneys’ 200+ years of combined experience negotiating, arbitrating, mediating, and litigating accident cases enables us to successfully settle over 95% of our injured client’s cases out of court.

One thing to remember is that the statute of limitations for a personal injury case is 2 years from the date of the incident, so we strongly recommend you talk to one of our California personal injury attorneys as soon as possible. We offer a free consultation and evaluation of your case.

Luckily, the lawyers at the Scranton Law Firm serve clients all over Northern California. Our attorneys can meet with you face-to-face, or even via a video call, if that is what you prefer. We want to make the process as easy as possible for you.

In California, the most common type of personal injury lawyer fee is a contingency fee. It specifies that the lawyer’s fee is a percentage of the money a client agrees to pay when their case settles, with no money paid upfront. The word “contingent” means that if, for any reason, there is no money recovered, the lawyer will receive nothing for the time spent representing you.