Getting into an accident is one of the scariest experiences that most of us can imagine. Many of us do not know what steps to take after an accident. We may scramble to get the medical treatment we need, the days off work we require, and the mental health support that we may need after experiencing a traumatic event. With all the scrambling, we may not know if we need legal support. The last question
Losing a loved one is never easy under any circumstances. However, when the death was fully preventable, had someone behaved in a reasonable and careful manner under the circumstances, it makes accepting and dealing with the loss even more difficult. When a person dies because of injuries they suffer in an accident resulting from negligence – or other wrongful act – the decedent’s surviving family members could bring a claim or file a lawsuit for
Losing a loved one in an occurrence that was not their fault is one of the hardest things for an individual or family to deal with. In some instances, a surviving family member could file a claim or lawsuit that seeks damages for the wrongful death. Although compensation that a claimant recovers as part of their wrongful death claim can never replace the loss of a loved one, it can bring about a feeling of
Losing a close loved one is one of the most difficult things that a family can endure – especially if that loss was preventable. A deceased accident victim’s surviving family members might be in a position to file a California wrongful death lawsuit under certain circumstances. First, surviving family members typically file a wrongful death claim for various damages. If the insurance company is unwilling to offer them the full and fair amount of compensation
Under the State of California’s wrongful death statute, surviving family members could file a claim or lawsuit if their loved one dies due to someone else’s wrongful act. Accident victims sometimes succumb to their injuries following a motor vehicle accident, including a bicycle or a motorcycle accident, that occurs within the state. At other times, accident victims suffer fatal injuries in slip and fall accidents and as a result of medical malpractice or negligence. If
When you or a loved one has been the victim of a personal injury, the last thing you want to devote time and injury to is fighting with an insurance company to recover the compensation properly owed to you. Insurance companies and their lawyers and claims adjusters know this, and they will take advantage of it. Remember, despite the benevolence of their commercials, insurance companies are in the business of making money. They make money
Were you aware that approximately 10% of all American bicycle sales are for electric bikes? In addition to this, it’s believed that around 130 million e-bikes will be sold in the next few years. With an increase in e-bike use, it’s unsurprising that more people report being injured in an electric bike accident. You’re likely considering legal representation if you have recently been involved in an e-bike accident. Yet before committing to hiring a lawyer,
California is a strict liability state for dog bites. The dog owner is liable for damages suffered by any person bitten by a dog while in a public place or lawfully in a private place, including the dog owner’s property. An individual is lawfully on the owner’s property when working for or under regulations issued by the government or the U.S. postal service or when in the capacity of an invitee on the owner’s property.
In recent years more people are utilizing e-bikes as a form of transportation, with the e-bike market expected to increase in coming years. Yet, were you aware that injuries resulting from e-bike use have steadily risen? It is believed that injuries involving these products accounted for 34,000 hospital visits in 2017 and 57,000 visits in 2020. It’s evident that e-bike use is causing minor and major injuries. If you have found yourself a victim in
Even though electronic bikes have a motor component, they are still bicycles. They deserve to be treated as such on the road. E-bike injuries can be traumatic, expensive, and even life-changing. If you were recently in an e-bicycle accident or otherwise injured by an e-bike, you have legal rights. One of these rights is to file an injury claim against the at-fault party’s insurance company. The purpose of any injury claim is to receive compensation
