Practice Areas 

Auto Accidents

Medical Malpractice

Slip, Fall, Trip

Stairway/Elevator

Pedestrian/Bicycle

Landlord Negligence

Work Related

Taxi Accidents

Bus & Subway

Ladder & Scaffold

Personal Injury

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I have offices in Huntington, Long Island and the Bronx, though I have served clients from throughout the New York Metropolitan area.

I will come to your house or your office to discuss your case.

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Carol L. Schlitt - NY Personal Injury Lawyer

Call me at
1-800-660-1466.
You can send me an email. Just click here.

Delivering for New York Clients:

As part of my service, I provide each client a set of six client reports that are unique in the field. Each is designed to ensure that you understand the status and value of your case and the work I am doing for you:

  • Welcome Kit

  • Case Assessment

  • Suit Report

  • Discovery Report

  • Deposition Guidelines

  • Trial Report

To learn more about my six client reports and my approach to working with clients, click here to read my practice philosophy. Better yet, call me at 1-800-660-1466.

I share updates and legal news that you can use on my blog: New York Law Thoughts.

New York Bus Accident Attorney and Subway Accident Attorney

Bus & Subway CasesMy Process

Millions of New Yorkers ride the subway and buses everyday without incident. However, there are those incidents when people are hurt in subway or bus accidents:

  •  Buses crash or drive erratically causing passengers to fall or bang against a door or window.

  • A subway crash is thankfully rare, but people injure themselves when the doors close improperly or trains stop short or poorly maintained subway stations lead to trips and falls.

If you have suffered an injury in a subway or bus accident, you may be entitled to compensation. If you think you have a case or if you have questions, you should consult with a New York bus accident attorney or a NY subway accident with experience with subway and bus accidents. I will be glad to discuss your rights, answer your questions and help you with a potential case. You can call me at 1-800-660-1466 or send me an e-mail at Carol@SchlittLaw.com. The consultation is free and I will be glad to help you.

Bus and Subway Injuries and the Law in New York

Subway and bus injury cases represent a unique category of personal injury cases.  Special laws apply to these cases and because they frequently involve public entities, such as the New York City Transit Authority, special legal processes apply as well. Here are some of the key differences:

  • Under New York State law, municipalities and public entities can request a “pre-action” hearing known as a 50-H hearing (for the section of the law that created them).  Therefore, you need an attorney experienced in 50-H hearings who knows how to protect your rights and turn those hearings into an advantage for you.

  • In cases involving public transit agencies in New York City, one can get lost in the large maze of legal departments and offices. Sometimes it can be hard to know whom to contact on a subway or bus case.  Therefore, you need a New York lawyer who knows his or her way around the municipal agencies.

  • The Courts often allow additional leeway to New York City, other municipalities and public entities such as the Transit Authority. Therefore, you need an attorney well versed in trying municipal cases who can protect your rights and help avoid long delays in your case.

  • The law allows New York City to delay making payments in settled cases. Therefore, you need an attorney experienced in municipal cases who can work to speed up payments owed so you get your money as fast as possible.

In NY Subway and Bus Accidents, an Experienced Lawyer Counts

I have tried many subway and bus cases, so I know how best to manage 50-h hearings and how to protect your rights in court and how to avoid unnecessary delays.  I previously worked as a Senior Trial Attorney for the City of New York so my experience gives me insight in the defense of these cases and an understanding of how the other side works.  I know my way around the municipal bureaucracy.

A NY Bus Accident Attorney an NY Subway Accident Attorney Discusses Her Cases

I have tried many cases involving subway and bus accidents. Those cases include clients riding buses involved in accidents with another vehicle. Other clients have ridden in cars struck by buses.  I had one case where a man had just walked out of a Yankee game and a bus knocked him down breaking his nose. In another bus accident, a bus pulled out before a woman could secure herself, thus she fell into a bus pole injuring her face and neck.  In one case that happened in the Bronx, a bus failed to pull into the bus stop, thus dumping a man off in a pothole in the middle of the road where he fell and injured his knee.

I have had clients whose foot slipped through a gap in the subway platform. Another client suffered a knee injury when the subway doors caught her foot and dragged her along the platform.  I helped a client hurt when a subway car stopped short, knocking her to the ground.

Carol L. Schlitt - New York Bus and Subway Injury Lawyer

If you or a loved has been injured in a New York bus or subway accident, you should contact a New York personal injury who has experience with bus and subway cases. If you think you have a case or if you have questions, you can call me and I will be glad to discuss your rights, answer your questions and help you with a potential case. You can call me at 1-800-660-1466 or send me an e-mail at Carol@SchlittLaw.com. The consultation is free and I will be glad to help you.

I hope you have found this information helpful.

Carol L. Schlitt
New York Personal Injury Attorney: NY Bus Accident Attorney & NY Subway Accident Attorney
1-800-660-1466
Carol@SchlittLaw.com.