Dealing With Permanent Injuries After an Accident

Can You Afford The Cost Of Recovery?

The cost of health care is only going up.

Year after year, hospital bills and medical debt force more Americans into bankruptcy than any other expense. Even if you are one of the 305.2 million people in this country with health insurance of some type, recovering from a serious injury almost always necessitates some form of sacrifice.

Sometimes this means working hard for months in physical therapy. However, more often than not, it also means paying out-of-pocket for a wide range of unexpected costs, from recurring deductibles to sky-high copays that can easily soar into the thousands of dollars.

You may be able to afford to pay your way through, but if you have been injured in an accident that was not your fault, you should not have to.

Assessing Your Best Options For Legal Action

In New York, people who have been harmed by another person’s negligence are typically entitled to compensation for their injuries.

However, no two cases are exactly alike.

Most of the time, the unique factors of your claim, how and where your injury occurred, and who, if anyone, should be held liable, are what dictate its course and inform your legal strategy.

Depending on the circumstances of your accident, you may be able to recover compensation through any one or more of the following methods:

1. A personal injury lawsuit;
2. A premises liability claim;
3. A product liability case;
4. A claim against a government entity; or
5. A private insurance claim.

Everyone has the right to take a wrongdoer to court, but that does not mean that obtaining a settlement or a court-ordered award is easy.

If anything, it is often the opposite.

Aside from having to deal with defense attorneys and insurance adjusters who care much more about a bottom line than your well-being, forming an evidence-based case can take a lot of time, money, and effort—resources that most accident victims don’t have in abundance.

How To Protect Your Rights Before You Take Your Next Steps

You probably cannot count on a defendant and their defense lawyer to offer an excellent settlement without going through round after round of painstaking negotiations.

Furthermore, simply sitting down at the table exposes you to several different risks:

1. The risk that your own words will be used against you;
2. The risk that your actions will be misconstrued or misinterpreted; and
3. The risk that any evidence you offer to support your claim will be turned on its head to reduce somebody else’s liability—all at the expense of your settlement.

You do not have to take chances with your rights.

For over 20 years, the Dietrich Law Firm, P.C. has fought to protect the rights of accident victims in Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and throughout Upstate New York. Since our founding, we have helped our clients secure more than $250 million in damages. We could help you, too.

Our experienced team of personal injury lawyers could help you by:

1. Investigating the causes of your accident;
2. Identifying the proper defendants for your claim;
3. Filing the correct paperwork with the court and responding to pre-trial motions;
4. Negotiating a settlement on your behalf; and
5. Aggressively representing your interests in court.

Please send us a message online or call us at 1-866-529-5334 to speak with a personal injury lawyer near Buffalo and schedule your 100% free, no-obligation consultation to find out how much your case could be worth.