Public and private buses alike may not be as fast as cars, but they help the average person navigate Depew and the surrounding areas. That said, bus drivers are as human as the rest of us. A driver may behave negligently at the wheel or fall victim to another party’s negligence and subsequently put you in harm’s way.
What can you do in the face of that negligence? Turn to Richmond Vona. Our team continually advocates for survivors’ rights to fair accident compensation. If you want to take action after a bus crash, we can take a closer look at the circumstances that led to your accident. Through our investigative efforts, we can determine what party bears the blame for your losses.
We can then present our findings to a civil judge and demand that you receive fair compensation for your losses. All the while, you can focus on recovering from your injuries. Want to learn more about our experience in civil court? Contact the personal injury lawyers in Depew, NY, today to schedule your free bus accident case evaluation.
Private Versus Public Buses: Who’s to Blame for an Accident?
At the end of the day, your right to hold a certain party liable for a bus accident depends on what evidence of negligence you can bring forward. You have an obligation to meet New York State’s burden of proof. If you can’t, you may struggle to demand financial compensation for your losses from a particular party.
Fortunately, no one’s asking you to investigate your bus accident alone. You can work with Depew, NY, bus accident attorneys to return to the scene and bring forward the evidence most relevant to your case. This can range from witness testimonies to physical debris from the crash.
That said, there are other factors that might impact your ability to hold parties accountable for your bus accident. Our team needs to break down a bus driver’s relationship with a parent company or the city before filing your personal injury claim with a civil court.
Private Buses and Accident Liability
Private buses and their drivers have unique contracts. It’s our responsibility, following a dangerous accident, to determine what kind of relationship between these parties. For example, if a bus driver operates as an independent contractor, they may have to individually assume responsibility for your most recent accident.
That said, bus drivers who work as employees under a corporate banner may default responsibility for an accident onto their employer. In these cases, you may have the right to assume legal action against a corporation like Greyhound.
Public Buses and Accident Liability
Public bus drivers in Depew and the surrounding areas work for the city and state governments. This means that if you get hit by a public bus, you’ve been hit by a public employee. You may subsequently have the right to sue Depew’s city government for the damages you need to recover.
That said, suing a government body can prove complicated. Most government employees, including public bus drivers, are protected by qualified immunity. That qualified immunity can limit your ability to bring an offending party or department to civil court – but it’s not impossible to fight for justice.
You can meet with our bus accident attorneys in Depew to discuss what your case might look like if you try to sue the city government. Our team can outline your reduced timeline and the specific burden of proof we have to meet to move your case forward. Should you choose to proceed, we can then open an investigation into your losses.
Third Parties and Accident Liability
There’s a chance that neither a public nor private bus driver may assume responsibility for your losses. Mechanics, manufacturers, pedestrians, and construction crews can all cause bus accidents. That’s why it’s important for our team to carefully investigate the nature of your accident.
Your ability to sue a particular party may change based on the evidence we bring back from an accident scene. That said, you can count on our team to keep you up to date as our investigation progresses. If we need to assume legal action against an unexpected party, we’ll tell you why.
For a free legal consultation with a bus accident lawyer serving Depew, call (716) 300-5885
When to Hold Liable Parties Accountable for Your Bus Accident
If you want to take civil action against a public bus – and, by extension, the city of Depew – you need to do so on a particularly tight deadline. You can work with our attorneys to determine how long you have to investigate your losses and bring a claim forward.
Should you have the right to file against a private bus company or a third party, the broader-reaching personal injury statute of limitations dictates your filing deadline. New York Civil Practice Law & Rules Section 214 dictates that parties filing a personal injury claim against an offending company or individual have only three years to look into their accidents in detail.
Your claim must make it to a civil judge before your statute of limitations expires. If you try to file a claim outside of your applicable statute of limitations, New York’s civil judges may waive your right to accident compensation. Fortunately, our attorneys understand the state’s statute of limitations and can work within them, no matter how tight, to get your case in front of a judge.
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Demanding Fair Compensation for Your Bus Accident Losses
We know that you want compensation for your bus accident losses. How do you calculate the total value of a bus accident case, though? Richmond Vona’s team of Depew bus crash lawyers breaks your losses down into two categories. We then find the sum of your economic losses, including your property damage, medical bills, and lost wages.
Our team then establishes the dollar value of your intangible bus accident losses, including your emotional distress and mental anguish. Once we have these values established, we can present their sum total to a liable party.
So long as we have the evidence needed to defend your request for support, we can then argue that the liable party must provide you with comparable compensation.
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Richmond Vona Advocates for You in Civil Court
The bus accident lawyers serving Depew want to help you and your loved ones overcome the financial burden of your recovery. Moreover, we want to help you hold a liable party accountable for the negligence that’s upended your life. You don’t have to go into your fight for justice alone.
Call Richmond Vona today for legal representation, and we can advocate for your right to a fair accident settlement. Our team works on contingency, so you won’t have to worry about legal fees while your case is in progress. Instead, our team can put every effort into making your experience with the civil system as stress-free as possible.
Contact Richmond Vona today to schedule a free case consultation with our team of tried and tested attorneys.
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