Were You Hurt in a Car Accident in the Bronx? Get a Free Case Review Today
The Cross Bronx Expressway, the Grand Concourse, and the Bruckner are common locations for crashes, leaving injury victims to face lost wages and unexpected battles with insurance.
If you’ve been hurt in a Bronx car accident, you need an attorney who knows these streets, understands New York’s complex insurance laws, and has the courtroom experience to take on aggressive insurance companies.
Grigor Law Injury & Car Accident Lawyers represents accident victims in the Bronx, including neighborhoods such as Riverdale, Throggs Neck, Hunts Point, and Parkchester. You deserve more than just legal representation—you need someone who treats your case with the urgency and care it deserves. Chrissy Grigoropoulos brings fierce advocacy and genuine compassion to every client, backed by a team that speaks your language (English, Spanish, Greek, French-Creole, and Korean) and answers your calls day or night. We have helped Bronx families recover compensation, and we know how insurance companies operate. Our free consultation lets you understand your rights without any pressure, and you pay nothing unless we win.
Contact our car accident lawyers now—let us handle the legal battle while you focus on getting better.
Why You Should Hire a Bronx Car Accident Lawyer Now
When a car accident in the Bronx changes your life, your medical bills quickly add up while you miss work and deal with pain. Insurance companies start calling right away, but they’re not calling to help you; they’re looking for ways to pay you less. At Grigor Law Injury & Car Accident Lawyers, we deal with the insurance adjusters for you so you can focus on getting better.
The proof of your crash goes away quickly. You can wash away skid marks, overwrite security footage, and witnesses can forget important things. While you’re in the hospital recovering, the other driver’s insurance company is already looking into your claim and building a case against it.
Insurance adjusters are trained professionals whose job it is to pay you as little as possible. When you’re worried about bills, they’ll offer you a quick settlement that sounds good, but it’s usually a lot less than what your case is worth. They might also ask you to give a recorded statement, which they will use later to find reasons to deny your claim.
A Bronx car accident lawyer stops these tricks right away. We keep evidence, talk to your insurance company for you, and make sure you don’t say anything that could hurt your case. The sooner you call, the better your case will be.
For more than ten years, Chrissy Grigoropoulos has built her reputation by fighting insurance companies in Bronx courtrooms. We take care of every part of your case as your Bronx car accident lawyer and keep you updated in simple terms. We are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, because accidents don’t happen during business hours. We also speak Spanish, Greek, French-Creole, and Korean.
We don’t charge you for the consultation, and we only get paid if we win your case. We’re ready to fight for you, so call us right away.
How We Look Into, Build, and Win Bronx Car Accident Cases
To build a strong case, you need to do a lot of research and get ready in a big way. We don’t take any chances.
The steps we take to investigate are:
- Making the accident scene safe: We take pictures of damage, road conditions, traffic lights, and any trash that needs to be picked up.
- Getting witness statements: We find everyone who saw what happened and get their contact information and detailed accounts.
- Getting video from surveillance: We quickly ask for video from nearby businesses, traffic cameras, and dashboard cameras before it gets deleted.
- Reading police reports: We look at what the responding officer found and find any mistakes that need to be fixed.
- Getting help from experts in accident reconstruction: When there is a disagreement about who is responsible, we hire experts to recreate the crash exactly as it happened.
We also keep track of every injury and treatment with the help of your medical team. This gives a full picture of how the accident has changed your life, which is important for getting the most money possible.
After a Car Accident in the Bronx, Here’s What to Do
Things are crazy right after a crash, but what you do can protect your health and your legal rights. This is what you need to do.
Call 911 Right Away and Get Medical Help
First and foremost, your safety. Even if the crash doesn’t seem too bad, call the police. You need an official report of the accident for your insurance claim. Get medical help right away, even if you don’t feel sick. Adrenaline can hide serious injuries like concussions, internal bleeding, or damage to the spine that may not show up for hours or days.
If you were in a car accident, go to the emergency room at Jacobi Medical Center or Montefiore right away to get your injuries documented.
Write Down Everything That Happens at the Scene
If you can move safely, use your phone to take pictures of everything. Take pictures of all the cars from different angles, showing the damage and where they are on the road. Take pictures of the injuries you can see, the state of the road, the traffic signs, and the license plates of all the cars that were involved.
Get the other driver’s name, phone number, driver’s license number, insurance company, and policy number. If there are people in either car, you should also get their contact information. Don’t talk about who was to blame; just give each other the information you need.
You Have 30 Days to File Your No-Fault Application
You have 30 days to file your Application for No-Fault Benefits (Form NF-2) after the accident. It doesn’t matter who caused the crash; this insurance will pay for your first medical bills and lost wages. If you miss this deadline, you could lose thousands of dollars in benefits.
Do You Meet New York’s Standard for Serious Injuries?
No-fault insurance only pays for things like medical bills and lost wages. To get money for pain and suffering, you have to show that your injuries are “serious” under New York law.
