Mineola, NY (New York Injury News) f you are injured in the New York City Transit system or are involved in an accident with a bus, you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries. Remember, as with all lawsuits against public entities in New York, you will have 90 days after the accident to file a “Notice of Claim” before you can sue. So meet with personal injury attorneys immediately to ensure that all documents are served properly. Here is a real-life example of a municipal liability case involving the New York Transit Authority.
One morning in April 2006, a 72 year-old man was crossing a street in Queens, New York, within a crosswalk and with the “walk” signal. Simultaneously, a Transit Authority bus began making a left turn into the same street. Seemingly oblivious, the bus driver steered into the section of street marked with a crosswalk and struck the pedestrian.
The man suffered a concussion, fractured vertebrae, carpel tunnel syndrome, and a shoulder injury. He was in the hospital for seven days.
The Transit Authority tried to blame the pedestrian! They claimed that he wasn’t looking where he was going and essentially walked into the path of the moving bus. The defense also attributed his lingering pain to pre-existing arthritis and degenerative changes. In this case, the jury held the TA 100% responsible for this preventable mishap and the innocent pedestrian was successful in suing the City and receiving money damages for his past and future pain and suffering.
Contributor: Christopher McGrath – New York Personal Injury Lawyer – Chris is Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, is a member of the Million Dollar Advocate Forum, was named as one of the top 500 personal injury attorneys in America and was named as one of New York’s Super Lawyers by the New York Times. His recent successes include an $11 million recovery in a wrongful death case involving a motor vehicle accident, and a $4 million recovery for an injured worker at a construction site.
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