What Are No-Fault Benefits?
In New York, along with 11 other states (Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Kentucky, Hawaii, North Dakota, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Utah) and Puerto Rico has a statutory structure that provides personal injury protection (PIP) first party benefits to people injured in motor vehicle accidents regardless of fault. This mandatory insurance coverage for medical costs, lost earnings and out of pocket expenses is commonly referred to as “no-fault benefits. If you’ve been injured in a car accident, no-fault benefits can help you survive financially during the pendency of your personal injury case. That’s why car accident lawyers Queens , Manhattan, Staten Island, Bronx and Brooklyn assist their clients with applying for and fulfilling the requirements to collect no-fault benefits. Wittenstein & Wittenstein has been helping people the full amount of no-fault benefits they’re entitled to since New York enacted it’s no-fault law in 1974. NO-FAULT MEDICAL COVERAGE It’s impo...