Source: https://www.faraci.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-a-motor-vehicle-collision-case
Timestamp: 2020-02-28 21:40:40
Document Index: 749451762

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 3101', '§ 3107', '§ 3130', '§ 3120', '§ 3121', '§ 3123', '§ 3041', '§ 3043']

After the case has been filed and the opposing party has answered, the next phase is called discovery or disclosure. In New York, the scope of disclosure is broad. Specifically, CPLR § 3101(a), provides for "full disclosure of all matter material and necessary in the prosecution or defense of an action, regardless of the burden of proof." Attorneys have different methods of obtaining disclosure. These methods include: depositions upon oral questions (CPLR § 3107), interrogatories (CPLR § 3130), discovery and inspection of documents or property (CPLR§ 3120), physical and mental examinations of persons (CPLR § 3121), and requests for admission (CPLR § 3123).
Throughout the discovery phase, the parties will gather and collect medical records of the plaintiff to better understand and examine the injuries involved. In any case a party can require any other party to give a bill of particulars of such party's claim, or a copy of the items of the account alleged in a pleading. (CPLR § 3041). CPLR § 3043 sets forth the specified particulars in personal injury actions, of which a motor vehicle collision would be considered. These specified particulars include: the date and approximate time of the occurrence; the approximate location; general statement of the acts and omissions constituting the negligence claimed; where notice of a condition is a prerequisite, whether actual or constructive notice is claimed; if actual notice is claimed, a statement of when and to whom it was given; statement of the injuries and description of those claimed to be permanent and how the plaintiff in a motor vehicle collision sustained a serious injury or economic loss greater than basic economic loss; the length of time confined to a bed and to house; length of time incapacitated from employment; and total amount claimed as special damages, loss of earnings, hospital expenses, and nurses' services.