Mass Transit Accidents

More than 10 million riders use New York City and New Jersey rapid transit trains, commuter rail lines, busses, ferries and taxis every day, participating in a system that is economically and environmentally efficient and, in most cases, safe. When the system breaks down and the negligence of a bus driver or ferry pilot results in a mass transit accident, a large number of people are likely to be injured.

Attorneys at Bosco, Bisignano & Mascolo, Esqs., our Staten Island personal injury firm, have represented clients who were injured, and the families of those killed, in high-profile mass transit disasters, including the Staten Island Ferry accident and a recent Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bus accident.

Mass transit accident claims

Mass transit accident claims are particularly challenging, as they pit our lawyers and the resources of our firm against public entities and large corporations. We are prepared to take on that challenge. Our firm will not hesitate to spend the money to hire the technical experts necessary to demonstrate the fault of those responsible and the extent of our clients' injuries. Our attorneys' record of success attests to their skill, experience and commitment. When representing a client injured in a bus accident after the operator fell asleep at the wheel, the bus company claimed no responsibility and blamed the incident on a medical emergency. Our lawyers were able to prove that the driver was negligent and recover $1.5 million for our client.

Our attorneys are prepared to handle your claim for an injury suffered in a crash involving the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Long Island Railroad, Port Authority Trans-Hudson, Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, New Jersey Transit, New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, New York Waterway, New York Water Taxi, AirTrain, Staten Island Railway, Long Island Bus, PATH, New Jersey transit (commuter rail and bus) and the Staten Island Ferry. We are also prepared to handle related claims, including those involving the following:

Talk to a lawyer immediately after the accident

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 have a case, and it is extremely important to consult with a personal injury attorney as soon as possible after a serious accident in order to preserve evidence and build the strongest case possible against the transit authority responsible. 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.

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Personal injury attorneys at our Staten Island firm, Bosco, Bisignano & Mascolo, Esqs. serve clients throughout the North Shore, the South Shore and the New York City region, including Richmond County, Kings County and Brooklyn, New York; and Red Bank, Freehold, Manalapan, Holmdel, Perth Amboy, South Amboy, Marlboro, Woodbridge, Marlboro, Middletown, Port Monmouth, Monmouth County and Middlesex County, New Jersey. In addition to our NYC-area practice, our Staten Island lawyers take select cases nationwide. A significant share of our cases involve motor vehicle accidents that occur on the Staten Island Expressway, West Shore Expressway, Richmond Parkway, Garden State Parkway (NJ), New Jersey Turnpike, Verrazano Narrows Bridge, Outerbridge Crossing, Goethals Bridge, Bayonne Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, Manhattan Bridge and George Washington Bridge; and in the Holland Tunnel and Lincoln Tunnel.