Have you been seriously injured in an accident? You may be looking to file a no fault application to reap the benefits. Here is what you need to know about no fault and what it does for you after you have been hurt.
No Fault Application | Time Limits for Filing
After being involved in a motor vehicle accident many clients called and asked how long they have to fill out a no fault application. You can think by yourself how we are strongly advised against it as we don’t want you to put anything on the application that is incorrect and may be damaging to your case.
It is critical that your insurance company receives a no fault application within 30 days of the date of the accident. At Andrews, Bernstein & Maranto, PLLC we have dedicated a paralegal that will assist you in filling out the application and handling in your no fault claim.
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No Fault Application | Benefits of No Fault
One of the first things that’s get asked in any motor vehicle accident is what is going to happen for me with respect to the medical bills and any wage benefits that I might lose as a result of being injured? The response to our clients is that that is handled by no fault. No fault is just what it says no fault. We don’t care who has fault for part of the accident in order to get those benefits. Essentially what happens as we go to the insurance company of the vehicle that you’re in, they are responsible for paying three things. Now the statute itself and the regulations themselves are very thick but the most important part is this: all of the medical expenses get covered by the insurance company of the vehicle you’re in. In addition to follow pay of 80% if you lost wages up to a maximum of 2000$ a month for basic benefits.
No Fault Application | NYS Disability
In addition to that we can also get benefits from New York state disability. Finally, they pay incidental expenses, incidental expenses common a number of different ways. We can either get incidental expenses as mileage to and from doctors to get you compensated for the fact that you are having to travel to the doctors and also in situations where it is necessary to have household help. Household help can be billed to an insurance company at a maximum of 25 $ s per day. All told, all of the benefits and no-fault offers in a primary policy has 50,000$ of total benefits.
If you have questions about your no fault application, please call our Buffalo auto accident attorneys today for a free consultation.