Seth A. Harris Personal Injury Law Blog on Lawyers.com

Tort laws are the laws that govern what is a legal injury, how much, and what kind of compensation an accident victim can seek. These laws are under constant revision and reform, and vary state by state. While some of these reforms are aimed to help accident victims in receiving compensation for their injuries, other can have a significant and negative impact on their claim. To help our clients understand the complex and confusing reforms that tort laws undergo, the New York law firm of Burns and Harris has provided a list of tort laws reforms and the impact they can have on your case.

Statue of Limitations Reform: Nearly every state has laws governing how long an accident victim has to file a lawsuit for compensation for their injuries. These laws, called the statute of limitations, are a constant subject of tort law reform. The reforms aim to either lengthen or shorten the statue of limitations and can impact your personal injury claim. Shortened statutes of limitations mean that victims have less time to file a claim, but prevent defendants from having to deal with claims for an accident that occurred years earlier.

Contingency Fee Reform: Many accident victims can not afford the costs associated with filing a personal injury law suit. To help ensure that their clients get the representation they deserve regardless of their financial situation, many attorneys take cases on a contingency fee basis. This means that the attorney will pay for all expenses out of pocket and only collect a fee if their client’s claim is successful. Certain tort reforms aim to eliminate this practice, which could severely impact an accident victim’s ability to seek compensation for their injuries.

Damages Reform: One of the biggest aims of tort reform is to limit the amount of compensation an injury victim can seek from a responsible party. These reforms can severely limit the punitive and non-economic damages you can receive in a personal injury case.

Many tort reforms can have a significant impact on your case. For more information on how your claim may be affected, or to schedule a consultation with one of our accident, personal injury attorneys in brooklyn, call 1 888 PAIN-LAW. Our firm represents clients throughout Brooklyn and the Bronx.

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