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Accident injury law and the house rules at a Pottery Barn rest on the same basic principle: You break it, you buy it. We all make mistakes and should accept responsibility for them. At a store, accepting responsibility means paying for the designed coffee mug that was dropped. Following an accident, accepting responsibility means paying compensation for economic losses, such as medical bills, and noneconomic losses, such as pain and suffering.
Back then, factory owners described an injury as an accident to shift blame from their dangerous facilities to “careless” workers. Those victims had to accept that outcome. However, today’s accident injury victims can partner with a Los Angeles personal injury lawyer. An attorney evaluates your case, advocates for you, and keeps accident injury claims moving through the complex legal process. The difference is in the bottom line. The average attorney-negotiated settlement is over three times higher than the average non-attorney-negotiated settlement.
Car crashes, unintentional poisonings, and falls are the top three causes of injury-related death in California. These incidents aren’t “accidents,” at least in most cases.
Driver error, not an unavoidable “accident,” causes about 98 percent of vehicle collisions in California. The two main kinds of driver error are:
Sometimes, both motorists make driving errors and substantially contribute to a crash. Similarly, unintentional poisonings, mostly drug overdoses, have several causes.
The person who takes the drugs bears some responsibility. So does a company that negligently made unduly powerful pills, a doctor who recklessly prescribed them, and a shipping company that transported them without asking questions.
Falls are the leading injury-related cause of death for people over 65. Usually, these individuals have pre-existing medical conditions contributing to a fall’s risk and severity. However, the primary responsibility lies with property owners who fail to maintain their premises safely.
Once jurors understand that car crashes, poisonings, and falls aren’t “accidental,” the stage is set for maximum compensation. More on that below.
The causes of personal injuries vary. But the injuries themselves are much the same in any context. These injuries include three significant kinds of head injuries, which are:
The average injury-related medical bill usually exceeds $40,000. A Los Angeles personal injury lawyer connects accident victims with doctors who charge nothing upfront for their professional services.
Accident injury compensation usually comes in the form of a settlement. Over 95 percent of personal injury claims settle out of court. Settlement isn’t a result. It’s a process, and frequently, this process is time-consuming.
Sometimes, the settlement process begins with the “accident” case evaluation discussed above. If the victim is seriously injured, which is very common in car crashes and other accident injury claims, the settlement process begins with the “injury” discussion. A Los Angeles personal injury attorney’s first priority is always people, not legal theories.
Then, to obtain maximum compensation, an attorney must diligently prepare a case as if it’s going to trial. The minimum accident-injury approach yields minimum results.
Frequently, a mediator helps the two sides settle a personal injury dispute. Mediation doesn’t happen until relatively late in the litigation process. So, victims must, unfortunately, wait. Usually, the wait is worthwhile. Injury victims are entitled to significant compensation. For a free consultation with an experienced personal injury attorney in Los Angeles, contact the Law Offices of Eslamboly Hakim. We do not charge upfront legal fees in these matters.
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