New York Personal Injury Law — Explained Plainly
Real answers about your New York injury case — before you ever pick up the phone.
Banville Law explains exactly where you stand under New York law — in plain English, backed by the actual statute. Know your rights first. Decide what’s next on your terms.
No fee unless we win · Free, no-pressure case review · Serving all of New York
After an injury
The system starts working against you immediately.
How we’re different
We answer the question first. The pitch comes later — if at all.
Most injury-law sites are billboards. Ours is a straight answer. Here’s the standard every page on this site holds itself to.
Answer before ask
Every page opens with a direct answer to the exact question you searched — in plain English, free, no form to fill out first.
Real law, named
We cite the actual New York statute — Labor Law §240 CPLR §214 — so you can verify it, not just trust us.
Straight with you
Honest ranges and honest odds. We’d rather tell you that you don’t have a case than sell you one you don’t.
The Banville Standard
Four steps. No pressure. No upfront cost.
How we take you from “something happened” to knowing exactly where you stand.
Straight answer
We tell you — free — whether you likely have a claim under New York law, and what it hinges on.
The real number
An honest range of what your case could be worth, and the facts that would move it up or down.
The right hands
We make sure your case is matched to the right New York trial attorney for it — no bottleneck, no guesswork.
No fee unless you win
You pay nothing up front. Fees come out of the recovery — never your pocket.
Case types we explain
Find your situation. Get the plain-English breakdown.
Each hub walks through what New York law actually says, what your claim could be worth, and the deadlines that matter.
Construction & Labor Law
Scaffold falls, site injuries, and your protections under NY Labor Law §240/§241.
Read the guideMedical Malpractice
Misdiagnosis, surgical errors, and birth injuries — what counts and what it’s worth.
Read the guideNursing Home Abuse
Neglect, bedsores, and elder abuse claims against NY facilities.
Read the guideNegligent Security
Hurt in an assault, shooting, or attack a property owner should have prevented.
Read the guideWorkers’ Comp
Herniated discs, settlement values, and your rights after a workplace injury.
Read the guideSlip, Trip & Fall
Premises liability — when a property owner is actually responsible in NY.
Read the guide
The edge
A former insurance-defense lawyer — now in your corner.
Early in his career, Laurence Banville defended insurance companies and corporations in product-liability litigation. He learned exactly how the other side builds its case, where it looks to cut value, and what makes it settle.
Today he uses that inside knowledge for the people on the other end — injured New Yorkers and their families standing up to large insurers. You get an advocate who already knows the defense playbook.
Meet Laurence BanvilleWork hard, treat everyone equally, and always add value. That’s the whole job — for every client, every time.
Laurence P. BanvilleManaging Partner · Owner & Top Contributor, Legal Herald
Legal guides
The questions New Yorkers actually ask — answered.
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Tell us what happened. We’ll tell you where you stand.
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