For personal injury actions, the statute of limitations (SOL) is three years from the date of accident/injury. For cases involving the City of New York, New York City Transit Authority or other municipalities, a Notice of Claim must be filed within 90 days of the accident and a injury lawsuit filed within 1 year and 90 days. For wrongful death, the time limit is 2 years from the date of death. For medical malpractice, the time limit is 2 years and 6 months from the date of the malpractice. Of course you should consult with an experienced attorney as there are other time limits and sometimes certain tolls which extend the statute of limitations.

A large percentage of our caseload involves personal injury car accident cases. Over the years, we’ve developed the experience required to negotiate the maximum amount of compensation available in car collision cases. We hope you’ll visit our “Verdicts and Settlements” page (click here) to learn more about how much we’ve won for other car accident victims. After fully investigating your case, we’ll then aggressively negotiate with the other driver’s insurance company on your behalf. If necessary, we’ll then file a lawsuit and fight in court to win a jury award that will fully compensate you for all your losses.

In general, you have only two years to have one of our experienced New York City personal injury attorneys to file your lawsuit. However, it’s never wise to wait very long since critical evidence can be easily lost or misplaced. It can also become harder to locate possible witnesses who might be able to support your version of the events leading up to your accident. Should you need for us to file a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of a close family member who died due to a TBI-related accident, you will have three years to file your lawsuit. However, it’s never wise to postpone filing this type of case since delays usually make it harder to present all the most compelling evidence available on your behalf.

A TBI is usually described as any forceful blow to the head – or a serious jolt or bump to it - that’s strong enough to interfere with normal brain functioning. Even shaking someone hard by the shoulders can cause a TBI in some situations.

People frequently suffer this type of injury due to falls, motor vehicle accidents, assaults, being hit by heavy objects, specific types of medical malpractice – or when fighting in military war zones.