Garden City Personal Injury Lawyers: Work With An Experienced Team On Your Side
If you were hurt in Garden City or anywhere around Long Island, you deserve focused representation. Working with an experienced attorney early helps preserve evidence, deal with insurers and protect your rights. We stand with New York accident victims, building strong cases for trial or settlement while you focus on healing.
At Kaston & Aberle, LLP, we are a results-focused personal injury law firm based in Garden City. As your personal injury lawyer, we combine seasoned courtroom skill with practical problem-solving. Our attorneys represent clients across Long Island and New York City. Every lawyer on our team prepares each matter as if it will be tried, which can lead to fair resolutions.
Personal Injury Practice Areas We Handle
Below are the core matters we handle for New York City accident victims:
Motor Vehicle Accidents
We represent clients injured in motor vehicle accidents, including car accidents and commercial truck accidents. Our firm has extensive experience handling collisions involving semi-trucks/18-wheelers operated by commercial trucking companies, which often involve complex liability issues and insurance negotiations. We immediately help you navigate New York’s strict 30-day deadline to file your initial claim for medical bills, and we build the medical evidence necessary to prove your case meets the “serious injury threshold” required to sue the at-fault driver for pain and suffering.
Construction Site Accidents
Accidents on construction sites can result in severe injuries due to unsafe equipment, scaffolding failures or insufficient safety protocols. Kaston & Aberle, LLP, helps workers and bystanders pursue claims under New York labor laws, third-party liability and premises safety regulations. Specifically, under New York Labor Law 240(1), often called the “Scaffold Law,” we can hold property owners and general contractors strictly liable for gravity-related accidents, such as falls from heights or being struck by falling objects.
Slip, Trip And Fall Accidents
Slip, trip and fall injuries often occur on poorly maintained sidewalks, in commercial properties or public spaces. Our attorneys investigate premises liability, making sure property owners are held responsible for unsafe conditions. It is also important to know that under New York’s “pure comparative negligence” rule, you can still recover financial compensation even if you were partially at fault for the fall, meaning a simple misstep does not automatically ruin your claim.
Workplace Accidents
Workplace accidents can range from repetitive stress injuries to serious on-the-job incidents. We assist employees in obtaining workers’ compensation benefits and, when applicable, filing claims against negligent third parties. While New York’s “exclusive remedy” rule generally prevents you from suing your own employer directly, a third-party lawsuit against a negligent manufacturer or outside contractor allows you to recover damages for pain and suffering that standard workers’ compensation claims will not cover.
Medical Malpractice And Wrongful Death
We hold health care providers responsible for substandard care that causes injury or worsens a condition. Our team investigates medical records, consults with expert witnesses and navigates the complex statutes of limitations to recover damages for clients harmed by medical negligence. We also address complex injuries from accidents in Long Island, pursuing the maximum personal injury settlement in Garden City.
When negligence leads to the death of a loved one, Kaston & Aberle, LLP, provides compassionate legal representation for wrongful death claims. We help families pursue damages, helping ensure the responsible parties are held accountable.
Directions To Our Garden City Law Office
Our office is convenient to clients from Long Island and New York City. By car, use the Long Island Expressway or Northern State to Meadowbrook Parkway, then follow local signs into Garden City.
From Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn or the Bronx, public transit is straightforward via the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) to Garden City or Mineola, followed by a short ride-share or walk.
Local Long Island Courts And Landmarks
Key court houses around Garden City include:
- Nassau County Courthouse: 262 Old Country Road, Mineola (civil and criminal cases)
- Nassau County District Court: 99 Main Street, Hempstead (civil matters)
- Long Beach City Court: 1 West Park Avenue (local ordinance and small claims)
- Glen Cove City Court: 9 Glen Street (civil and criminal hearings)
Prominent landmarks and public spaces where you could run into injuries around Garden City include:
- Valley Stream State Park: Outdoor spaces for residents where injuries can occur.
- Old Nassau County Courthouse, Garden City: Historic judicial landmark
- Roosevelt Field Mall: A large shopping center with heavy daily foot traffic and a site for car collisions and slip-and-fall injuries.
Understanding the locations of these courts and landmarks helps clients attend hearings efficiently, while our attorneys guide them through all aspects of their case.
Areas We Serve Near Our Garden City Personal Injury Law Office
The firm’s legal assistance extends to residents in prominent communities and neighborhoods, including but not limited to:
- Hempstead
- Valley Stream
- Freeport
- Long Beach
- Great Neck
- Glen Cove
- Brookhaven
- Mineola
Serving these communities enables the firm to meet clients’ legal needs throughout Nassau and neighboring Suffolk County. Call us at 516-879-7280 or contact us online today for a free consultation with our Garden City personal injury lawyers.
Frequently Asked Questions About Garden City Injuries
Being involved in a motor vehicle accident in New York City is a traumatic experience. Aside from managing your crash injuries, you must also think about how you can pay off your medical treatment and hospital bills. To address some of your concerns, here are the answers to three common questions we get from our clients.
What is the “serious injury threshold” under New York Insurance Law, and how does it affect my car accident claim?
New York State follows a ‘no-fault’ auto insurance system. This means that if you get injured in a car accident, your own Personal Injury Protection (PIP) policy will cover all your initial economic losses, such as your medical expenses, lost income and replacement services up to $50,000, regardless of which party caused the incident.
To pursue additional compensation for your noneconomic damages, like pain and suffering, and emotional distress, your injury must cross the “serious injury threshold” under New York Insurance Law § 5102(d). These injuries may include a bone fracture, dismemberment, loss of a fetus, permanent loss of a body organ or function, or a severe injury that results in death.
What happens if I am injured in a hit-and-run or struck by an uninsured driver in Nassau County?
If you are injured by a hit-and-run driver on a local road like the Meadowbrook Parkway or struck by an uninsured driver, your recovery shifts to your own insurance policy. Since New York law requires all auto policies to include an Uninsured Motorist (UM) coverage, you are financially protected against injury-related losses from cases where the at-fault party has no insurance.
If you were injured in a crash but do not own a car and live in a household without PIP insurance, you may still be able to recover compensation through the Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation (MVAIC). Keep in mind that hit-and-run accidents must be reported to the police within 24 hours to ensure that you can protect your rights and avoid legal consequences.
What happens if I am injured on a public Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) bus or MTA bus in Garden City?
There are special rules that apply when a government agency or public transit authority operates the bus involved in your accident. If you have sustained crash injuries on a NICE bus or an MTA bus, you must file a formal “notice of claim” against the municipality within 90 days. If you miss this 90-day deadline, you will lose your right to pursue compensation, regardless of how severe your injuries are or how clearly the bus driver was at fault. Also, these rules apply if you’re injured on an MTA train which means your injuries while riding on New York public transportation is a time sensitive matter.
Because of the strict rules, early legal intervention is vital. Consulting with a personal injury attorney can safeguard your rights and ensure timely compliance with the state’s legal requirements and processes.
Injured In Garden City? Let Us Take The Next Step.
If you or a loved one was hurt in Garden City, Long Island or anywhere in New York City, the personal injury attorneys at Kaston & Aberle, LLP, will listen, explain your options clearly and start your injury claim. Call us at 516-879-7280 or contact us online today for a free consultation with our Garden City personal injury lawyers.
Kaston & Aberle, LLP
350 Old Country Road, Suite 203
Garden City, NY 11530
Phone: 516-879-7280