Category: Car Accident Lawsuits
Category: Car Accident Lawsuits
Will My Insurance Cover Physical Therapy After a Car Accident in New York?
- September 10, 2024
- Car Accident Lawsuits
Find Out Who Pays for PT After a Car Accident in NY Car accidents can leave you with severe injuries that require physical therapy in order for you to get better. If you need physical therapy over an extended period of time, it can quickly become expensive, and it is natural to wonder if insurance will cover the cost. The answer depends on factors such as the insurance coverage you have an[ ... ]
How to Find Out If a Driver Has Car Insurance in New York City
- September 10, 2024
- Car Accident Lawsuits
Being involved in a car accident is stressful enough under normal circumstances; dealing with an at-fault driver who’s uninsured adds a significant extra problem. To be sure you won’t have to face this issue, it’s important to know how to find out if a driver has car insurance in New York City. Luckily, there are a number of ways you might be able to access this information. We detail them in th[ ... ]
Can Damage to My Car Be Used to Determine Fault?
- August 28, 2024
- Car Accident Lawsuits
Car accidents are not a novelty; they occur almost every day. According to the National Safety Council’s report, about 36,164 motor accidents occurred every day and 13 200,000 throughout the year across the U.S. in 2021 alone. When these accidents occur, damages are bound to happen, and as a victim, when you want to make a claim, the damage done to your car can be helpful in the legal process.[ ... ]
The Effect of Airbag Deployment on a NYC Car Accident Claim
- August 28, 2024
- Car Accident Lawsuits
Airbags are an effective safety system that has saved countless lives since they were first invented. However, they have also become associated with serious car accidents. Typically, if an airbag deploys, people assume that someone was seriously hurt or would have been if not for the airbag. This isn’t an unreasonable belief, but it does somewhat distort people’s understanding of this valuable safety device[ ... ]
Right-of-Way Laws in New York
- August 28, 2024
- Car Accident Lawsuits
Right-of-way laws are meant to keep traffic flowing smoothly. However, these laws are not always intuitive, and many drivers are simply not familiar enough with them. Here is a review of NY right-of-way laws to help you stay safe when out and about in New York. If you were injured in a car accident, contact the traffic accident lawyers at Tucker Lawyers. We offer free initial consultations. Call (516) 399-2364 to speak about your case with a persona[ ... ]
Will My Car Accident Become Public Record in New York City?
- August 12, 2024
- Car Accident Lawsuits
When you are involved in a car accident in New York City, you are required to do several things. For example, if anyone is injured, New York requires you to report a car accident to local police. This is relatively easy to do — you just need to call 911. But just because it is easy doesn’t mean it is free of consequence. Reporting the accident results in a police officer’s creating a car accident report. A car accident report is considered a public re[ ... ]
New York City Improves Intersection Safety to Reduce Car Accident Fatalities
- July 11, 2024
- Car Accident Lawsuits
Any time you get behind the wheel, there’s a risk of getting in a car accident. As you may already know, that risk is particularly high at intersections, and the NYC mayor wants to reduce car accident fatalities at New York intersections. At the end of 2023, NYC Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city was doubling down on efforts to improve safety at intersections — going forward, the city will m[ ... ]
What to Do Before Leaving a Car Accident Scene
- June 12, 2024
- Car Accident Lawsuits
Being involved in a car accident is a highly stressful experience. However, if you can keep your wits about you during the difficult minutes, hours, and days after a crash, there are many steps you can take that will greatly improve your odds of filing a successful insurance claim or lawsuit in relation to the incident, getting the compensation you need to get your life back on track. In this blog pos[ ... ]
Car Accidents Caused by Brake Checking in New York
- April 17, 2024
- Car Accident Lawsuits
Sharing the road in a bustling city like New York can be extremely stressful, and this means that aggressive driving tactics, such as brake checking, tend to be more common in these areas. However, this reckless maneuver can have devastating consequences, causing crashes that leave victims with injuries and significant car damage. As this blog will explain, the law around brake checking in New York is murky. It may be difficult to establish liability on the[ ... ]
Calculating Damages in a Manhattan Car Accident Case
- January 20, 2024
- Car Accident Lawsuits
If you were injured by someone else’s negligence in a Manhattan car accident case, you deserve compensation for your injuries. That concept is the core idea of the civil justice system in this country. While it may be a good starting point, it does leave out some important details. Probably the most important is how a judge or jury should calculate the value of that compensati[ ... ]