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A lien is a claim by someone who paid for your care, such as Medicare, Medicaid or a workers’ compensation carrier, to be repaid from your injury settlement or verdict. In New York, most private health insurers can’t take part of a personal injury settlement. General Obligations Law § 5-335 bars their lien and reimbursement … Read more
If you lost a loved one in a New York car accident, the first weeks matter for the legal claim as well as everything else. Evidence disappears quickly, and the estate needs a representative before a wrongful death case can be filed. New York’s no-fault coverage pays a $2,000 death benefit to the estate, and … Read more
In New York, a wrongful death lawsuit is brought by the personal representative of the person who died, not directly by a spouse, child or parent. Any money recovered goes to the decedent’s distributees, the close relatives who inherit under New York law, in proportion to the financial loss each one suffered. The deadline is … Read more
A wrongful death case after a fatal car crash is brought by the personal representative of the person’s estate, and it requires proof that the other driver would have been liable if your loved one had survived. A death automatically meets New York’s serious injury threshold in a car case, but fault still matters. Your … Read more
New York wrongful death damages are limited mainly to financial losses, such as lost income and support, the value of lost services and guidance, and medical and funeral costs. The family’s grief and loss of companionship generally aren’t recoverable under current law. Any pain your loved one consciously suffered before death is recovered through a … Read more
Many fatal crashes caused by careless driving never lead to serious criminal charges. In New York, vehicular manslaughter generally requires that the driver was intoxicated or impaired. A family’s civil wrongful death claim is separate. It doesn’t depend on an arrest or conviction, and it uses a lower standard of proof than a criminal case. … Read more
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