Rego Park Personal Injury Lawyer
We see accidents all over Rego Park, NY. People experience a wide range of personal injuries, and tragically, some accidents may even lead to wrongful death. Someone falls in stores or while walking down the sidewalk. Motor vehicles are pulled over to the side of the road with their front fender crunched. Angry dogs bite people who are unaware the animal is vicious.
If you were hurt in an accident, please call Sullivan & Galleshaw, LLP. Our Rego Park personal injury attorney is eager to hear your story about what happened. If you hire us, we can collect evidence and begin the negotiation process for financial compensation. We offer a free consultation with a lawyer on our staff to help you decide if we are the right firm for you.
Were You Injured in an Accident?
We have broad legal experience, tackling all sorts of personal injury cases, including the following:
Motor Vehicle Collisions
Our firm has helped those hurt in:
- Car accidents
- Commercial truck accidents
- Motorcycle collisions
- Pedestrian accidents
- Uber/Lyft accidents
- Hit and runs
New York requires no-fault insurance, so you can access these benefits after a crash without any need to prove who is to blame. But if you have serious or permanent injuries, you might sue for additional compensation. That will require proving fault.
Defective Product Accidents
Dangerous products can malfunction, causing serious injuries:
- Furniture that collapses or crashes on top of someone;
- Defective clothing that catches on fire;
- Electronics that explode or catch on fire;
- Appliances that electrocute a user;
- Bicycles and scooters which crash due to a defect;
- Many other products.
Please hold onto the packaging while we inspect it. Our experienced personal injury attorney also wants to inspect the product to identify a defect.
Premises Liability Accidents
This area of law covers any accident due to a property defect. Property owners must use reasonable care to protect people invited onto their property. We are prepared to bring personal injury claims against all sorts of defendants, including stores, landlords, tenants, schools, universities, hospitals, and others. You might even sue the government if you were hurt in a public building.
We can help with the following premises liability accidents:
- Trip and falls
- Slip and falls
- Elevator and escalator accidents
- Swimming pool accidents
- Fires
- Falling merchandise
- Animal attacks
- Food poisoning
- Negligent security leading to attacks
Try to document the accident, if you can. Then call our law firm. Our New York personal injury lawyer will investigate the facts to determine if you have legal rights to compensation.
Workplace Accidents
Anyone could be hurt at work, but some industries are more dangerous than others, including:
- Construction
- Transportation
- Manufacturing
Workplace injuries can occur in any setting, even in desk jobs. Injured workers should know their rights and options to get fair workers’ compensation. If you have been injured at work, call Sullivan & Galleshaw to review your personal injury case and determine if you can seek financial compensation.
Medical Malpractice
Medical errors result in death and serious, painful injuries. We can help anyone who was hurt by:
- Diagnostic errors
- Treatment errors
- Surgical mistakes
- Anesthesia errors
- Failure to obtain informed consent
- Hospital infections
- Improper wound care
- Early discharge from the hospital
- Medication mistakes
Additionally, issues related to the handling or documentation of medical records can also be a factor in these cases. Depending on the facts, you might end up suing a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, physical therapist, hospital, or other medical provider.
How Insurance Companies Play to Win
In most cases, the defendant on the other side of the case isn’t the person who hurt you. It will be their insurance company. If you were badly hurt in a truck accident, then the trucking company and its insurer will defend the case and handle the insurance claims.
Insurance companies play to win. They use many well-worn tactics to wear down accident victims:
- Deny liability. Even if it’s clear their insured is liable for the accident, insurers will simply deny liability unfairly.
- Delay. They will delay an investigation, which means the entire insurance claim grinds to a halt. Some insurers won’t even return phone calls or emails. You might have no idea what is happening in your case.
- Defend a case. Insurance companies should agree to pay a claim when the evidence shows the claim is valid. Some insurers will nonetheless force you to litigate, which puts pressure to accept a settlement. Lawsuits can take a year or more, and the pressure mounts, especially if you need compensation.
Our Rego Park personal injury lawyers know how to counter these tactics. We can file a bad faith insurance claim when the insurance company has acted without any reason. We will also demand that they take your personal injury claim seriously.
Compensation Should Be Fair
Some of our clients are pushed to the brink of bankruptcy after an accident. The medical bills cost more than a person’s mortgage, and many victims are in so much pain they can’t leave the house, so their income plummets.
Our team of skilled personal injury attorneys who are also experienced trial attorneys will fight to ensure you receive fair compensation for your injuries. We can negotiate with various insurance companies to secure damages:
- Medical treatment, including surgery, doctor’s visits, diagnostic tests, and pain medication.
- Property damage, such as repairs to a damaged car or truck in an accident.
- Emotional distress, including painful flashbacks and depression.
- Pain and suffering for the bodily limitations caused by the accident and your injuries.
- Loss of income or wages when you cannot work.
Some accident victims suffer permanent disabilities. You can have continuing expenses, such as ongoing surgeries or years of rehabilitation. Someone who loses a limb might be unable to return to their old job, resulting in lost wages. They could be permanently unemployed or need to take a lower-paying job. This future lost income deserves compensation.
Avoid Delay: Contact Our Law Firm!
New York personal injury law gives accident victims a short window of time to file a lawsuit. The amount of time differs by accident. A medical malpractice patient gets two and a half years, whereas other personal injury victims get three years to file. You really shouldn’t delay in starting the legal process. The consequences of waiting too long are severe: you can lose your ability to sue.
Call Sullivan & Galleshaw today to speak to someone on our legal team. Our Rego Park, Queens personal injury attorney can start to work on your personal injury case, navigating the legal system, finding evidence, and protecting your rights. But first, we’ll meet for a free consultation to learn more about what happened and address any concerns you have.