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If you are not too seriously injured, you should document the accident by gathering the following information:
If not given one voluntarily, ask the driver or operator for a form called an “incident card.” You will fill this out and give the driver a copy. They will use this copy if you decide to file a claim for compensation for your injuries. Keep your copy with the rest of the information you’ve gathered and the photographs you’ve taken.
If you have been injured on public transportation property or by a public bus, trolley, subway, regional rail, elevated train or a paratransit vehicle, you must go to the emergency room or visit your doctor right away even if it doesn’t seem necessary to treat your injuries at the time. Injuries that seem minor or inconsequential at first are often masked by the adrenaline of the moment, and are much more serious than they seem.
Your medical records will play a vital part in your case, so it is important to have any injuries from the public transportation accident documented. Keep that documentation with the other information you’ve gathered.
Currently, an injured victim of a public transportation accident can collect only up to $250,000 for a claim. Worse, there is a $1 million cap per accident, no matter how many victims there are. For this reason you must file your claim as soon as you can, because once that $1 million is gone (meaning, four other injured people filed a claim with that public transportation company before you did), there is no money left for you.
Here are three essential things you need to know about filing a claim with public transportation companies, besides the fact that you must do it as soon as you can following the accident:
Any public transportation accident lawyer can tell you there are a number of causes that can result in the injury of a passenger, pedestrian, cyclist, motorcyclist, or other motorist or that motorist’s passenger. Some common causes include:
Injuries that public transportation companies are liable for can occur on public vehicles, in stations, or at some other point in your commute. If you are unsure whether you were injured on public transportation property, talk to a public transportation accident lawyer to find out.
After you’ve seen a doctor, contact one of our Public Transportation Accident lawyers immediately, because the time you have to file your claim expires very soon, and if others are filing claims, there might not be any money left for you if you wait.
When you go up against public transportation companies, you need to make sure you have a skilled public transportation accident attorney by your side because it is very difficult to prevail. We know the laws that public transportation companies will use to defend inside and out, and we can help you get compensated for public transportation injuries. We only get paid when you do! Let us help you get the compensation you deserve for your injuries caused by public transportation.
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