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Welcome to our Automobile Accidents & Injury Blog, written by our managing attorney Michael Hurwitz, Esq.
Here we examine a wide variety of motor vehicle accident cases. This blog can help educate New Yorkers about the process of pursuing a claim for money damages in court.
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Everyone knows Automobile Accidents can cause painful injuries. Many accident victims require expensive medical treatment. Next, they face months or even years of recovery.
Over time, Auto Accident victims must adjust to a “new reality”. Accordingly, these injured patients must educate themselves about their medical treatment options and the law.
A successful auto accident plaintiff needs to establish several elements to prevail in a lawsuit.
This blog reviews and explains each element with a selection of real world examples. As shown, negligence and liability are sometimes clear, but at other times may be hard to pin down.
We encourage victims of automobile accidents to familiarize themselves with all four elements of a winning personal injury lawsuit.
Drivers, passengers and pedestrians hurt in automobile accidents have the right to file a claim for compensation. But don’t delay. In most New York cases, the statute of limitations is 3 years from the date of the accident.
Every motor vehicle case is different. An unlimited number of factors can effect the outcome from case to case. Therefore, each case should be promptly reviewed by an experienced personal injury attorney. This important first step helps ensure the claim is handled correctly from the start.
Contact our Automobile Accident law firm for a free consultation in New York, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens. We can explain the proofs required to win your case.
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When a driver is suddenly blinded by lights, the automobile can veer out of control and cause serious injury. Common causes of a bright lights accident include oncoming headlines from another vehicle, as well as glaring sun light. However, New York City is also known for its bright signs and billboards, which […]
A Brooklyn school teacher was hit by 2 vehicles while walking to work on January 3, 2017. Whenever a pedestrian is hit by two vehicles, the drivers’ insurance companies will argue over which vehicle is responsible for the majority of the injuries. One of the automobiles that struck the woman […]
If you have been hit by a truck, carefully document the vehicle’s identification. Trucks frequently travel across city and state lines, and even across the country. Tracking down the owner of the vehicle is an important step in filing a claim for money compensation. Review the truck’s license tag and […]
A man was hit by an ambulance on the Cross Island Parkway on December 29, 2016. The accident occurred at the Queens Village exit near 109th Avenue. The ambulance involved was an FDNY emergency vehicle. It was occupied by a driver and 3 Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). The ambulance was […]
A wrong way driver caused an accident on Long Island that claimed two lives. The high speed crash occurred along Sunrise Highway near Exit 57 on November 28, 2016. The reason the driver was driving the wrong way on the highway remains under investigation. What is known is that a […]
A police car accident left four automobiles smashed along Sedgwick Avenue just off Fordham Road in the Bronx. But in a bizarre twist, there were no police officers were in the vicinity. Police Car Accident Lawyer Reviews the Facts Shortly after 6:00 a.m. on Sunday October 23, 2016, an NYPD […]
Delivery bike riders navigate fast moving automobile traffic while traveling the streets of New York City. Pedestrians in the cross walk are often wary of delivery bikes speeding by. However, delivery bike riders are equally cautious of cars and trucks changing lanes and making turns nearby. A recent delivery bike […]
A manual labor injury lawyer must be familiar with workman’s significant exposure to bodily injury. Laborers use physical force to lift and move objects of various weights and dimensions. A single mis-step can cause muscle tares or a slipped disk in the back. In addition, manual laborers are exposed to potential […]
Negotiating an MTA Bus Accident Settlement? According to New York government statistics, NYC Transit has paid over $430 Million in personal injury settlements over the a 5 year period between 2011 – 2016. But obtaining these settlement payments was not easy for the accident victims involved. The Metropolitan Transit Authority, […]
New York Sinkhole Accident Lawyers. A fire truck dropped into the street while responding to a 911 call on August 1, 2016. The emergency vehicle fell into a sinkhole while crossing the intersection of Etna Street and Chestnut Street in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. The weight of the fire truck caused the […]
A garbage truck accident just south of Prospect Park in Brooklyn has made legal headlines. The privately owned sanitation truck slammed into a double parked van on Flatbush Avenue near the intersection of Beverly Road. The van had been shuttling passengers around town, and had stopped to let some people […]
A distracted driver set off a chain reaction street vendor accident involving four vehicles, and injuring four people. The driver rear-ended a yellow taxi, which then jumped the curb and crash into a Halal food cart. The street vendor’s cart was flipped over onto a Con Edison utility truck parked nearby. The […]
