Car accidents happen every day and leave injured motorists wondering how they will pay all their medical bills and support their families while they are healing from their injuries. If the accident that caused your injuries was the fault of another party, you have the right to seek compensation for your damages.
However, insurance companies will deny or devalue your claim, and often drag out the claims process in an attempt to settle your claim for much less than its true value. Don’t let this happen to you.
You need the help of an experienced Westchester car accident lawyer who knows how to effectively deal with insurance companies and recover your compensation as quickly as possible. At Rosen Injury Law, we have the experience, skills, and resources to recover maximum compensation and can often settle your claim faster than you expect.
Call (954) 787-1500 or visit our contact page and schedule a FREE consultation to discuss your Westchester car accident claim.
Why Choose Us For Your Westchester Car Accident Case?
- Our attorneys have more than two decades of combined experience getting car accident victims and their families maximum compensation for their damages.
- We provide individualized, top-tier legal services and tailor a customized legal strategy for every client.
- Our results speak for themselves. Our injury attorneys in Westchester have recovered numerous seven and eight-figure settlements and verdicts against some of the largest companies in the world.
- We are dedicated to helping clients move forward with their lives after tragic accidents by getting them the justice and compensation they need to heal and support their future needs.
How Much Is My Westchester Car Accident Case Worth?
The value of your claim depends on numerous factors, including the severity of your injuries and the insurance coverage or other assets available to pay your damages. Once our Westchester car accident lawyer has evaluated the facts of your accident, we will provide an estimate of what we believe a fair settlement of your case would be.
In a successful Westchester car accident case, you may be able to recover economic damages and non-economic damages. Economic damages are easier to quantify and prove. They include current and future medical expenses, current and future lost wages, property damage, and other expenses or financial losses incurred because of your accident and injuries.
Non-economic damages are more difficult to quantify and prove, but are often more devastating than economic damages. They include pain and suffering, mental and emotional distress, loss of consortium, loss of enjoyment of life, permanent disability, and other intangible losses.
Economic and non-economic damages are called compensatory damages because they are intended to compensate an injury victim for their losses. On the other hand, punitive damages are not intended to compensate an injury victim but to punish a wrongdoer and deter similar future behavior.
Punitive damages are rarely granted. Florida law only permits an award of punitive damages when the defendant is guilty of intentional misconduct or gross negligence. For example, if the defendant’s intoxication while driving caused your injuries, punitive damages may be appropriate.
Can I Recover Compensation If I Am At Fault In My Westchester Car Accident?
You may be able to recover damages if you are partially, but no more than fifty percent, at fault. Florida follows a modified comparative fault rule. This allows fault to be apportioned to multiple parties by percentages that total 100%.
In Florida, if your fault for the accident is 50% or less, you can still seek recovery for your damages from the other at-fault parties. However, the amount of your compensation will be reduced by the percentage of fault assigned to you. For example, if you are 25% at fault and your damages total $100,000, you may still be able to recover $75,000 after your percentage of fault is deducted.
At Rosen Injury Law, we fight hard to avoid or limit any fault assignment to our clients and to maximize their recovery.
How Is Fault Determined in a Westchester Car Accident?
To determine fault, our attorneys carefully examine the facts of your accident to help identify all possible causes. Some causes are not immediately apparent but can be uncovered through careful investigation.
We will review photographs and video footage from the car scene, including dashcam video, traffic camera footage,and that captured by nearby surveillance cameras. We will also review the police report, eyewitness accounts, data from vehicle event data recorders, and other evidence.
In some cases, we work with an accident reconstructionist to determine and then prove how the accident happened to help us prove fault.
Our attorneys have the experience, skills, and resources to determine and prove fault and help recover the compensation our clients deserve.
How Will a Westchester Car Accident Lawyer Prove My Case?
We will use some of the evidence discussed above in proving your claim. Since most car accident claims are based on negligence, we will need to establish the existence of four essential elements:
- The defendant owed you a duty of care.
- The defendant breached that duty of care by their negligent actions or inaction.
- The defendant’s negligent action or inaction was the cause of your accident and injury.
- You suffered actual damages caused by the defendant’s negligence.
These elements may seem straightforward, but they are often strongly debated and can be challenging to establish. However, the Westchester car accident lawyers at Rosen Injury Law carefully build your strongest case to collect maximum compensation.
How Much Does a Westchester Car Accident Lawyer Cost?
At Rosen Injury Law, we handle all car accident claims on a contingency fee basis. This means that you pay nothing upfront and only pay us after we win compensation for you. If we do not recover compensation for you, you owe us nothing.
When we accept your case, we will enter into a written agreement that outlines what percentage of total compensation we will receive as our attorney’s fee. In addition to our attorney fees, we will also deduct necessary expenses we advanced in pursuing your claim, such as court filing fees, deposition costs, and expert witness fees.
A contingency fee agreement shifts the risk of pursuing your claim to us ,so you do not have to risk your money upfront. It helps level the playing field against insurance companies and defense attorneys fighting to deny and devalue your claim. With Rosen Injury Law, you will have experienced, skilled attorneys fighting to recover maximum compensation for you.
Benefits of Hiring a Westchester Car Accident Lawyer
Immediately after an accident, insurance defense attorneys go to work to defend against your claim. Insurance companies will try to deny your claim. If they can’t deny liability, they will work hard to devalue your claim and settle it for as little as possible.
If you don’t have an experienced Westchester car accident lawyer fighting for you, insurance companies will likely pressure you to settle your claim for pennies on the dollar. They may even drag out your claim, hoping you will be desperate enough to accept a low-ball offer.
An experienced car accident lawyer will build a strong case for you and hold the insurance companies for the at-fault parties responsible for paying the fair value of your claim. Your chances of recovering maximum compensation are much higher if an experienced Westchester car accident lawyer represents you
Reach Out To Rosen Injury Law Today
If you have been injured in a Westchester car accident caused by another party, we can help you recover the compensation you deserve. Call (954) 787-1500 or visit our contact page and schedule a free consultation to discuss your case. Once you meet with us, you will understand why clients choose Rosen Injury Law for their car accident claims.