There are certain types of injuries that the law calls “serious.” A broken bone or serious scarring that changes the way you look qualifies. The threshold is also met by losing the use of a body part or organ permanently.
Some serious injuries that qualify are:
- Fractures: Any bone that is broken, from a finger to a skull.
- Significant disfigurement: Scarring that lasts forever and changes how someone looks.
- Permanent loss of use: this means that a body part stops working completely.
- Significant limitation: a big limit on how your body works.
- 90/180 rule: An injury that stops you from doing normal things for 90 of the first 180 days after the accident.
Insurance companies often question whether injuries meet this level. We work with medical professionals who know these rules and can write down how your injuries meet the law.
How Much Your Bronx Car Accident Case Might Be Worth
Every case is different, and the value depends on a lot of things that are unique to your case. But we fight to get you paid back for every loss you’ve had, whether it’s money or something else.
All of your money losses are called economic damages. Bills for going to the emergency room, having surgery, getting physical therapy, and getting ongoing care add up quickly. Families who live paycheck to paycheck can have a hard time making ends meet when they miss work and lose wages.
Non-economic damages pay you for the pain and suffering you’ve been through and how the injuries have changed your life. New York law says that these losses are real if you can no longer play with your kids, do things you used to enjoy, or sleep through the night without pain.
In wrongful death cases, we seek compensation for the pain and suffering your loved one went through before they died, as well as the loss of financial support and guidance for the family.
Can you recover if you share fault in the Bronx
Yes, you can still get money even if you were partly to blame for the accident. New York has a rule called “pure comparative negligence,” which means that your percentage of fault will lower your compensation, but you can still get some of it back.
If a jury gives you $100,000 but says you were 20% at fault, you would get $80,000. You could still get 30% of your damages back, even if you were 70% to blame.
This is more lenient than in many states, where you can’t get any money if you are 50% at fault.
Insurance companies often try to blame victims for more than they are responsible for. Some common ways to get out of paying are to say you were speeding, not wearing a seatbelt, or somehow caused the crash. We gather proof to refute these claims and defend your rights.
Deadlines in New York That You Can’t Miss
There are deadlines in New York law for filing lawsuits and claiming benefits. If you miss these deadlines, you will lose your right to compensation for good, no matter how strong your case is.
In most cases, you have three years from the date of the accident to file a personal injury lawsuit. There is a shorter deadline for wrongful death cases: only two years from the date of death.
Claims against the government have much shorter deadlines. You have 90 days from the date of the accident to file a Notice of Claim and 90 days from the date of the accident to start your lawsuit if a city bus or a road that wasn’t well taken care of caused the crash.
Important due dates are:
- Three years after the accident to file a personal injury lawsuit.
- You have two years from the date of death to file a wrongful death lawsuit.
- The government says you have 90 days to file a Notice of Claim and then one year and 90 days to sue.
- You have 30 days to apply for no-fault benefits.
Don’t put your case at risk by waiting. While you focus on getting better, a Bronx car crash lawyer can make sure all the deadlines are met.
Why You Should Hire Grigor Law Injury & Car Accident Lawyers
Picking the right lawyer can mean the difference between a fair settlement and a financial disaster. Grigor Law is not a settlement mill that tries to get through cases as quickly as possible to get more business. We treat every case like it’s going to trial because we care about our clients.
Chrissy Grigoropoulos has earned respect in Bronx courtrooms by being well-prepared and fighting hard for her clients. Insurance companies know we won’t take lowball offers or give up without a fight. Because insurance companies know we’re ready to take them to court, this reputation helps us get better settlements.
We are here for you 24/7 because we know that your questions and worries don’t stop at 5 p.m. Our team speaks Spanish, Greek, French-Creole, and Korean, so you can be sure that you will be able to communicate clearly no matter what language you speak.
You don’t have to pay us anything unless we get you money. This arrangement for a contingency fee means that we care about getting you the best possible result, not just closing your file quickly.
We think that being honest and having realistic expectations are important. We will never lie to you to get you to sign up or make promises we can’t keep. You deserve to know the truth about your case, even if it’s not what you wanted to hear.
Talk to a Bronx Car Accident Lawyer for Free
You’ve been through a lot of trauma; don’t deal with the insurance companies on your own. We at Grigor Law Injury & Car Accident Lawyers take care of the legal battle so you can focus on getting better and starting over.
You can learn about your rights during your free consultation without feeling any pressure or obligation. We’ll go over the details of your case, make sure you understand your legal options, and help you decide what to do next.
Are you ready to stand up for your rights and get the money you deserve? Call Grigor Law Injury & Car Accident Lawyers now. We’re here to help you 24/7 with free consultations in English, Spanish, Greek, French-Creole, and Korean. Keep in mind that we only get paid if we win your case.
Contact us today for your free consultation and let Grigor Law Injury & Car Accident Lawyers fight for the justice you deserve.