Q: Judgment reached years prior now new injuries occurring due to original case can I open a new counter case

A: I'm sorry for your new injuries. It's likely that at the conclusion of your original case, you signed a release. New York personal injury releases generally contain terms where in consideration for money received, the claimant releases the defendant of all claims, present and future, known and unknown at the time of signing. Reach out to the attorney who represented you in the original action and review the closing documents with them - they would be able to provide the most definitive answer, and if any provisions were made for future medical expenses or contingencies. Good luck

A: Addendum - you mention a RECENT judgment. If you mean a separate case where injuries from the first accident were exacerbated in a second accident, that's a different matter. If that's the case, discuss this with attorney for recent judgment. Good luck

A: If you already had a lawsuit in which you alleged that a person or entity caused you to sustain personal injuries, you cannot bring a second lawsuit against the same person or entity for new or unknown injuries arising out of the same occurrence for which you originally sued. Moreover, the statute of limitations for any personal injury lawsuit in New York is three (3) years from the date of incident which means your time in which to bring a lawsuit for these additional injuries has likely expired (assuming they were not caused by a subsequent, unrelated incident).