Injured in an accident in New York City? Our skilled personal injury lawyers in New York City have over a decade experience helping injured victims recover financial compensation.

An injury changes everything about your week, your paycheck, and your family’s next few months. The person who caused it moves on. Their insurance company gets to work protecting its bottom line. You are left with medical bills, missed shifts, and a phone that will not stop ringing with adjusters asking questions designed to shrink your claim.

Grigor Law Injury & Car Accident Lawyers was built for that exact moment. Founded in 2015 by Chrissy Grigoropoulos, Esq., our award-winning New York City personal injury lawyers take cases the way we would want our own family’s case handled: aggressively, personally, and always ready for a jury.

Our attorneys prepare every file for verdict from the first phone call, which is why insurance carriers negotiate differently once our name is on the letterhead.

Do You Have a Personal Injury Case in New York City?

When you are hurt because of someone else’s carelessness, New York law gives you the right to pursue full compensation. To build a valid claim, four elements must exist: the other party owed you a duty of care, they failed to meet that duty, that failure caused your injury, and you suffered damages you can document.

You do not need to know exactly how the law applies to your situation before calling us. What matters is that you were hurt, someone else was responsible, and your life has been affected.

Why the Insurance Company Is Not on Your Side

The at-fault party’s insurer starts working against your claim the same day your accident is reported. Adjusters are trained to find gaps in your medical treatment, inconsistencies in your statements, and anything on social media that contradicts the severity of your injuries.

An early settlement offer is their most common tactic. It arrives before you understand the full extent of your injuries, and accepting it means permanently signing away your right to further compensation.

Our skilled New York City personal injury attorneys counter this by building your case with complete medical documentation, expert testimony, and hard evidence before we ever sit at the negotiating table. Insurance companies know we take cases to trial, and that changes how seriously they treat our clients’ demands.

Contact us for a free consultation today.

One pattern we consistently see across personal injury claims in New York City is an adjuster calling within days of a crash on the BQE or the Cross Bronx Expressway, offering a quick check before records from Bellevue Hospital or Elmhurst Hospital have even been requested. In our experience, that early number rarely accounts for the follow-up imaging or specialist referrals that surface weeks later.

Clients who accept it before treatment is complete often discover their injury was worth several times the original offer.

Personal Injury Cases We Handle in New York City

From highway collisions on the BQE to sidewalk accidents in the Bronx, we represent injured people across all five boroughs, Long Island, and Westchester County.

Car, Truck, and Motorcycle Accidents: NYC’s congested roads produce complex collisions involving multiple insurance policies and disputed fault. We handle every step, from no-fault filings to litigation.

Pedestrian and Bicycle Accidents: Drivers who fail to yield cause some of the most severe injuries in the city. We pursue full accountability for every client.

Rideshare Accidents: Uber and Lyft accidents involve insurance coverage that shifts based on what the driver was doing at the time of the crash. We identify every available policy.

Construction Accidents: New York’s Scaffold Law under Labor Law Section 240 gives injured construction workers protections that go far beyond workers’ compensation. We use them aggressively.

Slip and Fall and Premises Liability: Property owners who ignore known hazards are legally responsible when someone gets hurt. We document what they knew and when they knew it.

Dog Bites: New York holds dog owners liable when their animal had a known vicious propensity, a documented history of dangerous behavior the owner was aware of.

Workers’ Compensation and Third-Party Claims: A workplace injury can produce both a workers’ comp claim and a separate personal injury lawsuit against a negligent third party, like a subcontractor or equipment manufacturer. We handle both simultaneously.

No-Fault Insurance Claims: New York’s no-fault system, also called Personal Injury Protection (PIP), pays your initial medical bills and a portion of lost wages regardless of who caused the accident. We handle all required filings on your behalf.

Wrongful Death: When negligence takes a life, surviving family members have the right to recover damages for both financial loss and the profound human cost of their grief.

Medical Malpractice and Product Liability: We represent clients harmed by doctors, hospitals, and manufacturers whose failures caused serious injury.

Not sure which claim applies to your situation? Call (718) 249-7447 for a free case evaluation.

What Compensation Can You Recover?

New York personal injury law allows you to recover two categories of damages.

Economic damages, also called special damages, are your direct financial losses:

Past and future medical bills

Lost wages and reduced future earning capacity

Rehabilitation and long-term care costs

Out-of-pocket expenses tied directly to your injury

Non-economic damages, also called general damages, cover what no receipt can measure, physical pain, mental anguish, emotional distress, and loss of enjoyment of life. New York does not cap these damages in most personal injury cases, which means the quality of your legal team directly impacts what you recover.

The value of your specific claim depends on several factors:

Permanence of injury: A lasting disability or permanent disfigurement dramatically increases your recoverable amount.

Clarity of fault: Strong, undeniable evidence limits the insurer’s ability to negotiate your award down.

Documented income loss: Tax returns, pay stubs, and employer records showing exactly what you lost carry significant weight.

Available policy limits: The at-fault party’s insurance coverage sets a practical ceiling on any negotiated settlement.

We benchmark every client’s damages against comparable New York case law to make sure the number we demand reflects the full measure of your loss.

Across the premises liability and car accident claims we handle throughout the five boroughs, the clients who recover the most are consistently the ones who kept treating even after the pain became manageable.

