Soon after an accident, let our lawyers start working on your case. You may have three years to sue for a personal injury, but you do not have to wait that long. Nor should you, as delaying your case might make it harder to collect certain evidence.
Also, victims might lose track of their damages if they wait to contact our lawyers. Right away, we can add up medical expenses, lost wages, and other out-of-pocket damages. We will also factor in your non-economic damages, which are based on your personal pain and suffering. We can get good evidence by interviewing witnesses and reviewing photos, all so we can file before the three-year statute of limitations runs out. After we file, we may settle your case so you get compensation without going to court.
Our Long Island, NY personal injury lawyers can review your case for free when you call The Carrion Law Firm at (631) 910-7493.
What Damages Can a Personal Injury Claim Cover in Rockville Centre?
Personal injury claims may cover all damages victims incur. We will document and tally damages for you, ensuring none get left out of compensation requests.
Medical Expenses
Hospital expenses may be the first economic damages you incur after suffering an injury. Emergency surgeries, physical assessments, diagnostic tests, and hospital stays all cost money, and a lawsuit can cover those costs.
Keep getting the necessary care for your injuries. Stopping treatment creates gaps in your medical record, and this could jeopardize your case.
Lost Wages
Lawsuits also typically cover a plaintiff’s lost wages. Your being unable to work after an accident is the defendant’s fault, so they should compensate you. Income records let us calculate lost wages, which may continue to accrue for weeks, months, or even years. Lost wages may greatly increase your lawsuit’s value, so tell us if you cannot work at the same earning capacity or any earning capacity at all.
Miscellaneous Out-of-Pocket Expenses
Personal injuries cause many other economic damages, apart from lost wages and medical expenses. Personal property, like victims’ vehicles, may be damaged in car accidents. Additionally, a victim may have to hire childcare or in-house medical care during their physical recoveries. A lawsuit may cover any economic damages our personal injury lawyers can trace back to the defendant’s negligence, so report all expenses to us.
Non-Economic Damages
Most personal injury victims in New York, including car accident victims who suffer “serious” injuries, may sue for non-economic damages. Many intangible harms are considered non-economic damages, from the physical pain of your injuries to the mental anguish they cause. We can discuss your non-economic damages with you and quantify them based on your unique experience.
Can You Get Compensation for a Personal Injury without Going to Trial?
You may get compensation for a personal injury without ever having to go to trial in Rockville Centre. Settling injury claims is common, though making sure settlements favor plaintiffs is important.
Otherwise, the compensation you receive may not be enough to cover all damages. All settlement offers get compared to your total damages, and that helps us gauge whether they are fair.
Even if you would prefer to settle, we can explain the benefits of going to trial in specific situations. When a plaintiff has strong evidence of a defendant’s negligence, the trial might be quick, and the jury might easily decide liability. The jury’s award might be much larger than any settlements the defendant offered, though we can get sizeable out-of-court settlements through aggressive negotiations.
What Evidence Should You Get for Your Rockville Centre Personal Injury Lawsuit?
You need evidence to recover damages after a personal injury, whether compensation comes from a settlement or a favorable jury verdict and award. We help victims get and use evidence to their benefit.
We can contact witnesses and have them testify during a lawsuit. Their statements can get you a bigger settlement, especially if they saw the defendant being negligent and injuring you. Talk to witnesses if you can and ask for their contact information, then give those details to our lawyers.
Give us any photos you took, whether they are of your injuries, property damage, or debris. We may get more relevant photos when we talk to eyewitnesses.
During our investigation, we may obtain video footage from security, doorbell, or dashboard cameras. After seeing clear video footage, the defendant might increase their offers to keep the matter out of court.
How Can You File a Personal Injury Lawsuit within the Statute of Limitations in Rockville Centre?
When we handle your case, we can ensure it gets filed on time. C.V.P. Law § 214(5) gives you three years to sue after an accident, though you may get longer if any exceptions apply.
Not immediately discovering your injuries may push back your filing deadline, as might being injured by a defendant who leaves the state.
Do not assume any exceptions apply to your case without consulting our lawyers. Otherwise, you might miss the filing deadline for a personal injury lawsuit. This would block you from recovering compensation, something our attorneys can prevent.
In addition to gathering evidence and building arguments, we can thorough write injury complaints. These complaints get filed in court and initiate lawsuits, so they must be accurate. In the complaint, we will name the defendant, explain the accident, and request relief from damages. We will then file the complaint, and the defendant will be served with the lawsuit.
The statute of limitations only impacts when you can file a lawsuit, not the length of that lawsuit once it is filed. We can estimate how long your case may take after some settlement negotiations and based on the evidence we uncover.
Call Our Lawyers to Talk About Your Injury Case Today
Discuss your case for free with our personal injury lawyers and call The Carrion Law Firm today at (631) 910-7493.