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Please Give Careful Consideration to the Following:
It would be most helpful if you maintain a written record of the dates you receive medical treatment and the time you lose from work. When you have completed your medical care, please notify us so that we can obtain a final comprehensive medical report. If you treat with any additional doctors, health care providers or health care centers, please let us known so we may obtain the relevant records.You will undoubtedly receive bills for medical services. Please send the originals of those bills to us and retain a copy for your records. If you were involved in an accident with a motor vehicle which was properly insured in New York State, as well as some other states, either as a driver, passenger or pedestrian, your medical expenses and lost wages, if any, may be covered by what is called "no-fault" insurance coverage. The provisions of this type of insurance require that a "No-Fault Application" be filed within 30 days of the accident. If you were involved in an accident, as a passenger or pedestrian, with a motor vehicle which was NOT insured, your medical expenses and lost wages, if any, may be covered through the Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation (MVAIC) insurance coverage. The provisions of this type of insurance require that a "Notice of Intention to Make Claim", as well as other forms and documents, be filed within 90 days of the accident. We will file the "No-Fault Application" and/or "Notice of Intention to Make Claim" for you, if you request us to do so. Please contact our office about it.
It is important that you refrain from discussing your case with anyone not connected with this firm. If anyone else contacts you, please refer them to our office regardless of what information they request.
It is essential that you notify your automobile insurance carrier of the accident if you have not already done so. Failure to notify your carrier, and to cooperate with them, could jeopardize your coverage.
If you change your address or phone number, please notify our office by telephone and in writing as soon as possible. Written notification will ensure that this essential information is properly recorded in our office computers.
You have informed us that you were injured on the date listed above. It is imperative that this date is accurate since the law sets forth various filing deadlines. If the above listed date of accident is incorrect, please notify us immediately so that we can properly record these statutory due dates in our office diaries. Again, we must have this notification in writing to best protect your case against dismissal due to late filing.
RECEIPTS FOR EXPENSES ARE TO BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 45 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THE BILL, BUT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
*Contact your employer immediately to find out if you are eligible for New York State Disability Benefits.
Also, please carefully read our "Frequently Asked Questions" information page. Again, thank you for the confidence you have shown in us by retaining our firm.