What our New York City personal injury lawyers see repeatedly at Kings County Supreme Court and Bronx County Supreme Court is that defense counsel seize on any gap in treatment to argue the injury resolved on its own. A complete record from the emergency room through physical therapy carries far more weight with an adjuster or a jury than a single photograph from the scene.

New York Laws That Affect Your Claim

Missing a single legal deadline or procedural rule can permanently end your right to compensation. These are the rules that matter most.

Statute of Limitations, the hard deadline for filing your lawsuit:

Most negligence claims: three years (CPLR §214)

Medical malpractice: two years and six months

Wrongful death: two years from the date of death

Comparative Negligence, New York follows a pure comparative negligence standard. Even if you were partially at fault, you can still recover. Your award is reduced by your percentage of fault, if you are 20% responsible and the jury awards $100,000, you receive $80,000.

Serious Injury Threshold, after a car accident, you must prove a qualifying “serious injury” under New York Insurance Law §5102(d) before you can sue for pain and suffering.

No-Fault Insurance Covers	A Lawsuit Can Also Recover
Initial medical bills up to policy limits	All past and future medical expenses
A portion of lost wages	Full lost wages and future earning capacity
Reasonable out-of-pocket expenses	Pain, suffering, and emotional distress

Notice of Claim, if your injury involved the City of New York, the MTA, or any other municipal entity, you have just 90 days from the incident to file a Notice of Claim under General Municipal Law §50-e. This deadline is not negotiable.

In our experience handling personal injury cases across Queens and Staten Island, the fault fights we see most often center on intersections and unmarked crosswalks, where the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad’s report becomes the single most contested document in the file.

Adjusters routinely try to shift ten or fifteen percent of the blame onto our client even when the police report assigns fault entirely to the other driver. Because New York’s pure comparative negligence rule lets any assigned percentage reduce a recovery, we push back on every fault allocation before it becomes the number an insurer builds its offer around.

How We Build Your Case

We start constructing your case on day one, before evidence disappears and before any insurer gains the upper hand.

Investigation: We collect police reports, surveillance footage, witness statements, and scene photographs immediately.

Medical documentation: We work with your treating physicians and independent experts to fully document your injuries and calculate the long-term cost of your care.

Filings and compliance: We handle all no-fault applications, insurance notifications, and critical deadline filings, including any Notice of Claim requirements.

Demand and negotiation: Armed with a complete file, we submit a formal demand and negotiate from a position of strength, not urgency.

Trial: When an insurer refuses to offer a fair number, we take the case to a jury. We have built our reputation on being prepared to go to verdict, and the insurance companies know it.

What to Do After an Accident in New York City

The steps you take immediately after an injury directly shape how much compensation you can recover.

Seek medical care right away. Any gap in treatment becomes ammunition for insurers to argue your injuries were not serious.

Report the incident in writing. Call 911 for vehicle accidents. Notify property owners of a fall in writing and keep a copy.

Document the scene. Photograph the hazard, your injuries, and any property damage before repairs are made.

Collect witness information. Names and phone numbers from people who saw the accident can be decisive when liability is disputed.

Refuse any recorded statement. Adjusters use recorded statements to limit your claim. Do not speak to any insurer before calling us.

Stay off social media. A single post can be taken out of context to argue you are less injured than you claim.

No Fee Unless We Win

Every case we accept is on a contingency fee basis, you pay nothing to retain us and nothing out of pocket throughout your entire case. Our fee is a percentage of the financial recovery we secure on your behalf. If we do not win, you owe us nothing. No hourly rates, no upfront costs.

Where We Serve Injured Clients

Our offices in Ridgewood serving Brooklyn and Queens, The Bronx, and Hempstead on Long Island put us inside the communities we serve. We represent clients across all five boroughs, Nassau and Suffolk Counties, and Westchester County. If your injuries prevent you from traveling, we send one of our attorneys directly to you.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I Still Recover if I Was Partly at Fault for the Accident?

Yes. Under New York’s pure comparative negligence rule, partial fault reduces your award but does not eliminate your right to recover, your compensation is simply reduced by your percentage of responsibility.

How Long Do I Have to File a No-Fault Application After a Car Accident in New York?

You have 30 days from the date of the accident to submit a no-fault application to your own auto insurer, or your benefits may be denied.

Who Covers My Medical Bills While My Personal Injury Case Is Still Open?

After a car accident, your no-fault insurance covers initial medical expenses up to policy limits. For other injury types, your private health insurance pays for treatment while your case is pending.

Can Your Firm Handle Both My Workers’ Compensation Claim and a Personal Injury Lawsuit?

Yes. If a negligent third party, such as a contractor or equipment manufacturer, contributed to your workplace injury, we pursue both your workers’ comp benefits and a separate personal injury claim at the same time.

Does Immigration Status Affect a Personal Injury Claim in New York?

No. Your immigration status has no bearing on your legal right to seek compensation for injuries caused by another party’s negligence under New York law.

Can I Switch to Grigor Law if I Am Already Represented by Another Attorney?

Yes. You have the right to change attorneys at any point in your case, and we handle the transition so your claim is not interrupted.

What if My Injuries Prevent Me From Traveling to Your Office?

We will come to your home, hospital room, or wherever is most convenient, you will never be required to travel to us.

What Documents Are Most Useful to Bring to a Free Consultation?

Police or incident reports, photographs of the scene and your injuries, medical records, insurance correspondence, and proof of missed work are all helpful, but we will evaluate your situation regardless of what you have available.

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