Personal injury lawyers recommend potential clients to act with urgency if they or a loved one has suffered an injury where they may collect compensation. There are a variety of reasons, but one is that you are up against something called the statute of limitations.
In basic terms, the statute of limitations creates a limit on how long you have to initiate a case due to an incident. In the case of personal injury lawsuits in New York, most cases have a three-year window to begin but there are certain kinds of cases that only have a 90-day window.
At Feiner & Lavy, we know that our opponents – the people defending against the claims we make in a Bronx personal injury case – want to drag out a case as long as possible. If they can delay the filing of a case for a long enough period of time for the statute of limitations to expire, then the case may not proceed and that, for all intents and purposes, should mark the end of any possible claim.
This is a good strategy and it’s a strategy that can work. The job of our opponents is to not see you get the settlement you deserve for your injuries, but to pay nothing or a minimal amount. If they can convince you to accept pennies on the dollar for not filing a case, they are doing exactly what their job requires. And they will try some very compelling arguments to make you see things their way.
The first will be to use the concept of a contingency fee against you pursuing a suit. “Why should you share a settlement with a lawyer when you can have all of what we’re offering to yourself?” The reason is simple: Your compensation will be much greater after the contingency fee is paid than what the insurance company and its lawyers are offering you in total. Consider it this way: If an insurance company lawyer offers you $10,000 and a personal injury lawyer can win you $100,000, then even after the contingency fee, you are more than $50,000 ahead with the personal injury lawyer. The law firm of Feiner & Lavy are experts at settling personal injury cases in the Bronx, so we know the real value of your claim. And once you’ve settled with our opponents, signed a release and are past the statute of limitations, your claim is almost certainly done.
Another argument will be that what they’re offering you is all they will offer regardless of whether you are represented to not. This is not true, but it’s a frequently used tactic. And again, it’s not only about settling for a much smaller sum, but also about extending your case so that you move closer to or beyond the statute of limitations.
Every side in a personal injury case has a goal. At Feiner & Lavy, we are here to fight for your injury settlement, and we are always ready to go the distance for our clients.
If you or a loved one has been injured in the Bronx, you need a personal injury lawyer who will fight for your injury, and you should contact Feiner & Lavy today. With more than 80 years of combined experience, we have a broad range of resources available to help you win the settlement you deserve. We are a local Bronx personal injury law firm that knows our courts, our borough and our clients. We pride ourselves on our level of determination and will not stop until our clients’ cases are resolved with the highest possible payout. If you believe you have been injured at the hands of another, call us today at 212-393-9130 for a free consultation.
