Manhattan Bicyclist Injury Attorneys
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Bike accident injury cases are usually filed either by a person who was injured while riding a bike or by a person who was injured by a bicyclist as a pedestrian. Each type of case brings unique legal challenges:
- When pedestrians are struck by bikers, questions of insurance coverage can arise. Which policy covers the accident — the biker's homeowner's policy? The victim's homeowner's policy?
- When bikers are struck by vehicles, insurers will approach settlement negotiations with the knowledge that juries are, oddly, generally unsympathetic to bikers. Bikers are often (and wrongly) viewed as a nuisance on our city's streets despite their well-established right to share the road with motor vehicles
At the Manhattan law firm of Smiley & Smiley, LLP, our New York City bicycle accident attorneys bring four decades of experience to bicyclist injury cases. We thoroughly investigate each case with the help of in-house investigators, all of whom are former police detectives. Our reputation for providing aggressive and skilled counsel in litigation precedes us. Insurers and opposing counsel know that we will not refrain from taking a case to court if we don't receive a settlement offer that fully compensates our client.
Recent Cases Illustrate Our Effectiveness in Recovering Compensation for Bike Accident Victims
- Our client was riding her bike when she was forced to slam on her brakes, causing her to fall off her bike into the adjacent lane where an MTA bus ran over her foot. We obtained a $1.25 million jury verdict.
- Our client was a practicing physician. He was struck by a bus, causing serious injuries. We settled the case for $4 million.
- Our client was jogging in a city park when a biker ran a red light and knocked her down, causing a leg fracture. We negotiated a large confidential settlement with the biker's homeowner's insurer.
Everyone on New York's streets, from pedestrians to bicycle delivery workers, is entitled to a safe environment. If you have been injured in a bike-related accident in New York or the surrounding area, contact our firm for a no-charge consultation.
Contact Us
Smiley & Smiley, LLP, provides free initial consultations. We are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Our office is conveniently located in Midtown Manhattan across from Grand Central Station at 1 Grand Central Place. Spanish interpretation services are available, and our staff includes speakers of Greek and Haitian Creole. To contact a New York City bicycle accident attorney, call 212-986-2022 or Toll Free 866-SMILEYLAW.
