Burns and Scarring Accident Cases

When someone suffers a disfigurement such as a burn or gash wound that becomes a scar, they suffer not only from the pain of the injury, but from the emotional pain of living with scarring at the injury site. The emotional injury of a scar or disfigurement can be worse than the actual physical pain and the injured party is entitled to compensation for both.

The Law Office Of Lisa has successfully reached settlements and verdicts in cases involving broken glass from a windshield breaking during a car accident, dog bite scars, burn scars, and scars caused by trip and fall accidents. Our smithtown NY Personal injury lawyer do so with sensitivity, compassion and expertise.

Children and Minor Accident Victims

Law Office of Lisa S. Fine, P.C. has a great deal of experience representing minors who are injured due to the negligence of others. Children’s claims must be handled differently than adults’. There are different statutes of limitations and more stringent requirements involved in the settlement of these matters.
Our smithtown NY Personal injury lawyer handling personal injury claims for a minor claimant must be aware that children under a certain age are automatically non sui juris, which means the child is not responsible for his or her own actions in contributing to the accident.

This is important as it means that a settlement or verdict should not be reduced to account for the contributory negligence of the child. It takes a special type of firm to handle children’s cases and children relate to our staff and to our attorney who is, herself a mother, and who makes even the most shy and frightened injured child feel comfortable describing the incident that caused him or her pain.

Ms. Fine understands the challenges inherent in representing a child who may be the only witness to their own accident, and will work with the child to patiently piece together the happenings of their unfortunate incident.

Trip and Fall Accident Cases

Trip and fall cases can be especially tricky, and have their own statutory guidelines and time frames that must be strictly adhered to. Law Office of Lisa's personal injury attorney smithtown has extensive experience dealing with municipalities and property owners in these challenging matters.

Claims against municipalities must be filed with the municipality by way of Notice of Claim within 90 days of the occurrence. Ms. Fine has attended hundreds of 50H hearings with the city and city agencies, and local municipalities, and has had successful settlements and trials against municipalities in trip and fall cases.

SUM/UM Motor Vehicle Accident Cases

Sometimes the party responsible for your car accident leaves the scene undocumented by police and without providing any information without which it becomes impossible to sustain an accident case against that party. Our personal injury attorney smithtown have a great deal of experience handling Uninsured Motorist or “UM” claims.

This type of claim is filed against the insurance company for the vehicle in which the injured party was situated at the time of the accident. It is different procedurally, as it stems from a contract based relationship between the insurance company and the insured.

The claim is generally heard by an arbitrator, rather than a jury, and requires an attorney who understands what it takes to persuade an experienced arbitrator to award money to an accident victim.

Another type of first party claim is a Supplementary Underinsured claim or “SUM”. This arises when the tortfeasor has only limited coverage, and tenders the full amount of that policy to the injured party. It is important that you hire an attorney who understands the ins and outs of sustaining a proper SUM claim. Lisa S. Fine has been successful in assisting clients in getting clients access to SUM benefits to compensate them for their personal injuries.

Automobile or Car Accident Cases

Law Office Of Lisa is fully familiar with the New York No Fault threshold statute, and can assist out clients in ensuring that their car accident claim will not be dismissed summarily by the Court. No Fault medical coverage, sometimes known as PIP, can be tricky to navigate in New York, and our firm understands the way the insurance companies evaluate the accident victims’ injuries through independent medical examinations by their hired doctors.

Failure to attend an independent medical examination or “IME” can result in cancellation of benefits. Our smithtown lawyer can assist you with any questions you have about these examinations, and will assist you with scheduling or rescheduling your appointments.

Many firms will reject cases if the injured party sustained what is known as “soft tissue” injuries. These type of injuries are more commonly known as whiplash and often involve disc injuries to the neck and back. Our firm has extensive experience dealing with soft tissue injuries, and understands the pain and suffering associated with these injuries.

The no fault statute in New York delineates what constitutes a serious injury. Ms. Fine has had success in sustaining claims for soft tissue injuries in conjunction with the stringent requirements of the threshold statutes. We view these cases as challenging, but welcome as we understand what needs to be done and can guide you through the process, making sure the proper evidence is documented in order to prove your case.

PERSONAL INJURY : Negligence Defined

In order to establish a claim for the Tort of Negligence or “Personal Injury” in New York the claimant must prove that the person or party responsible, the “tortfeasor” had a duty of care to the claimant, that the tortfeasor breached that duty of care, and that the breach of duty led to the claimant sustaining an injury. The standard for determining whether the tortfeasor breached the duty of care falls on what a “reasonably prudent person” would have done under the circumstances. A breach can occur through the actions, or sometimes the non-actions of a party.

For example, a party who knows about a defective condition on his or her property, but fails to repair that defective condition within a certain amount of time could be held responsible if someone is injured as a result of that defect. The party’s non-actions in failing to repair the defect can lead to that party’s accountability in Court for the injury of the claimant. Causation is important to establish as well in Personal Injury actions. An injured party is required to show that but for the negligence of the tortfeasor, the injured party would not have become injured. Our personal injury attorney smithtown
 help you determine if your injury was the fault of another party, and therefore actionable, under New York law.

Spousal Support/Maintenance : Neglect/Abuse Matters

Sometimes people find themselves, or their family members, in a situation where they are under investigation because of allegations of child neglect or child abuse. In more extreme cases, the children may be removed from the home by the County and placed with a relative or in foster care.

This can be the result of a contingent criminal proceeding such as an order of protection or DWI with a child in the car, or, in other cases, this is the result of a phone call to child protective services (CPS) by a mandatory reporter, such as the child’s school or therapist where there is the reasonable belief that the child is in danger of harm.

If the report is founded, the child can be removed from the home until the parent/guardian performs mandatory rehabilitation as prescribed by the court. When this happens, whether you are the accused, or someone hoping to step in as a temporary guardian for the child, contacting an experienced Family Court Lawyer is imperative. For more info visit : http://lfinelaw.com/family-law/