News on Personal Injury Law in Suffolk County: What You Should Know

Posted by We Design You NY on May 3rd, 2024

Updates on Personal Injury Cases

Many of our clients and community members have been asking questions regarding the way in which personal injury matters resulting from auto accidents are handled by the courts in the most recent iteration of Covid-19. In addition to being worried about their health, clients are often worried about the status of their ongoing personal injury lawsuits. And those who were involved in a variety of accidents during the Omnicron variant's rage question whether they ought to take any more precautions.

Prior to the widespread spread of the Covid-19 Omnicron Variant, courts in Suffolk County and across the state started to "open up" and have "in person" appearances for conferences and other situations. Trials began when these appearances became increasingly frequent and appeared to be performed without endangering the court staff, litigants, or attorneys. In situations where defendants were detained, the courts first set the date for criminal trials. Then the trial of severe felonies started. After a backlog of personal injury accident trials, the courts began to try civil claims in the fall. All of the state's judges were urged to clear the backlog.

It is often known that personal injury claims resulting from medical negligence, slip and fall occurrences, and auto accidents typically settle only just before trial. As a result, setting up trials became crucial.

As civil trials were starting, the Omnicron variation struck most of the nation, including New York State, with little to no noticeable spread in Covid-19 instances. By the end of 2021, Suffolk County had hosted a number of civil lawsuits pertaining to personal injuries, and many of these cases had already been settled when their trials were supposed to start. But as 2022 got underway, the Omnicron variation delayed the initiation of the majority of jury personal injury trials. Since Omnicron began to spread, a small number of auto accident cases have gone to trial; however, personal injury claims involving multiple parties, such as multi-car collision situations, have been put on hold.

Trials in all personal injury claims are anticipated to be scheduled by the courts as this most recent variation peaks and starts to ease. Therefore, your case should resume its progress toward a settlement if you have a pending personal injury lawsuit, regardless of whether your injuries were brought on by a vehicle accident, a slip and fall, or medical negligence. Needless to say, if you become involved in an accident that causes a personal injury, the experienced lawyers at Glynn, Mercep, Purcell & Morrison are ready to speak to you about your accident and bring a case for you if you injury was caused by another person’s negligence.