Your rights · New York
Accidents & insurance
Injury and property claims in New York have strict deadlines, and car accidents run first through no-fault insurance. Insurers must handle claims fairly and in time.
Personal injury basics, property damage, insurance claim denials, deadlines to sue, no-fault car insurance.
What to do now
Steps in order, for when it happened today.
How to do it
Step-by-step processes: forms, deadlines, fees and where to go.
Questions people ask
A short, straight answer to one question, with the source.
The official sources on this topic
Every page here rests on statutes, regulations and government sites. These are the ones that come up most on this topic:
- N.Y. Civil Practice Law and Rules(opens in a new tab)
- N.Y. Insurance Law(opens in a new tab)
- Auto Insurance Resource Center — NYS Department of Financial Services(opens in a new tab)
- No-Fault Claims and Arbitration — NYS Department of Financial Services(opens in a new tab)
- N.Y. Estates, Powers and Trusts Law(opens in a new tab)
- N.Y. General Municipal Law(opens in a new tab)
When you need an answer about your own situation
These pages explain the general rules. A first answer about your own situation is free; the full check confirms every legal point against the statute it cites, and a letter is written only on top of it.