Preparing personal injury cases takes time, so do not wait to start yours. The sooner we prepare your case, the sooner we may file it and get the compensation you need. You may only have three years to bring your case in Lake Grove, and we can ensure you do not miss the deadline.
We can also see if any exceptions apply to your case, potentially pushing back your filing deadline. Then, we can start tracking your damages. While damages incurred to date are compensable, so are future damages. You may have months or years of physical therapy or other treatments after an accident. You may also be unable to work for a long time and incur years of non-economic damages for pain and suffering. We can maximize your recovery through aggressive settlement negotiations or by proving fault at trial.
For a confidential and free case analysis from our Long Island, NY personal injury lawyers, call The Carrion Law Firm at (631) 910-7493.
How Long Does it Take to File a Personal Injury Lawsuit in Lake Grove?
It takes time to prepare a strong personal injury lawsuit. If you rush filing, you might not have enough evidence to prove your case, your injuries, or your damages.
Moreover, New York only lets victims sue for personal injuries for three years. We may need much of that time to build your case, so contact us right away. More complex cases may take more time to prepare, especially if we have to involve experts to prove them.
Once we are confident in a case, we can file it in court. Ideally, this happens long before the statute of limitations runs out, so you get compensation as soon as possible.
Even if the filing deadline is fast approaching, you can still contact our lawyers about your case. New York’s “tolling” exceptions pause the statute of limitations in certain circumstances. If a minor gets injured, the clock does not start to run until they turn 18. If a negligent party leaves the state, that may also work to your benefit as the plaintiff. If any exceptions apply, you may have more time to sue than you originally thought.
Do Lake Grove Personal Injury Lawsuits Cover Future Damages?
You may incur more medical expenses and other damages after your lawsuit ends. If you do not seek compensation for these future damages in your lawsuit, you might have to cover them yourself. We can prevent this by calculating upcoming losses and asserting your right to recover them.
Upcoming Medical Damages
Your treating physicians and other medical experts may testify about future medical treatments. They can help us estimate their cost, too. Physicians can explain why you need these extra procedures or ongoing prescription medications to recover fully. If a full physical recovery is not possible, you may have many ongoing medical damages, and we can factor all of them into your case.
Long-Term Lost Wages
Our personal injury lawyers will do the same for future lost wages. Your physicians can testify about when you may return to work, if ever. If you can work again, it might be at a lower earning level because of a permanent injury. In that case, our lawyers will seek damages to reflect future lost wages.
Ongoing Pain and Suffering
Burns, limb loss, and other disfiguring injuries have long-term mental and emotional consequences. We can argue for future non-economic damages in your case to cover ongoing physical pain, mental suffering, emotional distress, depression, and other intangible harms.
How Can I Maximize My Recovery from My Personal Injury Lawsuit?
When we handle your case, our attorneys can maximize your recovery from a personal injury lawsuit.
Aggressive Settlement Negotiations
While you can get a large out-of-court settlement in Lake Grove, it may not come without aggressive negotiations. Before we file and start negotiating, we can identify which evidence is the best to leverage over the defense. Eyewitness statements, videos, and expert statements are all good evidence of liability.
The first settlement offer we get might be low. It may leave out compensation for future damages or non-economic damages. We will stop you from accepting a lowball offer by comparing it to our calculations of your damages. We will answer bad offers with counters supported by evidence such as photographs and medical records.
After aggressive negotiations, the defense may sizably increase their offers. If they do not, we can stop negotiating and go to trial. This may be enough to get another, bigger offer from the defense.
Success at Trial
Going to trial may maximize your recovery, especially if settlement negotiations stall. Trials let us present our evidence and arguments to a jury. The jury will also hear the defendant’s side and then will decide on liability. We know what it takes to prove fault at trial, which means convincing the jury the defendant more than likely caused your injuries.
When the jury finds the defendant liable, it also awards the plaintiff damages. Juries calculate awards based on the proof of damages plaintiffs provide. If you leave out some hospital bills, they will not get covered. We will make requests for relief when we file your lawsuit, which explains the compensation you need.
After hearing testimony of your pain and suffering, the jury award might be larger than you anticipated. New York juries are not limited when awarding compensatory damages to injury plaintiffs, so recoveries from trials may be great.
Enlisting Our Lawyers
If you call us about your case right after an accident, we have a better chance of preserving important evidence. In addition to gathering proof, preparing arguments, and filing lawsuits, we help plaintiffs in other ways. We can prepare them for trials, help them decide whether to settle or go to court, and assist with other important decisions throughout a case.
Call Our Lake Grove Attorneys for Help with Your Injury Case
To have a free discussion about your case with our personal injury lawyers, call The Carrion Law Firm at (631) 910-7493.