Long Island Pedestrian Accident Lawyer
Manhattan Fatal Accident Attorney
If a pedestrian is knocked down by a vehicle, regardless of who was at fault, the striking vehicle will pay because of New York's no-fault laws. As a pedestrian, you are automatically eligible for no-fault payment of medical bills, if no-fault coverage is available. If you are seeking financial recovery for pain and suffering, however, you will have to prove fault.
Talk to a Long Island pedestrian accident lawyer at the law office of Greenstein & Milbauer, LLP, to find out what benefits you are entitled to automatically. At Greenstein & Milbauer, we have helped thousands of people injured in motor vehicle accidents with cars, trucks, taxis, buses and other city vehicles. Our firm has years of experience investigating motor vehicle accidents, including hit-and-run accidents, negotiating with insurance companies and taking these lawsuits to trial.
If you were hit while walking on New York city streets, contact a personal injury lawyer at our Harlem, Queens or Bronx office to schedule a free initial consultation. We work hard to ensure you receive full compensation for your current and future medical bills, rehabilitation costs, lost wages, and pain and suffering.
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The first step in ensuring you receive full financial recovery is understanding the extent of injuries and losses. We assist our clients in gathering the medical information they need in order to prove their injuries. Injured pedestrians are extremely vulnerable. We've worked with clients who suffered:
- Broken legs and hip fractures
- Knee injuries from being "bumped" by cars turning into the crosswalk
- Head and traumatic brain injuries and compound fractures if the pedestrian was struck by a vehicle traveling at a higher speed. Any time a pedestrian is thrown into the air, the internal injuries and broken bones sustained can be catastrophic.
Unfortunately, hundreds of people die after being hit by a car in New York City every year. If you have lost a loved one because of a reckless or inattentive driver, learn more about how our firm can help you with a wrongful death claim.
Children and Pedestrian Accidents
We all know that children do things they shouldn't do ... like dart out into traffic after a ball or run across the street to meet the ice cream truck. Unfortunately, the behavior that is so common to children can result in serious injury and tragic deaths if car drivers fail to pay attention to their surroundings.
New York is a comparative negligence state. This means that even if the child pedestrian was partly at fault for the accident, parents can achieve a financial recovery for them if the driver of the vehicle was also partly at fault.
Children are not held to the same standards as adults when looking at fault. Depending upon their age, they may not be capable of foreseeing the consequences of their actions. On the other hand, auto drivers will be held accountable to the degree that they could have foreseen that the child might run into the street. For example, a driver needs to be particularly cautious when driving by a playground. Speeding in a school zone or near a park is clearly dangerous.
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If your loved one suffered a broken hip, head injury or a catastrophic injury resulting in death, contact a Manhattan fatal accident attorney at the NYC firm of Greenstein & Milbauer, LLP. For your convenience, we offer evening, weekend, in-home and hospital appointments and take cases on a contingency fee basis. There are no hidden or up-front costs, and you pay no attorney fees unless we obtain compensation for you.
