Car Accidents
Car accidents are a leading cause of serious injury and death on the bridges and roads connecting Richmond County with New Jersey and other parts of New York. If you have survived a crash or lost a loved one in an auto collision, you know how terrifying it is to see another car or a tractor-trailer bearing down on you. You also may be dealing with pain and medical treatments. Do you know if your insurance will pay the bills? Do you know what the long-term costs of your injury may be?
Talk to a lawyer before talking to the insurance company
You should report your accident to your auto insurance company. You should not make any statement about the accident or sign any settlement forms or other documents (especially a check) until you have had your claim evaluated by an attorney with experience in similar cases. If you would like to speak to a member of our Staten Island firm, Bosco, Bisignano & Mascolo, Esqs., please contact our office to arrange a free consultation. Our lawyers have been handling car accident injury claims for over 20 years, during which time we have recovered compensation from every major insurance company on behalf of our clients.
Our firm has handled a wide variety of car accident claims, including those involving the following factors:
- Highway design and road defects: A West Shore Expressway guardrail was removed from the center divider. When our client lost control of his car it collided with the exposed end of the rail, amputating our client's leg. Our attorney recovered a $3.5 million settlement for the client. Typically in a highway design or defect case the negligence is on the part of an independent construction company.
- Fatal car accidents: It is particularly important to be represented by an experienced attorney in a wrongful death lawsuit, where the insurance company will generally dispute the value of the claim.
- Driver error: The driver of an SUV failed to take medication, and drove over and crushed our client's smaller vehicle.
- Catastrophic injuries such as amputations, quadriplegia, paraplegia and brain injury
- Truck accidents
- Employment-related car, truck and delivery van accidents
- Motor vehicle accidents causing injuries to police officers, firefighters and city workers
- Accidents where our clients had limited insurance coverage, and our attorneys recovered compensation from car leasing companies and other sources on our clients' behalf
- Rear-end and t-bone collisions
- Drunk driving accidents
Talk to an attorney about your car accident injury
We are proud to make available the resources of a large firm to our local clients. We offer free consultations to find out if you if you are being treated unfairly by your insurance company and if you will benefit from hiring a lawyer. It is extremely important to consult with a personal injury attorney as soon as possible after an accidental injury, in order to preserve evidence and build the strongest case possible. If you would like to speak with a member of our firm, call 888-SI-ACCIDENT (888-742-2243) or e-mail our office and arrange a free consultation. Unable to travel? We will visit you in your home or hospital. If we take your case, we will launch an immediate investigation and, of course, we charge no fees unless we recover compensation on your behalf.
