| There are certain steps one must take to protect | | | | struck by a vehicle, you must file the claim with the |
| themselves when you are injured in an automobile | | | | insurance company for that vehicle with the help of |
| accident. | | | | expert auto injury lawyers. |
| Here are some to keep in mind: | | | | If your injury is such that the pain and suffering and |
| Get information about the other driver. That includes: | | | | medical expenses exceeds $50,000, you need to |
| name, address, license and insurance company. | | | | start a lawsuit against the driver and the owner of |
| When the police arrive to the scene, get the | | | | the vehicle that caused your accident to recover the |
| officer’s name, badge number and police report | | | | additional amount. Do not sign away any of your |
| number. | | | | rights if you are contacted by the insurance company |
| Seek medical treatment immediately even if you | | | | and offered any amounts of money. Your lawyer will |
| think you are fine because you may later discover. | | | | insure that your rights are protected and that you file |
| The shock from the accident may be preventing you | | | | your claims within the time limits required by law. |
| from noticing the pain in your body. | | | | Typically, in New York you must bring a lawsuit within |
| Call your insurance company and report the accident. | | | | 3 years but this is not always the case. For example, |
| If you or any passenger has been injured, contact a | | | | if the vehicle that hit you is owned or operated by a |
| car, auto injury lawyer who will help you to recover | | | | City, Town, Village or other public agency such as a |
| money damages for your pain and suffering and for | | | | New York City Sanitation Department truck or |
| medical expenses. Up to $50,000 of these benefits | | | | NYCTA bus or subway, then you must first file a |
| are available in New York regardless of who is at | | | | “Notice of Claim” within 90 days, and then |
| fault under New York’s “No-Fault” | | | | you have only one year and 90 days after the |
| Insurance Law, provided you file a claim with the | | | | accident to start the lawsuit with the help of new |
| insurance carrier within 30 days of the accident. If | | | | york car injury lawyers. These time limits go by very |
| you were the driver or passenger in a vehicle at the | | | | quickly and the Courts strictly enforce them. So |
| time of the accident, you must file a | | | | don’t delay when it come to protecting your |
| “No-Fault” insurance claim with the insurance | | | | rights. |
| company for that vehicle. If you were a pedestrian | | | | |