Allentown

The county line puts Allentown in Lehigh County. If the demand is above $12,000, the case is generally heard at Lehigh County’s Court of Common Pleas. Pennsylvania uses that same dollar line in Philadelphia Municipal Court and in the magisterial district courts of the surrounding counties. Hours and filing windows should be confirmed with the court itself.

The limited-tort election, the modest required medical benefit and the two-year window to sue all travel with you, because they are statewide rules rather than town rules. If the other car was thinly insured, our uninsured motorist guide covers the optional UM and UIM forms.