Sue a Negligent Car Driver in New York

If you have been involved in a motor vehicle accident in New York and suffered personal injury, you have a legal right to seek justice and compensation for the harm caused. 

You have a right to sue.

The experienced vehicle accident attorneys at the New York personal injury law firm,
De Caro & Kaplen, LLP will provide you with the necessary skilled legal representation you deserve.

Our skilled attorneys will represent you for injuries caused by car accidents, as well as for personal injury caused by truck wrecks and bus crashes. 

A lawsuit for personal injury arising from a vehicle accident will seek compensation for your physical and emotional injuries, your present and future disabilities, your present and future lost wages, medical costs, and your pain and suffering. 

Our approach to vehicle accident cases involves investigation of the events leading up to the crash and reconstruction of the crash.  We will interview witnesses, obtain police evidence, download data including speed, braking, skidding, and distance travelled which is stored in a vehicle’s computer modules. 

We will put science and technology to work to prove how and why the car, truck, or bus driver was negligent including computer models and obtaining professional reconstruction analysis to recreate the crash, the scene and the cause of the collision.

Call us today at (212) 732-2262 for a free consultation, or fill in our contact form here.

Lawsuits Against Negligent Drivers Causing Car Accidents

Car crashes happen in many predictable ways:

• Inadequate attention by a driver to the road and driving conditions
• Unsafe or improper turns
• Failure to obey traffic signs and control devices
• Driving at an unsafe speed
• Dangerous lane changes or failure to yield the right of way

At De Caro & Kaplen, LLP, we’ve been successfully bringing lawsuits for victims of vehicular accidents and helping them to navigate the legal process for over 40 years.

Shana De Caro and Michael Kaplen—our firm’s partners and award-winning attorneys—are recognized in the national legal community as foremost experts in the field of motor vehicle accident law.

Attorney Michael Kaplen served as Chair of the Motor Vehicle and Highway Accident Section of the American Association for Justice. He is board certified in trial practice by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.       

Shana De Caro is an active member of the Interstate Trucking Accident Section and Motor Vehicle Accident Section of the American Association for Justice.  As two term board chair of the Brain Injury Association of America she has advocated for the rights of brain injury survivors caused by motor vehicle collisions and other negligent conduct. 

Both Michael and Shana are certified as Advocates by the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.

Car Accident Verdicts and Settlements Obtained by De Caro & Kaplen, LLP in New York

De Caro & Kaplen has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of injured car accident victims.

Investigations consisting of interviews with eyewitnesses, photographs of the accident scene, accident reconstruction expert accident reconstruction analysis, review of police cam cameras, obtainment of video surveillance, and crucial deposition testimony has resulted in an exemplary record of success in lawsuits instituted on behalf of motor vehicle accident victims.

• $8,500,000 award against a truck driver during trial for brain injuries sustained by our client, who was driving a car struck by the negligent driver who was driving over the center line of the road.
• $4,000,000 settlement for a child injured in an intersection rollover accident causing a brain bleed and developmental delays
• $3,500,000 for traumatic brain injury sustained by a college student against university which directed students to drive themselves to an athletic practice in hazardous weather conditions, in violation of safety standards and university rules, resulting in motor vehicle skidding on an icy roadway and colliding with a truck.
• $2,100,000 settlement for a skull fracture to an infant automobile passenger, which occurred when the vehicle he was a passenger in was rear-ended by a truck.
• $2,000,000 pre-trial settlement for a vehicle accident caused by a negligent driver who disobeyed a stop sign, striking our client’s vehicle, resulting in a concussion and post-concussion syndrome.
• $2,000,000 jury verdict for a taxi passenger’s Parkinson’s disease, caused by the collision between a bus sideswiping a taxi, our client was a passenger in.
• $1,900,000 settlement for a motor vehicle accident caused by improper maintenance of brakes in a truck, resulting in a head-on collision and closed-head brain damage for our client.
• $1,390,000 settlement during trial for spinal injuries caused when an inattentive bus driver rear-ended our client’s car
• $1,000,000 for abdominal injuries sustained by vehicle operator involved in head-on collision with a pickup truck which crossed over the center median line.
• $350,000 for pelvic fracture to a passenger in a motor vehicle when the other driver failed to yield the right of way at a stop sign, resulting in a side impact collision.

Michael and Shana bring their unique knowledge of law and medicine together to represent seriously injured clients as a result of any type of car accident. Contact us today to discuss your car accident case.