Smithtown Personal Injury Lawyer

When you turn to TonaLaw, you’ll find a law office with extensive experience that we use to benefit our clients. The TonaLaw attorneys have represented clients on Long Island in many different types of personal injury matters, ranging from insurance claims to complex civil litigation. Some of the most common issues we handle include:

• Motorcycle accidents,
• Car and motor vehicle accidents,
• Rideshare accidents,
• Premises liability issues,
• Poor security issues,
• Construction accidents,
• Pedestrian and bicyclist accidents,
• Slip-and-fall accidents,
• Boating accidents,
• Defective product injuries,
• Bus and truck accidents,
• Accidents at bars and nightclubs, and
• Wrongful death claims.

Even if you don’t see your personal injury issue listed above, we may still be able to represent you on your claim. Contact a Smithtown personal injury lawyer from our office to see if we can help you.

An injured person should not have to bear the financial burden of their injury if someone else is liable for that injury. An injury victim can obtain financial compensation if they can prove liability. Generally, most personal injury claims use the legal negligence standard to prove liability. To prove negligence, you must demonstrate the following four elements:

• Duty of care. People owe others a duty to act reasonably safely under the circumstances. This generally means they should avoid causing foreseeable harm, and should follow the law.
• Breach of duty. A person breaches their duty of care when they fail in their duty to avoid causing harm to others. For example, if they act carelessly, they breach this duty.
• Causation. The breach of duty must cause the accident or injury.
• Damages. There must be some resulting harm, like an injury or property damage. If there’s no damage, there’s no case.

Negligence and its elements are complex legal concepts. A Smithtown personal injury lawyer can better explain these to you and explain in detail how negligence applies to your situation.

Every personal injury claim is different. Thus, it is difficult to determine the value of your personal injury claim without fully understanding the specifics of your claim. A Smithtown personal injury attorney can examine your case and give you an estimate of your potential compensation.

Generally, the value of a personal injury claim depends on several factors, including:

• Injury severity—a person with a fractured arm will generally have fewer medical bills and missed wages than a person with a spinal fracture;
• Ability to prove the claim—a case with lots of evidence has a higher likelihood of success and this will settle for more than a similar case with little evidence;
• Insurance limitations—some insurance claims have limits that can make any payout amount larger than the limit difficult to obtain;
• Absence of insurance—if the responsible party doesn’t have insurance, you may have to collect against them individually, which can be difficult if they have no assets; and
• The injured party’s involvement—if the injured person is partly to blame for the accident or injury, their compensation will be reduced.

Many other factors impact the value of your potential claim. Speak with a Smithtown personal injury attorney from our office today to get an accurate appraisal of your case’s value and potential settlement amount.