Public Transportation Accidents

More than 7 billion people use New York's public transportation system every year, most of them safely and without incident. Inevitably, though, a few passengers are injured because of someone's carelessness or negligence.

The attorneys at Trolman, Glaser & Lichtman have successfully handled every type of accident lawsuit involving public transportation system. Our clients are typically injured by:

• Defective turnstiles
• Subway doors that close prematurely
• A gap between the subway platform and the train door
• Defective or poorly maintained stairs and tunnels
• Subway fires and collisions
• Sudden starts and stops
• Poorly maintained floors
• Inappropriate bus drop-offs
• Collisions with other vehicles and stationary objects in the roadway

Since the majority of buses and subways in New York are owned and operated by government agencies, strict legal and time limitations must be met to file a lawsuit. We advise anyone involved in a transit accident to contact us as quickly as possible so these requirements can be met and a timely written claim filed.

Although prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome, the dedication and experience of our attorneys have produced an enviable record of verdicts, jury awards and pretrial settlements that amount to more than One Billion ($1,000,000,000.00) dollars.)