When a person retains the law firm of Weinstein, Chase, Messinger, and Peters, they are essentially getting a team that is a law firm to handle their case in the best way possible. There will be one attorney who’s in charge of your case, that you’ll meet at the outset, who will determine if you […]
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New York law provides that only people with a serious injury can proceed with that case. Serious injury is defined by the state as death; dismemberment; significant disfigurement; a fracture; loss of a fetus; permanent loss of use of a body organ, member, function or system; permanent consequential limitation of use of a body organ […]
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First of all, the vehicle that struck you, to their own insurance, is supposed to provide no fault benefits. Even if you’re at fault, that vehicle provides insurance to get your medical benefits paid and to get lost earning paid, if you’ve lost earnings from work. Then, the second portion of any claim like that, […]
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The first thing to remember is, if you’re a pedestrian, bicyclist or driver or occupant of a car, the insurance of the car that struck you, pays your medical benefits through a system that is called no fault insurance or no fault insurance benefits. In most situations, a person who is hurt in an automobile […]
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Personal injury cases are somewhat unique. My office, and most lawyers in New York State, will sign a client up for a case on what’s called a contingency fee basis. This means that there is no money paid hourly by the client. It is only if there is a successful recovery at the end of […]
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Generally speaking, in New York, the statute of limitations is three years. However, there are variations on those three years. For example, if the claim to be made is against a municipality, such as the City of New York or anything associated with the City of New York like police or fire departments, there are […]
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No Fault is a system of insurance that control and govern what happens when someone is injured in a car accident Benefits include payment for medical treatment and lost wages from being out of work The insurance is provided by the company of the vehicle you are the driver or passenger of, or by […]
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If you are seriously injured in an accident, medical personnel will take you away from the scene If you are not badly injured and you can remain at the scene, there is crucial information to obtain Note the plate number of the vehicle, drivers license, and insurance information Medical payment will be covered through various forms of […]
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