Car Crash Lawyer Representing Victims in New York City and Beyond
Distracted driving has become a common cause of serious injuries and thousands of deaths nationwide. Car accident attorney Nicholas Rose assists New York City residents and other people who have been struck by a careless motorist. For over a decade, he has asserted the rights of motor vehicle collision victims to compensation for the harm that they have suffered. Mr. Rose believes in providing compassionate, personalized attention to all of his clients, and he has secured millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts on behalf of injured individuals.

Bringing a Negligence Lawsuit to Seek Compensation from a Careless Driver
People often perform other tasks while driving, but this does not indicate that the behavior is appropriate. Distracted driving may involve looking at a map for directions, eating and drinking while driving, talking on a cell phone, or putting on makeup. When this kind of distracted behavior causes an accident, the victim may be able to pursue compensation through a negligence claim.

Negligence is broadly defined as a failure to act with reasonable care. In the context of distracted driving, it consists of a failure to take the appropriate precautions to avoid posing foreseeable risks of harm to others on the road. Breaching the duty of care may arise from a variety of reckless or careless driving behaviors. A driver may fail to yield at an intersection, swerve unexpectedly between lanes, or simply fail to notice changing road conditions.

For a victim of a distracted driving accident to assert the right to compensation, he or she would need to identify the other driver’s careless conduct and show how it fell short of the appropriate standard of care. Next, the victim would be required to show that the careless conduct caused their accident from which the injuries arose. The crash must have been a foreseeable result of the driver’s distracted conduct. Finally, there must be actual damages that resulted.

The defendant in a distracted driving case may be held liable if the elements of a negligence claim are proven by a preponderance of the evidence, which means that they are more likely than not to be true. A plaintiff often will be entitled to recover economic costs and losses, such as lost wages, costs of medical treatment, and property damage to a vehicle. Damages also may extend to other, more subjective types of harm, including the victim’s pain and suffering. New York law requires that a negligence claim be filed within the appropriate statute of limitations, which is usually three years unless certain exceptions apply.

Discuss a Motor Vehicle Accident Case with an Attorney in the New York City Area
Failing to pay attention while driving can cause potentially life-changing harm in a matter of moments. As a result, if you or a loved one has been injured in a car accident in the New York City area, contact motor vehicle collision lawyer Nicholas Rose to discuss your right to recovery and possible legal options. He serves injured individuals throughout Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, the Bronx, and Manhattan, as well as Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties. Our offices can be reached by phoning 877-313-ROSE (7673) or using our online form to set up a free consultation.