New York Personal Injury Lawyers

New York Public Transportation (MTA) Injuries

By Dansker & Aspromonte

Related Posts

July 2, 2024

The Most Common Defense Arguments in Personal Injury Cases

Categories

MTA Subway

Public transportation is popular in New York City. The city’s bus system serves more riders than any other metropolitan bus network in the country, for a total of about 764 million rides in 2016. That’s about 2.4 million rides each week. NYC’s busiest bus route carries more than 15 million passengers each year, and six other routes top 10 million.

While those numbers dwarf bus ridership in most other U.S. cities, buses account for only a fraction of public transportation usage in the city. The New York subway system provides more than 1.7 billion rides annually.

Given the large number of passengers, employees, buses, routes, subway stations, rail lines and trains, it’s no surprise that accidents happen. Some mass transit injuries are directly transportation-related. For example:

  • A pedestrian or bicyclist is hit by a bus
  • A bus passenger is injured in a traffic accident
  • A driver of or passenger in another vehicle is injured in a bus crash
  • A subway passenger is injured when a train derails
  • A subway passenger is injured when the train lurches or makes an abrupt stop

Dozens of people are struck and killed by New York subway trains each year.

However, many mass-transit-related accidents occur in other ways, and are similar to injuries that might take place in any other context. For example, a passenger may slip and fall on a wet subway platform, or may trip on the crowded stairway.

Compensation for New York Mass Transit Injuries

If you’ve been seriously injured in a New York mass transit accident, suffered an injury on mass transit property, or lost a loved one in a New York subway accident or bush crash, you may be entitled to significant compensation. Some past cases handled by Dansker & Aspromonte Associates LLP’s New York mass transit accident lawyers include:

  • A $1.34 million verdict on behalf of a 56-year-old who was injured when she tripped on an exposed telephone wire on a New York subway platform.
  • A $3.5 million verdict on behalf of a woman who suffered multiple injuries when a New York subway car derailed.
  • A $6.3 million verdict on behalf of a woman who was struck by a speeding police motor scooter.

However, securing fair compensation after a New York mass transit injury can be complicated for several reasons. First, pursuing a personal injury claim against a governmental unit triggers additional procedural requirements, including a very short notice period compared with other types of personal injury cases.

Second, mass transit accidents often involve multiple parties, complex equipment, specialized safety procedures, and other complexities that make assembling evidence and constructing the case more challenging. Not every personal injury law firm has the knowledge, resources, and network of experts necessary to successfully litigate a mass transit injury case.

Recover Your Life

Let Us Fight For You
Free & Confidential Consultation

By submitting, you agree to be contacted about your request.

Unfortunately, based on your query, we are unable to assist you at this time. Our firm specializes in serious accidents and negligence cases, such as car accidents, slips and falls, construction accidents, and other accidents that require hospitalization or ongoing treatment.

Proven Record of Success

Dansker & Aspromonte Associates LLP has been advocating for the rights of the injured since 1986. We have the tools, resources, knowledge, and commitment to get you the best possible outcome.

Providing Answers & Solutions

Our team is committed to always being able to provide you with updates on your case and answers to your questions. This is your case and we want to be sure you are confident every step of the way.

Small Firm Dedication & Focus

Our firm is different from most firms in our area in that we are a “boutique” type firm that is small enough to give personal attention to our clients and yet experienced and powerful with a reputation as a hard-hitting litigation firm.

Innovative Legal Strategies

Each client that comes to our team gets a managing partner and trial partner dedicated to their case. We put our collective 100 years of experience behind your case to obtain the best possible outcome on your behalf.