Bus Accident Injury Lawyers
Serving Buffalo, New York
If you have been involved in a bus accident near the Niagara or Buffalo, New York area, one of two things has taken place. Either:
You’ve been injured as a passenger on a bus that was in an accident, or
You were in a passenger vehicle that collided with a bus.
If you were a bus passenger
If you were a bus passenger when an accident occurred, there is no question that another party was at fault – whether that is the bus driver, bus maintenance company (if mechanical failure took place), bus owner or the driver of another vehicle. If you were seriously injured in the accident and need to file a lawsuit to cover your medical expenses and lost wages, a thorough investigation will need to take place to determine whether someone acted negligently.
The legal definition of ‘negligence’ is ‘the failure to use reasonable care to avoid damage, loss or injury’. If a person acts negligently, it means that he or she either:
Failed to do something that a reasonably prudent person would have done under the same circumstances, or
Did something a reasonably prudent person would not have done in order to avoid causing damage.
Proving negligence in court can be a difficult task and you will need a highly experienced bus accident attorney to help you.
If you were in another vehicle
If you were involved in a bus accident as the driver or passenger of another vehicle, the cause of the accident must be determined before a lawsuit can be filed. The guilty party could be the driver of the car you were in, the bus driver, the bus owner or bus maintenance company. A thorough investigation can determine this and the bus accident injury lawyers of John Feroleto Attorneys at Law can guide you through the legal action necessary to get any restitution you may deserve.
Regardless of the circumstances of your case, if you were injured in a bus accident and the guilty party is proven to have acted negligently, you maybe entitled to sue for damages including:
- Current and future medical bills
- Current and future lost wages
- Pain, suffering, disability or permanency of injury
If you or a loved one has been seriously injured in a bus accident near the Niagara or Buffalo, New York area, contact our office today to schedule a free case evaluation. Our bus accident injury lawyers can tell you if you have a viable case and work to make sure that the guilty party is held accountable in a court of law.
910 Main Court Building | 438 Main Street | Buffalo, NY 14202 | 1-800-425-2807
