Staten Island Car Accident Attorney
Motor vehicle accidents include cars, trucks, vans, buses, SUVs, and motorcycles. They may involve one vehicle, multiple vehicles or pedestrians. When auto accidents are caused by another driver’s negligence or recklessness, Kerner Law Group, P.C. will investigate, prosecute and negotiate with the insurance company of the negligent party to settle your claim and obtain compensation for you based upon the severity of your injury and your pain and suffering. With over 25 years of experience in Staten Island Auto Accident law, you can trust your case to us.
Types of Motor Vehicle Accident Claims:
Our car accident attorneys and legal team have experience in dealing with automobile related injuries arising from problems such as:
- Car Accidents – including head-on collisions, broadside, rear-end collisions and overturned vehicles.
- Truck Accidents
- Bus Accidents
- Pedestrian Knockdowns
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Bicycle Accidents
What Makes up a Car Accident Claim?
If you were involved in a car or other motor vehicle related accident in Staten Island, it is important for you to know that a motor vehicle related accident claim in has three (3) distinct parts. They are as follows:
Part 1- No Fault Insurance Claims
New York is a ” no-fault ” insurance State. This means that if you are injured in a car accident, you will be able to recover compensation for medical bills and lost wages even if the other driver had no insurance or you yourself, were partially responsible for the accident. It does not matter who’s fault the accident was. The vehicle you were in at the time of the accident (or the vehicle that struck you if you were a pedestrian) will pay for all reasonable and necessary medical expenses up to $50,000.00*, arising out of the accident as well as lost earnings up to $2,000* per month and up to $25* daily for other reasonable and necessary expenses. This applies to all cars, trucks, SUVs and vans. However, motorcycles are exempt. (*These are minimum amounts of PIP coverage. Higher amounts may exist depending on coverage).
The No-Fault claim must be usually filed within 30 days after an accident and all hospitals and doctors must file their bills in a timely manner in order to get paid. We assist with the filing of these claims.
Part 2 – Liability
Who caused the accident? In New York, fault is apportioned, meaning out of 100%, it is possible that each driver could share some percentage of liability.
Part 3 – Damages
In New York State we have what is known as a serious injury threshold. This means that one cannot legally bring a lawsuit for personal injuries unless those injuries are deemed “serious” under the law. This is an area of constant contention in court. Certainly, where there is death, dismemberment or disfigurement the injuries would automatically be considered serious. The same holds true for a fracture of any bone.
However, for a whole host of other injuries that are not in the first group, a plaintiff must show that the alleged injury is permanent, significantly limiting or has caused that person to be disabled for 90 days out of the first 180 days after the accident. However, some injuries, sometimes called “soft tissue” injuries to the neck, back, head and other body parts require the injured party to prove that these injuries will affect you over a very long period of time.
What To Do At The Scene of a Car Accident
If you have been seriously injured or if you are unsure as to the long-term impact of an injury, an experienced personal injury attorney should be consulted before giving any statement or signing any papers of any kind. This should take place as soon after the accident as possible.
If you suffer an injury or lost wages from an automobile accident, it is very important that you file a “no fault benefit application” within thirty (30) days of the accident.
There is a time limit, known as a “statute of limitations” that requires that a lawsuit be filed within a specific period of time, depending on the circumstances of your case. If you do not file within the time limits, you are prohibited from obtaining any compensation for your injuries. An attorney will help you stay well within the statute of limitations.
In certain situations, time limits can be as short as ninety (90) days in which a claim must be filed. Since there is no cost to you in contacting our office, we suggest that you call us to protect your rights.
This depends on many factors. The most important factor is the severity of your injury. The severity of your injury includes, the injury, medical expenses, loss of wages/income and other elements. Another factor is the amount of insurance available. Finally, the degree of fault is also factored in.
Personal Injury Law Firms in New York receive a fee on a contingent bases. This means that our Law Firm only gets paid if we recover monetary damages for you. This fee is 33 1/3 % . Also, we do not receive a fee unless we are successful in obtaining settlements or recovering compensation. Otherwise, you will not be billed for our services. All of our clients are provided with a written retainer agreement that clearly spells out this arrangement.
Prosecution and preparing a case also requires out-of-pocket costs: court and filing fees, investigation expenses, transcript costs, charges for medical records and reports, expert witness fees and other costs. In nearly all cases, our Law Firm advances these costs, knowing that most of our clients would find it burdensome to pay these expenses. This is called a disbursement. Once the case is completed, the expenses and legal fees in your case are deducted from the money we recover on your behalf and you and your family receives the remaining money from your settlements.
Disclaimer: Results shown on any portion of this website should not be understood as a promise of any particular result in a future case.
Time may be limited to file an injury claim. Don’t wait. Let us help you seek the justice you deserve. We offer Free Consultations at your home, the hospital and in our office.
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Highly Recommend, Professional Team, always responsive in a timely and professional manor! Very thankful with all the help I was given! Thank You Stu Kerner & your pleasant team!
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Mr. Stu Kerner is an excellent attorney. He was responsive and professional. We won my case and I received a lot more than expected. I highly recommend him!
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Awesome stuff! So happy with my settlement. staff and attention. Throughout my whole case I was able to e-mail and get responses in less than 24 hours! Amazing attorney. Thank you guys so much for your help!
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This was my first accident ever and Mr Kerner was very thorough in the process. Very straightforward and honest. Got my husband and I the best settlement. I hope not to be in any more accident but I’m glad to know who to go to if I do
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About Staten Island New York
Staten Island is located in Richmond County, New York.
