Brooklyn Bicycle Accident Lawyer
New York personal injury attorney seeks compensation for bike injury victims
Bicycles are a convenient and environmentally safe means of transportation, but they can be hazardous in city traffic, where they must compete with cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles. Bicycles provide little protection to their occupants when they are involved in accidents. If you are injured while riding a bike in New York City, you can count on a Brooklyn bicycle accident lawyer from Goldberg, Sager & Associates to do their best to obtain just compensation for your injuries you deserve.
Common causes of bicycle accidents
Bicycle accidents often happen as the result of negligence by motor vehicle drivers. A distracted driver can easily hit a bicyclist. Other causes of collisions are:
- Failure to yield
- Impaired driving
- Turning into the path of a bicycle at an intersection
- Dooring, that is, a parked vehicle opening a door into a bicycle’s path
Accidents can sometimes involve shared fault. An experienced attorney can conduct the investigation and analysis needed to determine what the specific causes of your accident were.
Injuries typical in Brooklyn bicycle accidents
Even when they wear helmets, bicyclists can suffer serious injuries in an accident due to lack of bodily shielding. Among the types of harm that can occur are:
- Head trauma
- Spinal cord injuries
- Broken bones
- Soft tissue injuries
- Lacerations
- Death
We will send you for a thorough medical evaluation to determine the full extent of your injuries in order to build a case for obtaining the full compensation you need and deserve.
Determining liability in a bicycle accident
More than one party may be liable for your injuries as a bike rider. Potential defendants include the operator and owner of the vehicle that hit you. If the driver was in the course of their employment at the time of the accident, you may also sue their employer. If a road defect such as a pothole contributed to the accident, the government entity responsible for maintaining the road may be liable. Sometimes, the bicycle itself may have a defect, in which case the bicycle manufacturer might be liable. Even if you are partially at fault, you might still win compensation, since New York’s doctrine of comparative negligence calls for allocating damages based on the percentage of fault of each party to the accident.
How a Brooklyn bicycle accident lawyer can help
An experienced Brooklyn car accident lawyer can gather and present sufficient evidence that another party is liable for your injuries while rebutting allegations of your own fault. This requires a thorough investigation of the facts, both before and during the lawsuit. You can count on our firm to meticulously prepare and vigorously prosecute your claim.
Compensation from bicycle accident claims
If you prevail in proving negligence by another party, the jury might award you compensation for all or part of these losses:
- Present and future medical expenses
- Lost income and future earning capacity
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
In negotiating your claim, we take all of these types of damages into account in our settlement demand.
