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A typical car accident, truck accident, motorcycle, or bus accident is more complicated than most people think. Anyone suffering motor vehicle accident injuries must adhere to strict rules in order to receive compensation for all their injuries and the cost of their medical care. For example, a No Fault Insurance application must be filed within 30 days of the accident in so that the responsible insurance company will pay the injured victim’s medical bills. The right to bring a lawsuit based on a motor vehicle accident is not automatic. The personal injury victim is required to satisfy the No Fault Threshold. That means that a victim of a truck accident or a car accident must have a serious injury as that term is defined by the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law. In general, a “serious injury” is an injury that forces the victim to be out of work for 90 days of the first 180 days after the accident or is an injury that produces a permanent partial or complete loss of use of a body part or function. There are many cases where injuries suffered as the result of a traffic accident do not satisfy the No-Fault threshold and the case is thrown out of court. The injured person receives no money at all even though there are actual injuries. That’s why it is crucial to choose your lawyer carefully. You should only consider experienced New York City personal injury lawyers with the knowledge and expertise to get the job done, from initial sign up to trial and appeal if necessary. The New York City call accident law firm of Reibman & Weiner has over 50 years combined experience in successfully fighting for injured clients. Reibman & Weiner are NYC Car Accident Attorneys who will fight for you.One example is a case in which our client suffered a crush injury to his leg when he got out to push his broken down vehicle on the Verrazano Bridge. For a number of reasons the Verrazano Bridge case was very difficult. Our client's decision to get out and push his vehicle could be considered to be unwise and to have caused the injury because he placed himself in danger on the bridge. The defendants' lawyers and representatives were so hostile that they walked out of two settlement conferences. Nonetheless, on the eve of trial the defendants caved in and we were able to settle this case for $2,500,000.00. tAnother example is a case in which our client received a cash payment of $1,500,000.00 for her injuries resulting from a motor vehicle accident. Our client was driving to work when a wheel of her car went off the right side of the road and dropped eight inches into an area of the road shoulder that had been cut away by a road contractor. The car went out control, became airborne and struck an oncoming truck head on. Luckily the truck driver was not injured. Our client’s injuries included a fractured femur and facial lacerations. We sued the road contractor because of the way in which they cut the road and failed to mark the hazard or to direct traffic properly. Early in the case, we took sworn pretrial testimony from the first police officer to arrive at the accident scene. He testified that he had to threaten to arrest some of the road contractor’s because they began to interfere with and tamper with the accident scene. That helped to prove the knowledge that the contractor had with respect to causing the hazardous condition which set the accident in motion. We have handled hundreds and hundreds of cases for injured clients and recovered millions of dollars for them. Let us assist you. Call the NYC auto accident Attorneys of Reibman & Weiner for a free consultation. Call us first. Don’t settle for less.
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