At Stephen Bilkis & Associates our experienced Manhattan Personal Injury Lawyer group has experiencing with many different types of injury cases. A severe injury can result in drastic changes to the victim and the victim's family. If you have experienced a traumatic injury, then you need our legal team on your side. Experienced legal representation can offer a victim advice and help the victim to evaluate the situation. Our staff can help determine if someone else is at fault for your current condition. Unfortunately, accidents can be the result of poor choices or negligence of a third party and can result in brutal consequences.
There are many different factors that can result in an accident and many of these factors include negligence, carelessness or reckless behavior of another individual. Our firm realizes that each case is unique and should be treated with careful attention and respect.
Our Manhattan Personal Injury Lawyer group handles a wide variety of accident cases, including:
Medical malpractice – Medical malpractice occurs when a physician or doctor commits an error that results in a patient suffering an injury. Although you may trust your physician and hospital staff, they can make serious mistakes and errors. In some cases, doctors make bad decisions or do not act with the patient's best interest in mind. Medical malpractice is not restricted to what a medical practitioner or response team does. It also applies to situations when they do nothing and/or keep patients waiting.
Manhattan truck accident – a truck accident occurs when a commercial or large truck is involved in an auto accident. Every day, all vehicles share the roads and highways with large trucks. They are an integral part of operations for many industries. They are also the cause of numerous auto accident cases. Truck drivers are often encouraged by their employers to drive quickly and without stopping to ensure delivery deadlines are met. This can significantly raise the risks of a truck accident occurring. In other cases, the driver may have been allowed to drive although they did not display the right qualifications. In each case, you may be able to file a lawsuit against the driver, their employer, the truck owner or others involved.
Manhattan construction accident – a construction accident can occur when there are inadequate safety policies in place, allowing a dangerous condition to exist those results in injuries. If your employer did not maintain proper conditions for a safe working environment or if someone else made poor choices or did not act as they should have, leaving you in a dangerous situation, our Manhattan Injury Lawyer staff can help you. Whether you experienced a scaffold accident or were injured by falling in a ladder accident, you may be eligible to file for workers' compensation or other personal injury claims.
Manhattan wrongful death cases - A wrongful death refers to someone who lost their life due to negligence. These situations are unexpected and in many cases, could have been avoided. Wrongful deaths can result from many incidents, including a car accident, on the job accident, criminal acts and medical malpractice situations. When a wrongful death occurs, those dependent on the victim as well as those responsible for the estate may be eligible to file a lawsuit.
Our staff possesses extensive knowledge and experience with the New York legal system. We work hard to stay on top of changes and updates that could affect the outcome of your case. We can evaluate your situation and provide good advice that will help you come up with an effective plan of action. Contact our office at 800.696.9529. For your convenience we have office locations throughout the New York area in New York City, Queens, Bronx, Brooklyn, Staten Island and in Westchester County and throughout the Long Island area in Nassau County and Suffolk County.