Category: Car Accidents

Residents of New York are familiar with just how harmful car crashes can be. These car accidents can cause serious, long-term damage to both drivers and passengers, including spinal damage, loss of a limb, or a traumatic brain injury (TBI). These severe injuries can be devastating, debilitating and completely life-altering, depending on the details of the accident, such as the speed of the vehicles and whether seat belts were worn at the time of the collision.…

The most straightforward answer to when you should see a doctor after a car accident is as soon as possible. Even if your injuries seem minor, it’s always advisable to get checked out by a licensed physician within 72 hours of the crash. …

After a car accident, it can be stressful and frustrating to wait for your settlement money. In certain instances, it can take six to eight weeks, but each situation is unique and in other situations settlements take large amounts time. In order to secure a settlement check, large amounts of energy and negotiations between attorneys and appropriate entities may be required.…

If you are involved in a car accident in New York State, you are required by law to report the accident, but only under certain circumstances. The DMV must receive a Report of Motor Vehicle Accident (MV-104) within 10 days of collisions that either result in:

• An injury or death; or,
• More than $1,000 in property damage.

Whenever an individual chooses to travel from one point to the next there is some margin of risk. Regardless of the form of transportation, there is the potential of injury (albeit small in most occasions). Whether you choose to walk, fly in a plane, or embark in any other mode of transportation the potential for an accident exists.…