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The law protects the rights of injury victims to seek compensation in the event that the harm they have suffered was caused by another’s negligent, reckless, or intentionally dangerous actions or inactions. In order to bring successful personal injury action, the offending party must have caused the injury victim’s harm directly as a result of a so-called breach in their legal duty of care owed to that victim. This is a legally complex way of saying that if you have been injured as a direct result of another’s actions or inactions, it is possible that you may be able to hold that responsible party accountable in civil court, provided that certain criteria concerning the legal relationship between you and the individual or legal entity that caused your harm are met.
How do you know whether or not you have grounds to file a legal claim that is likely to succeed? It isn’t always easy to tell at first glance whether the harm you have suffered has occurred as a result of someone else’s unlawful breach of their legal duty of care towards you. This area of law is complex and the strength of a case often comes down to seemingly minor circumstantial details. It is for this reason that it is important to seek experienced legal guidance personalized for your situation before making any assumptions about your legal options or committing to any plan of action regarding your rights under the law. We believe that every injury victim deserves to understand what their rights are and to exercise those rights, regardless of their economic situation. As a result, we choose to offer free consultations to all injury victims. Some of the most common cases that our firm handles include:
Our firm’s personal injury
legal team has earned its reputation as a group of knowledgeable, skilled, focused, and
compassionate legal advocates over time. We have had the honor of helping many injury victims in Bakersfield and surrounding communities successfully achieve their legal goals. Failure to explore your legal options now may leave justice undone. Additionally, refraining from seeking any compensation to which you may be entitled will likely leave you wondering “What if?” for a long time after the shock of your situation wears off and bills related to your injuries start piling up. The last thing you need at a time when you are already navigating the challenges associated with injury is to become saddled with financial consequences of your injury that should be taken care of by those who caused you harm. Consider allowing our firm to handle the legal “heavy lifting” associated with your situation so that you can focus your time and energy on your recovery and overall wellbeing.
Personal injury attorneys don’t always behave ethically. As a result, our profession has been tagged with the nickname “ambulance chasers” within popular culture. Unfortunately, some injury victims hesitate to work with personal injury attorneys because of this stereotype. While there are members of our profession who do not behave as they should, know that our firm operates with integrity, dedication to our clients, and an unwavering commitment to advocating on behalf of their rights as accident victims to the best of our ability.
You may be tempted to represent yourself in insurance negotiations, workers’ compensation matters, and even the personal injury claims process. However, it is important to understand that personal injury is a complex area of law. It is rare that an injury victim is able to secure the amount of compensation that they’re entitled to without assistance from experienced legal advocates devoted to the practice of personal injury law. In order to better ensure that you can benefit from the strongest possible advocacy, consider scheduling a free, risk-free, and confidential case evaluation with our firm. Speaking with us will not obligate you to file legal action, nor work with our firm moving forward. However, speaking with us will allow you to ask respected legal professionals any questions that may be weighing on your mind right now. After you receive personalized legal guidance regarding your legal options, you will be able to make informed decisions about your situation. Whether you ultimately choose to file legal action, allow us to speak with insurance representatives on your behalf, or take no action at all, the major decisions affecting your legal situation will always remain up to you, free of any pressure whatsoever from members of our team.
Oftentimes, injury victims wait to explore their legal options because they are hurt, they are overwhelmed, and the idea of having to address their legal issues seems like an unmanageable task. Unfortunately, the longer you wait to explore your legal options, the more bills related to your injuries will pile up and the more that you will feel the impact of any missed work days that you have had to endure as a result of your injuries. It is also possible that as time passes, evidence that could affect the outcome of your case will become compromised if you don’t allow an attorney to preserve it.
The law only gives injury victims a certain amount of time to file legal action before they are barred evermore from seeking compensation related to the harm they have suffered. It is therefore critical to act within the statute of limitations that applies to your situation. But perhaps even more than that, it is important to exercise your rights as an accident victim so that you can move forward with your recovery and your life generally. Seeking justice and rightful compensation often does wonders for a victim’s wellbeing and state of mind. It is understandably hard to move forward in the aftermath of sustaining an injury when there is unfinished business to attend to. Allowing us to begin work on your case will allow you to transition this portion of your “to do” list to us so that you can focus on other things.
California is a comparative negligence state. This means even if you are partially to blame for the harm you have suffered - as long as you are not totally to blame for your injuries - you remain entitled to seek compensation against any party or parties that have (to any degree) caused your injuries.
It is critically important to explore your legal options by scheduling a free consultation with our experienced legal team instead of dismissing the idea that you may not have grounds to file legal action because you were partially at fault for what happened to you. Even if you think that you may totally to blame for your injuries, it is important to remember that when it comes to personal injury scenarios, things aren’t always as they seem. For example, say that you were distracted at the time that your car crashed into another car. You then dismiss the idea that you could possibly file legal action successfully due to your behavior, so you avoid seeking legal guidance. What you are not aware of, is that the other driver was not only distracted but had also been awake for 24 hours due to a lengthy shift at the local hospital. The other driver was also driving on tires that had worn themselves completely bald. Your failure to explore your legal options denied you the opportunity to seek significant compensation against the other driver who was ultimately far more at-fault for your crash than you were.
The primary consequence associated with being partially to blame for your injuries is that the compensation to which you would be entitled had the accident been wholly another’s fault will likely decrease by the percentage of fault attributed to you. For example, if you would have been entitled to $500,000 in damages had the other responsible party been totally at-fault for your accident and you are assigned 20 percent of the blame for the crash, you would only be able to collect $400,000 in compensation from that responsible party. Being partially at fault for your injuries may cost you some compensation but it will not necessarily bar you from collecting a significant compensation award or settlement amount overall.
It is generally not a good idea to speak with any insurance representatives until you have had your free case evaluation. Insurance companies like to turn a profit, so they train their representatives to reject or devalue insurance settlement amounts when possible. If you choose to speak with an insurance representative on your own, you may unintentionally say something that will cause them to devalue or reject your claim. If you allow our firm to speak on your behalf, you can feel confident but that you have legal advocates with years of experience successfully negotiating with insurance companies representing your interests.
If your injuries occurred while you were on the job, you may have opportunities to secure a specific kind of compensation that is not available to those who are injured when they aren’t working. If you are eligible to file for workers’ compensation benefits, you may also be able to file a personal injury suit against third parties (other than your employer) that have contributed to the cause of your injuries. If you are unsure of whether or not you are eligible to file for workers’ compensation benefits or whether it makes sense to file a third-party personal injury suit, we can help to clarify these legal options for you during your no-cost case evaluation.
Until your case is fully resolved, it is important to be careful about the ways in which you communicate electronically. Specifically, if you use social media, you should take great care with what you post and comment on at this time. In this day and age, even if your privacy settings are strict, insurance claims adjusters and counsel for other parties involved in your accident may try to use your social media activity to undercut the strength of your legal claims. As a result, anything you post about your activities and any pictures that you post of yourself at this time could potentially be misinterpreted to indicate that you are not as injured as you say that you are. In order to avoid complicating matters unintentionally, be careful when you are engaging with others online until all aspects of your cases are resolved.
No two personal injury matters are exactly the same. Therefore, even if you have heard stories about how cases like yours have played out, it remains important to refrain from making assumptions about your legal situation until our team has had the opportunity to objectively assess your case in a no-cost, no-obligation consultation setting. We look forward to speaking with you.
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