Motorcycle Accident Lawyer in Long Island, NY

Two things make Long Island motorcycle cases distinct. First, the roads: the Long Island Expressway, Sunrise Highway, and the Northern and Southern State Parkways produce higher-speed collisions and correspondingly severe injuries. Second, a rule most riders learn too late — in New York, motorcyclists are generally excluded from no-fault benefits under the Insurance Law. There is no automatic coverage of medical bills and lost wages the way there is for a car occupant, so health insurance, optional MedPay, or the liability claim itself has to carry those costs.

The flip side is favorable: because no-fault does not apply, a rider generally does not have to clear the "serious injury" threshold in Insurance Law § 5102(d) that limits car occupants' pain and suffering claims.

Cases are filed in Supreme Court, Nassau County in Mineola or Supreme Court, Suffolk County in Riverhead. Timing: three years for personal injury (CPLR 214), two years for wrongful death, and — where a town, village, county or the State is responsible, including road-defect claims — a 90-day notice of claim with suit in one year and 90 days.

Ask about motorcycle-specific trial experience, use of accident reconstruction, and how they counter the assumption that the rider was speeding. General information, not legal advice.

There is no upfront cost. New York injury attorneys work on contingency — a percentage of the recovery, nothing if there is no recovery. One-third of the net recovery is the customary arrangement in New York personal injury matters, subject to the written retainer and court approval for any infant's settlement.

What moves the total:

• Whether the case settles pre-suit, in discovery, or at trial
• Case expenses — accident reconstruction and biomechanical experts, medical narratives, deposition transcripts, filing fees — and whether they are deducted before or after the fee is calculated
• Whether liability is contested and reconstruction becomes necessary
• Health insurance, Medicare or Medicaid liens
• Whether a SUM claim or arbitration is needed because the at-fault driver carried minimum limits

Because riders in New York generally have no no-fault coverage, how medical bills are paid during the case is worth raising at the first meeting. Our consultation and referral cost nothing.

Because riders start these cases with a presumption against them, and undoing that presumption takes physical evidence gathered quickly by someone who knows what matters.

• Free consultation; the referral costs you nothing.
• Available 24/7 at (800) 669-0060.
• English, Spanish, and Russian.
• Over 30 years of matching injured people with attorneys across New York and New Jersey.
• Local case experience in Nassau and Suffolk.
• Continued involvement after the introduction.

Attorneys in Michael Brook's network make the same point about every motorcycle case: preserve the bike and the helmet exactly as they are, and photograph the final resting positions before anything is moved. Those details answer the speed argument that the defense will make months later.

Disclaimer: Michael Brook Attorney Referral is not a law firm and provides no legal representation or legal advice. This is general information and does not replace advice from a licensed attorney about your specific situation. No result is guaranteed.