- Population (approx.): 469,000
- Geo-coordinates: 40.5795°N, 74.1502°W
- Postcodes: 10314, 10313, 10306, 10308, 10311, 10312, 10303, 10302, 10304, 10310
Things to Do and See In Staten Island
- Lookout Place (near La Tourette Park Greenway and Richmond Hill Road): Lookout Place was an American Revolutionary War British garrison Historic Richmondtown, Staten Island.
- Staten Island (near Rigby Avenue and London Road): Staten Island is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Staten Island is the southernmost part of both the city and state of New York.
- The Crimson Beech (near Manor Court and Rigby Avenue): A house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright located in the Lighthouse Hill neighborhood of Staten Island.
- Staten Island Light (near Manor Court and Lighthouse Avenue): Also known as the Ambrose Channel Range Light, is the rear range light companion to the West Bank Lighthouse. The 90-foot tower sits more than five miles northwest of the West Bank Lighthouse, on Staten Island’s Richmond Hill.
- The Christopher House (near Arthur Kill Road and Richmond Road): An example of a provincial pre-Revolutionary War vernacular farmhouse of stone masonry. It was used as a meeting place during the American Revolution.
- Treasure House (near Arthur Kill Road and Richmond Road)
- Boehm House (near Arthur Kill Road and Center Street): A historic house in the Richmondtown section of the borough of Staten Island. The house was relocated from Greenridge as a part of Historic Richmondtown.
- The Britton Cottage (near Richmond Road and Court Place): Was the residence of Nathaniel Lord Britton, a botanist and the creator of the New York Botanical Garden.
- Lake-Tysen House (near Richmond Road and Court Place): A spacious farmhouse with Dutch and Flemish architectural details was built by Joseph Guyon on his farmstead in Oakwood, Staten Island.
- Crocheron House (near Richmond Road and Richmond Hill Road): Built in 1819, was the retirement home of Jacob Crocheron, a Staten Island native and Manhattan merchant.
- John Bennett House (near Richmond Road and Court Place): Built-in 1839 with an addition built in 1854, was built as part of a real estate development near the Third County Courthouse in Historic Richmondtown, Staten Island.
- Historic Richmond Town (near Court Place and Center Street): A living history village and museum complex in the neighborhood of Richmondtown, Staten Island.
- The Stephens-Black House (near Center Street and Court Place): A 19th-century house featured in Historic Richmond Town on Staten Island.
- Richmond Engine Co. 1 (near Richmond Road and Saint Patricks Place): A volunteer fire department located in the Richmondtown neighborhood of Staten Island.
- Third County Courthouse (near Center Street and Court Place): An 1837 Greek Revival building near the center of Staten Island, New York.
- Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art (near Lighthouse Avenue and Winsor Avenue): Home to one of the United States’ most extensive collections of Himalayan artifacts. St. Patrick’s Church (Staten Island, New York) (near Saint Patricks Place and West Cedarview Avenue): A Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.
Airports
- Newark Liberty International Airport
- Linden Airport
Light Rail Stations
- Newark Terminal C which is on United States.
- Federal Circle Station which is on United States.
- Terminal 1 which is on United States.
- Jamaica Station (AirTrain) which is on 93-43 Sutphin Boulevard, New York.
- Terminal 7 which is on Terminal 7, Queens.
- 8th Street Light Rail Station which is on United States.
- 22nd Street Light Rail Station which is on United States.
- 34th Street Light Rail Station which is on Bayonne.
- 45th Street Station which is on United States.
- AirTrain Newark P1 which is on United States.
- Oakwood Heights station
Roads
- Hylan Boulevard
- Victory Boulevard (Staten Island)
- New Jersey Route 440
- Interstate 278
- Korean War Veterans Parkway
- Richmond Road (Staten Island)
- Amboy Road
- Vanderbilt Avenue
- 34th Street (Manhattan)
- Whitehall
- The Mall, London
- New York State Route 440
- U.S. Route 27 in Georgia
Museums
- The Frick Collection which is on 1 East 70th Street, New York.
- Liberty Science Center which is on 222 Jersey City Boulevard, Jersey City.
- Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust which is on 36 Battery Place, New York.
- Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Times Square which is on 234 West 42nd Street, New York.
- Brooklyn Historical Society which is on 128 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn.
- The Paley Center For Media which is on 25 West 52nd Street, New York.
- Historic Richmond Town which is on 441 Clarke Avenue, Staten Island.
- 107th Infantry which is on 643 Park Avenue, New York.
- AIA New York | Center for Architecture which is on 536 LaGuardia Place, New York.
Parks
- Condor Hotel – Williamsburg, Brooklyn which is on 56 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn.
- Battery Park which is on New York.
- Prospect Park which is on Brooklyn.
- Brooklyn Bridge Park which is on 334 Furman Street, Brooklyn.
- Washington Square Park which is on New York.
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden which is on 990 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn.
- Madison Square Park which is on 11 Madison Avenue, New York.
- Central Park which is on New York.
- Foley Square which is on Lafayette Street Worth Street, Centre Street, New York.
- Jackson Square which is on 8 Ave &, Greenwich Avenue, New York.
Nearby Towns and Suburbs
- Great Kills is 1 mile to the south.
- New Dorp is 1 mile to the east.
- New Dorp Beach is 2 miles to the east.
- Graniteville is 3 miles to the north.
- Rossville is 3 miles to the south-west.
- Carteret is 4 miles to the west.
Staten Island New York, USA
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