{"id":2388,"date":"2019-06-05T12:47:37","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T16:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=2388"},"modified":"2019-06-06T04:28:11","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T08:28:11","slug":"new-york-womans-termination-for-cause-unrelated-to-car-accident-means-her-no-fault-insurer-owed-her-no-lost-wages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/new-york-womans-termination-for-cause-unrelated-to-car-accident-means-her-no-fault-insurer-owed-her-no-lost-wages\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Woman’s Termination for Cause Unrelated to Car Accident Means Her No-Fault Insurer Owed Her No Lost Wages"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although New York is a “no fault” state for the purposes of automobile accident liability, this does not mean that a negligent driver can never be held accountable for the injuries of a person hurt in a crash. To the contrary, if someone sustains serious injuries in a New York car accident, he or she may be able to seek compensation from the negligent driver for damages such as lost wages, medical expenses, and pain and suffering.<\/p>\n

Even if the no-fault threshold is not met, the injured person may have other options, including a claim against his or her own insurance company or, possibly, a claim against his or her employer’s disability insurance company.<\/p>\n

Facts of the Case<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a recent appellate court case<\/a>, the plaintiff was a woman who brought suit against the defendant insurance company in the Supreme Court of Greene County, New York, seeking no-fault lost wage benefits. The plaintiff had been involved in a 2013 car accident that left her unable to work for an unspecified amount of time. She took a leave of absence from her employment and received short-term disability benefits from her employer’s insurer. However, the plaintiff was later terminated from her employment due to her alleged failure to comply with her employer’s leave of absence guidelines.<\/p>\n

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Although New York is a “no fault” state for the purposes of automobile accident liability, this does not mean that a negligent driver can never be held accountable for the injuries of a person hurt in a crash. 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