Bronx Personal Injury Lawyer

Types of Damages You Could Recover in a Personal Injury Case

You could recover compensation for a range of expenses and losses after an accident, including: 

• Medical bills and costs for treatment, rehabilitation, prescription drugs, medical devices, and assistive equipment
• Lost wages 
• Loss of future earnings and employment benefits 
• Costs of future medical care
• Physical pain and anguish
• Emotional distress 

Obtaining maximum compensation requires victims to present convincing cases backed by solid evidence. Our Bronx personal injury lawyers can build your case and fight for the money you need while you heal.

How Our Bronx Personal Injury Attorneys Can Help with Your Case

At The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C., we believe you should focus your time and energy on recovering from your injuries, not on filing paperwork, negotiating with insurers, and managing deadlines. Our attorneys handle every aspect of the personal injury claims process. We will:  

• Investigate your case to recover evidence, obtain relevant documents, and identify who may be liable for your losses
• Retain expert witnesses to provide persuasive testimony and strengthen your case
• Document your injuries to calculate your past, current, and future expenses and losses
• Advocate for you at your deposition and take get effective testimony from the other parties
• Make demands with the at-fault party or their counsel for a settlement that fairly and fully compensates you for your losses
• Take your case to trial that becomes the best option for demanding accountability and maximum compensation

Common Types of Catastrophic Injuries

Catastrophic injuries change the course of victims’ lives. They can also profoundly affect family members and loved ones, making compensation essential for the health and welfare of everyone you hold dear. Our attorneys demand justice for people who sustain life-changing trauma.

Common examples of catastrophic injuries can include:

Tips for Protecting Your Rights After an Accident in the Bronx

Taking the following steps after an accident in the Bronx can help safeguard your health and any future injury claim you wish to file:

1. Take photos or videos at the accident scene to capture details that may later prove essential in your case.
2. Seek medical treatment as soon as possible. Don’t put off or delay treatment ― the insurer could argue you made your injuries worse or that another incident caused your injuries. 
3. Follow your provider’s treatment instructions and recommendations.
4. Keep all accident-related bills, invoices, and receipts. 
5. Collect your pay stubs or income statements if you missed work due to your injuries.
6. Avoid posting on social media about your case. Insurance companies sometimes use injury victims’ social media accounts to undercut their claims.

Finally, speak to a Bronx personal injury attorney from The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C. as soon as you can.  

Our Bronx Personal Injury Attorneys Have a Record of Results

When choosing a law firm to represent you in your Bronx personal injury claim, select one with a proven record of success with settlement negotiations and trials. Some of the landmark results that our attorneys have secured include:

• $15 million+ jury verdict for a sheet metal worker injured when a ladder was kicked out from under him. Later settled after verdict for $7.94 million.
• $11 million settlement for a workplace accident.
• $10 million for a scaffold accident claim settled after the verdict.
• $5 million settlement at trial for a man who slipped and fell on a water leak in his apartment.
• $2.7 million settlement with school officials after a student died due to security lapses that allowed the child to exit the school grounds.
• $2 million for the family of a patient who died after being wantonly neglected by staff at Kings County Hospital.
• $1.85 million settlement for a woman injured after her wheelchair fell into a pothole.
• $1.75 million settlement for a student injured by the negligent supervision of school officials.
• $1,561,000 jury verdict in a highway tractor-trailer crash case.
• $1.25 million settlement for a passenger who sustained spinal cord injury in a car accident.