What is involved in making an auto accident claim?

 

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In all auto accident cases, two questions must be answeered, is there liability for the other drivers actions, and how much should we receive for the damages.

 

While this seems simplistic, there is a huge amount of law and case analysis to be done in every case.

Liability arises when someone does not abide by laws of the road, or does not do what a reasonable driver should be doing when an accident occurs.  Texting is the hot button lately.  If the other driver hit you while texting and not paying attention, then you can establish liability.  Running a red light is an example of not following the rules of the road. If adriver pulls around you to pass, but causes an accident, then the liability for that conduct is assessed against the driver causing the collision.

 

By assessing the conduct of the other driver, a California auto accident lawyer can decide what legal violations exist and what a jury would think of conduct that caused an accident.

 

Damages and the amount you deserve is the second inquiry of a claim.  You are entitled to be paid your reasonable wage loss, medical esxpenses, and property damage loss.  You are also entitled to pain and suffering.  While there is no formula for pain and usffering, you can get a good idea of your case value after all your damages have been incurred.  The amount of medical treatment, wage loss and other claims, will to a certain extent increase your pain and sufferig damages. 

Your pain and suffering will ultimately be left up to a jury in California if you cannot agree on an amount with the other party or their insurer.  That is why it is important to get good advice on your case to settle, and know when to go to trial or seettle a case.  It is very helpful to have an experienced California car accident attorney on your side, helping you with the decisions as to value of youraccident case.  Call us if you would like to speak to a Orange County or Los Angeles County auto accident lawyer.  Call 1 866-981-5596.

You should ask every attorney you are interviewing to demonstrate not only their success in a few cases, but also about their success over a large, broad spectrum of cases.  As you saw in Mr. Ballidis' book "Avoid Lawyer Advertising Hype", there are lots of attorneys that HYPE that they are superior firms, or superior attorneys, but some have virtually no experience in the courtroom, or in the handling of large cases.  You need to know their track record and they should be able to prove it to you.

If you would like us to consider your case, please feel free to call us.  Even if we cannot take your case, we may be able to help you.  We know an extensive array of attorneys and doctors, and we may even be able to direct you to the attorney or person that can best help you. 

We prominently display our track record, not to brag about our accomplishments, but to assure you that you are examining a qualified law firm for your case.  We handle significant personal injury cases.  If you are considering our firm, note that we have handled over 4,000 cases in the last 35 years.  We listed some larger results, but here are some interesting summaries.

We have resolved through settlement and verdict over 290 cases in amounts greater than 6 figures.  This year, 2009, seems to be starting off with great results for our clients.  In one case alone, we settled a pedestrian case for $800,000.  The pedestrian was struck by a car with only $50,000 in insurance.  Through the great efforts of our team, we obtained $750,000 of additional settlement from the business on the lot next to where the accident occurred, who was throwing a party for over 500 people without a permit. 

The year 2008 proved to be a good year for settlement of cases as well.  We only had 4 trials for the year but settled over 250 cases because carriers were willing to entertain settlement rather than risk the trial process.  Three cases settled for over $1,000,000.  Of note we settled a contaminated peanut butter case, (settlement confidential) and the resolution of several other significant auto accidents. 

 

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