When some people think of a construction accident attorney New York, they think of the attorneys at TheLawyerJames. This is because TheLawyerJames offices are located in New York specifically in Manhattan. And Manhattan is a place that has a lot of construction going on as well as the other burrows of New York City, and those boroughs include Brooklyn, Bronx, Staten Island, and Queens. It really doesn’t matter where you are in New York City or for that matter in the country because there is always a lot of construction going on all over the place all the time. This is because there are a lot of different factors involved, including, those people who want to move into newer and upgraded homes and places to live, like buildings, condos, and co-ops.
When you contact a construction accident attorney New York, it’s probably because there was a construction accident that was involved somewhere in New York. That could be in any of the burrows that we just mentioned before and it likely is in one of the burrows if you’re talking about New York City. Actually, in fact, it has to be in one of the burrows if you’re talking about New York City because those are the burrows that comprise New York City. And if you’re talking outside New York City, then it would be outside in New York and there’s a lot of different counties that are outside New York City. And then in those counties there is a lot of construction that goes on as well, and when there is construction, there are a lot of people that are involved, for the larger construction sites. And when there’s a lot of people involved, there are a lot of opportunities for people to get injured. And when somebody is injured, it makes sense that they would also want to get a doctor to look at the injury.
And of course, if there is a doctor involved, or a medical professional, then it also makes sense because it seems to be pretty serious, to involve a construction accident attorney New York. And when you have the Construction accident attorney look at the situation, you wanna make sure that that attorney is familiar with the CPLR. That is a set of codes and rules and regulations that govern how lawsuits are handled in the state of New York. And because New York City is part of the state of New York, it is also governed by the CPLR. Rather cases that are filed in New York City are also governed by the CPLR. And it is important for an attorney to know the CPLR because that attorney would need to know how to file your case, and to follow what procedural guidelines or requirements that are present in every case that is filed in the state of New York, and therefore, in the city of New York.
When a construction accident attorney New York first gets a case he or she should ask the person who is injured, assuming that this is a case where they are contacted by the injured person, and not the accident site owner itself, or a construction company. Assuming that this is the case, that we are talking about a plaintiff, it makes sense for the attorney to ask the plaintiff or would be plaintiff a few questions. Those questions would include where the accident happen, who else was there, what the type of accident was, who the doctor or other medical professional is, the extent of the injuries, and other things that relate to damages and potential recovery. The attorney should also find out what companies or businesses are at the construction site that are doing the construction, including, but not limited to, the general contractor, subcontractors, vendors, and any property manager, and the owner.
These are important facts to have because the Construction accident attorney New York will need to find out who the liable people are in connection with the construction accident that occurred in New York. It’s important because the identity of the people would inform or actually the identity of the businesses would inform what type of recovery, what type of insurance coverage there is, and the likelihood that a case or potential settlement conversations or discussions would go anywhere. And this is for reasons that the compensation for the attorney would most likely be some sort of a contingency fee arrangement, which means that the attorney does not get paid or is able to collect any funds in less until an amount is paid out. The reality is that in these contingency fee arrangements there has to be a good claim for recovery. Because law is treated also like a business it has to also take into account the potential recovery. Attorneys have family families too and jobs and things like that, and rely on an income stream to take care of their expenses. They can’t just simply work for free and be expected to cover every single expense without the prospect of recovery. That wouldn’t make any sense in the whole profession would probably fall on his face if that was the case.
A construction accident attorney New York would also be able to tell you or should also be able to get from you the time of day of the action period. This is important because if it’s at night time, and it’s outside, visibility is different. Another important factor to consider is the weather, because if it’s good weather versus bad weather, it could change the analysis. For instance, if it’s raining out or cold out or sunny out, and it involves something that happened outside, visibility could come into play, and when the visibility comes into play, it makes sense to take a look at what the weather could be or was at the time of the accident. This is because the amount can vary based on the visibility and the fault attributed to the person that is injured versus the other people around and the ones that caused the injury. For more information, you can call our offices at 212-500-1891.