NEW YORK CITY CAR ACCIDENTS LAWYERS
If you have been injured in an auto accident, you may be entitled to a financial award. Our New York City accidents lawyers represent plaintiffs who have sustained serious injuries in motor vehicle accidents, involving cars, trucks, motorcycles, and buses. If you were a pedestrian, a driver, or a passenger and have been seriously injured in an accident, call us for a free evaluation of your case.
Unlike many other personal injury firms, we are not a “mill practice” that accepts any case that comes through the door. We carefully select our cases so that we can dedicate as much time and resources on each case as necessary. If we accept you case, you can accept the highest level of service and personal attention.
No-Fault Auto Insurance Rules in New York
In New York, you if have been in an auto accident, you only have thirty days to file a claim for medical expenses and lost wages. If you fail to file within this time period, your No-Fault carrier will deny coverage.
Statute of Limitations
In New York you may normally bring a claim following a car accident within 3 years. Minors may have more time. If municipality was involved, you only have 90 days to serve a notice of claim on the municipality and you must bring your action within 1 year and 90 days of the accident.
What to do immediately after a car accident
If you have been injured in a car accident, you should first seek medical help and document your injuries. You should also obtain the police report as soon as possible as it could it been difficult to obtain later.
Will my case be settled or tried?
There is no answer to this question. While most personal injury cases are settled before trial, whether to accept settlement offer or go to trial is very case-specific. Good attorneys will never accept a case intending to settle it. Willingness and ability of plaintiff’s attorney to take the case to trial is probably the most important factor considered by insurance defense attorneys. This is the difference between us and many other law firms. We are experienced trial lawyers and we prepare each case for trial from day one. However, with our huge experience handling personal injury cases, we understand when it is in the client’s interest to accept a settlement offer.
If we accept your car accident case, we will not settle for anything less than the optimal result. If needed, our trial lawyers will take your case to trial.
Fee Arrangements
If we accept your personal injury case, our attorneys are paid if and when your case is settled or won.
When time comes to speak with a New York City car accident lawyer, call us for a free case evaluation or send us an e-mail with the description of your case.
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