Do You Need an Attorney Anytime You’ve Been in a Crash?
You’ve been hurt in a collision with another motorist and you’re not sure you need a lawyer—
- Maybe your injuries seem insignificant or virtually non-existent, so it doesn’t feel like there’s much reason for legal counsel
- Maybe the cause of the accident seems fairly obvious and you assume your insurance company will simply pay the benefits to which you are entitled
- Maybe you were partially at fault and think that you may not be able to recover for any of your losses
Here’s the bottom line—it’s always in your best interests to at least talk to an experienced attorney when you’ve been involved in a car, truck or motorcycle crash, regardless of how it happened, what injuries or losses you have suffered, and whether or not your carelessness or negligence contributed in any way to causing the accident. Here’s why:
- Though many of the injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident are apparent immediately after the crash, some injuries (and some of the most debilitating ones) can take days, weeks or even months to meaningfully affect your life. For example, many soft-tissue injuries, such as strains, sprains, muscle pulls and contusions, may initially involve little or no pain, but ultimately interfere with many aspects of your daily life.
- Lawyers are trained to make compelling arguments for different sides of a dispute. Don’t be surprised when opposing counsel contends that you contributed to causing an accident, even it seemed like you were minding your own business.
- In New York, as in most states, you won’t be disqualified from receiving some compensation for your losses, even if you were partially responsible for causing the crash. New York follows the legal principle of pure comparative negligence, which means that you can still recover compensation, even if you were primarily liable, if the other party was at fault as well.
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Let the Law Office of John Fazzini help you get full and fair compensation for your losses. To schedule a free initial consultation, contact us online or call our offices at (631)547-8989. We take all personal injury cases on a contingency basis. You will only pay attorney fees if we recover compensation for your losses.