Suffering a personal injury or medical negligence can leave a victim facing severe consequences. There will be significant medical bills, lost time from work, and much more. The victim has the right to pursue compensation to cover their various losses.

However, the at-fault parties will have their insurance companies and lawyers defending them. This makes it important to hire a law firm that knows what it takes to successfully claim the damages you need to recover. In Nassau County, that firm is Dell & Dean PLLC.

Representing Personal Injury Victims

When someone’s negligent or reckless conduct causes injury to another person, the victim can file a personal injury lawsuit. In Nassau County, New York, the victim will have the obligation of proving the following elements:

  • Duty of care: This means that the at-fault party had a legal obligation to conduct themselves in a safe and reasonable manner to avoid causing foreseeable harm. Drivers, for example, owe a duty to obey traffic laws and avoid unsafe behaviors that endanger others.
  • Breach: A breach occurs when, through some negligent or intentional act or failure to act, the at-fault party violates the duty of care. Driving drunk is an example of a breach.
  • Causation: Next, the victim must show that the breach actually caused their injuries. Causation can be complicated when there are multiple parties who may be held liable.
  • Damages: Finally, the victim needs to prove their damages. Common personal injury damages include medical bills, lost income, lost income-earning ability, and pain and suffering.

Our firm represents Nassau County personal injury victims in a number of different cases, including:

  • Car Accidents: Common causes of car accidents include drunk driving, distracted driving, reckless driving, and speeding.
  • Motorcycle Accidents: Victims lack the protective steel frames of passenger vehicles and often must contend with biased insurance companies and jurors.
  • Truck Accidents: Due to their size and weight, truck accidents often leave victims with catastrophic injuries and major medical bills.
  • Premises Liability: Property owners and managers must keep their premises free of hazardous conditions, or a victim could file a lawsuit for their injuries.
  • Pedestrian Accidents: Pedestrians have the right to walk on sidewalks and cross streets without worrying that a negligent driver or someone else will injure them.
  • Product Liability: When companies manufacture, sell, or distribute dangerous products, consumers can suffer injury.
  • Wrongful Death: Some personal injury cases are fatal, but eligible survivors can seek various wrongful death damages.

Helping You After a Construction Accident

Construction accidents are a particular type of personal injury case that has always received special attention in Nassau County. It’s not uncommon for something to be built, torn down, or renovated. And that means workers can get hurt.

Although a construction worker can and should file a workers’ compensation claim, they may also have the right to file a third-party personal injury claim. This opens the door to additional forms of compensation that workers’ comp may not provide, including:

  • Medical expenses: Among these are not just the medical bills you have already incurred, but reasonably estimated future ones as well.
  • Full lost wages: Workers’ compensation provides partial wage replacement, but with a personal injury lawsuit you can recover your full lost income.
  • Lost income-earning capacity: A third-party personal injury lawsuit also allows a victim to win compensation for their decreased earning ability resulting from their injuries.
  • Non-economic damages: Unlike a workers’ comp claim, a personal injury lawsuit may allow the victim to ask for pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of consortium, and other non-economic damages.

An important distinction between workers’ comp and third-party personal injury is fault. Whereas you don’t have to prove fault to receive workers’ compensation, you will need to prove it to win a personal injury claim. We can help you hold these and other parties liable:

  • Property owners
  • General contractors
  • Subcontractors
  • Equipment manufacturers
  • Third-party drivers
  • Site managers

If you were hurt in any of the following types of accidents, let us advise you:

Trusted Medical Malpractice Attorneys

Medical malpractice is more than a mistake. The law does not expect or require doctors and other healthcare professionals to be perfect. The key question in all Nassau County medical malpractice lawsuits is: was the professional’s conduct reasonable in light of the circumstances?

Answering this question means turning to an expert witness who can explain what the applicable standard of care is, and how the at-fault professional departed from it. Our law firm has a reliable network of expert witnesses who routinely testify on these and related matters.

If you or a loved one suffered one of these or any other type of medical malpractice, talk to us about your legal rights:

How We Fight for Our Clients

You have your pick of Nassau County personal injury and medical malpractice attorneys. But we believe that what sets us apart is our client-focused advocacy and compassionate legal service. We put our considerable experience to work to make the best possible case for our clients.

When you retain Dell & Dean PLLC, we will immediately get to work by:

  • Investigating the cause of your accident or injury and which parties may be liable for it
  • Obtaining the evidence you need to prove negligence
  • Determining a fair value of all of your damages, including reasonably estimated future ones
  • Communicating and negotiating on your behalf with the at-fault parties’s insurance companies
  • Hiring expert witnesses who can assist with proving your case
  • Representing you in mediation to attempt to settle the case out of court, if possible
  • Taking your case to court if settlement discussions are not successful
  • Applying our extensive knowledge of New York personal injury and medical malpractice law
  • Answering your questions, addressing your concerns, and representing you with the professionalism and compassion you deserve

Contact Our Nassau County Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Law Firm

A personal injury or medical malpractice could be the most consequential experience of your life, and you need a law firm that understands what’s at stake. It’s time to get in touch with Dell & Dean PLLC. You can schedule your free initial consultation with us today.

Frequently Asked Questions About Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice

Is there a time limit to file a lawsuit?

New York allows victims three years to file most personal injury lawsuits, two years to file wrongful death, and two years and six months to file a medical malpractice lawsuit. These deadlines are known as the statute of limitations, and there are some exceptions to them.

In general, however, it is strongly advised that you speak as soon as you can with an attorney. The strongest cases are those in which the victim takes action earlier rather than later.

Should I talk to the insurance company?

The at-fault parties’ insurer may contact you, but you should talk to an attorney before communicating with them. Insurers use a variety of tactics to try to underpay or deny valid claims. At the end of the day, they do not have your best interests at heart.

What is my case worth?

The value of your case depends on numerous complex factors like the nature of your injury, your medical bills, how much time you miss from work, and the long-term impact of the accident on your life. We work hard to claim every dollar our clients deserve for their losses.