Ridgewood Personal Injury Lawyer

Accident victims and their families confront many challenges after a serious accident, but obtaining financial compensation is one of the most pressing. At Sullivan & Galleshaw, LLP, our law firm has provided top-tier legal representation for personal injury victims in automobile accidents, slips and falls workplace injuries, and other accidents. We know how to negotiate a settlement for compensation to cover your medical bills and other economic losses. To find out more, call us today to schedule a free consultation with a Ridgewood personal injury lawyer. We have won millions of dollars for our clients who are prima, and we can bring the same dedication to your personal injury case.

Our Personal Injury Practice

Personal injury law covers any accident where a person suffers catastrophic injuries. Our Ridgewood personal injury lawyer can help if you were hurt by:

• Motor vehicle accidents. We represent clients injured in car, truck, or motorcycle accidents. Often, a negligent driver is to blame for the collision, but vehicle defects might also contribute. We can also help any pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle.
• Premises liability accidents. A property defect can injure an unsuspecting visitor. Common accidents include slips and falls, trips and falls, falling merchandise, and elevator or escalator accidents. We can review whether the property owner took sufficient steps to protect you from danger.
• Defective product accidents. A dangerous product can catch on fire or explode, leading to burns or other injuries. Other dangerous products fail to work as expected. Let us inspect the product for a design or manufacturing flaw. Other products are dangerous because of faulty instructions or warnings.
• Medical malpractice. Thousands of New Yorkers are injured each year when medical professionals fail to use proper care while treating patients. We can help if you were injured by missed diagnosis, surgical mistakes, anesthesia errors, medication errors, and other mishaps.
• Workplace accidents. Countless workers are hurt on the job, often due to safety lapses or dangerous equipment. Let’s review what compensation you can seek.
• Fatal accidents. New York allows some family members to bring wrongful death claims after a loved one is killed in an accident. This is one of the more complex personal injury cases, so reach out to our Ridgewood attorney today.

Healing from a Personal Injury

Personal injuries are enormously disruptive. Someone injured in an accident can suffer thousands of dollars in lost income, as well as other expenses.

We can help anyone suffering from:

• Broken bones;
• Head injuries;
• Concussions or traumatic brain injuries;
• Brain hemorrhage;
• Whiplash or neck injury;
• Shoulder or joint injury;
• Back injury;
• Herniated disc;
• Paralysis;
• Burns;
• Amputation.

You should visit the hospital immediately after an accident. Receiving a prompt diagnosis can strengthen your personal injury claim. You also have a better chance of healing if you go to the hospital soon after the accident.

Do You Really Need a Ridgewood Personal Injury Attorney?

Yes! After an accident, our clients often cannot leave the house. They feel constant pain, which even powerful painkillers cannot blunt. A victim needs to rest to help their body heal.

This is not the proper frame of mind for handling personal injury claims. One of our personal injury lawyers can take over your case and shepherd it through the process from start to finish:

1. Open an injury claim. Our experienced personal injury attorney can report the accident to the relevant insurance companies and fill out paperwork. You should not have to handle these details.
2. Collect evidence of the accident. We can speak with witnesses who help us understand what happened. We can also search for other evidence, such as security camera footage which recorded a slip and fall in a store or a crash right outside.
3. Document your losses. The victim has the burden of proving how much they have lost because of the accident. We can gather all relevant bills and other documents.
4. Negotiate with the defendant. A defendant’s insurance company should settle a dispute when it becomes obvious that their insured was at fault. Unfortunately, settlement isn’t easy. Some insurance companies dig in and refuse to make reasonable offers.
5. Mediate the dispute. Our lawyers are experienced with mediation. This technique sometimes provides the final “push” necessary to settle a personal injury case outside of the courts.
6. File a lawsuit. You need to protect your rights to sue. New York establishes the maximum time frame for filing personal injury lawsuits. The deadline varies depending on the type of accident, with medical malpractice clients having a period of 30 months. If you miss this deadline, you forfeit all leverage against the defendant.

Ready to learn more? Call us. Our personal injury lawyers have won millions of dollars for accident victims—people like you who were hurt in accidents through no fault of your own.

Compensation for a Personal Injury

A personal injury victim in New York is entitled to request damages:

• Emergency medical care—including ambulance transportation, surgery, hospital overnights, prescription drugs, and other treatment.
• Ongoing treatment, such as physical therapy or occupational therapy.
• Lost income (past and future).
• Damage to any property, such as car damage.

You should also receive compensation for certain non-economic losses which impair your quality of life:

• Irritability
• Acute or chronic bodily pain
• Depression
• Anxiety

New York’s comparative negligence law will reduce your damages by your share of fault. If you were 40% to blame for your accident, then you will receive 40% less. That is an important limitation.

Our Ridgewood personal injury lawyers strive to increase the compensation you receive. We will minimize your contributory negligence and amplify the defendant’s fault. We might also search to add more than one defendant to a case. For example, if you were hurt by someone who was working, you might add their employer as a defendant.

Contact a Ridgewood Personal Injury Lawyer

It’s normal to struggle physically and emotionally after an accident. Many victims are frustrated that no one is willing to help them. Call our law firm at your earliest convenience. Sullivan & Galleshaw is a law firm that believes in making a difference in our client’s lives by providing the legal representation they need. We can meet for a free consultation.