California Personal Injury Legal Guides (90 found)

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R. Michael Bomberger
Written by R. Michael Bomberger
Contributor Level 5

Burn injuries are one of the most painful types of injuries a person can endure, often causing permanent scarring and disfigurement. This legal guide offers information on personal injury claims for burn victims and their families in California.
Jon Mitchell Jackson
Written by Jon Mitchell Jackson
Contributor Level 6

Here are eleven things every client needs to understand and do to help their lawyer do a great job for them!
Jon Mitchell Jackson
Written by Jon Mitchell Jackson
Contributor Level 6

Making sure you have an experienced and well respected personal injury attorney is key to maximizing the value of your case...
Jon Mitchell Jackson
Written by Jon Mitchell Jackson
Contributor Level 6

Here are several reasons why a professional investigation can be helpful in your case...
Jon Mitchell Jackson
Written by Jon Mitchell Jackson
Contributor Level 6

A good lawyer will be able to tell you exactly what to do (take your case to trial or enter in to a settlement) based upon the facts, liability, insurance and available assets...
Reza Torkzadeh
Written by Reza Torkzadeh
Contributor Level 4

Damages, when used in a personal injury cases refers to two different areas of recovery: 1) Economic Damages; and 2) Non-Economic Damages. By no means is this list a comprehensive one, and it is just a short example to give you an idea on how to distinguish the two.
Emery Brett Ledger
Written by Emery Brett Ledger
Contributor Level 4

What exactly is a personal injury? Who has a right to sue? Can I sue after an auto accident even if I don't have insurance?
Moses Alexander Yneges
Written by Moses Alexander Yneges
Contributor Level 4

Steps for making a personal injury claim.
R. Michael Bomberger
Written by R. Michael Bomberger
Contributor Level 5

If you’ve been seriously hurt, you deserve to be compensated. But what constitutes fair compensation? One of the most frequent questions attorneys receive from potential clients is “How much is my case worth?” This legal guide explores some of the factors that determine the value of an injury claim.
R. Michael Bomberger
Written by R. Michael Bomberger
Contributor Level 5

This legal guide explores the unique issues of liability in highway accidents. From solo vehicle rollover accidents to multi-fatality bus accidents and pileups involving dozens of vehicles, crashes on California highways seriously injure or kill thousands of people every year.
Sarkis Jacob Babachanian
Written by Sarkis Jacob Babachanian
Contributor Level 3

People make PI claims to be compensated for bodily injuries and related damages. There's no shame in bringing a claim for just compensation; if you're truly injured, consider bringing your claim within applicable time limits.
Peter Robert Stone
Written by Peter Robert Stone
Contributor Level 6

To support your personal injury case, be sure to photograph the scene and the injuries. In an auto accident use your camera phone to photograph how the cars are aligned before they are moved.
Arkady Igor Itkin
Written by Arkady Igor Itkin
Contributor Level 4

This guide discusses a number of things you must keep in mind to be successful at mediating your civil claim and will also help you avoid some of the common mistakes that plaintiffs make when trying to settle their claims at a mediation hearing.
Jon Mitchell Jackson
Written by Jon Mitchell Jackson
Contributor Level 6

In the United States alone, over 1,000,000 people suffer from brain and head injuries each year...
Jon Mitchell Jackson
Written by Jon Mitchell Jackson
Contributor Level 6

Anoxic brain injury occurs when the brain is deprived its oxygen intake for some significant amount of time...
Jon Mitchell Jackson
Written by Jon Mitchell Jackson
Contributor Level 6

Traumatic brain injuries can be caused by a sudden impact of the body colliding with another object (such as a car or baseball bat) resulting in very delicate tissue in the brain to tear apart...
Jon Mitchell Jackson
Written by Jon Mitchell Jackson
Contributor Level 6

The answer to this question depends on who is at fault in the accident. Here are some things to consider...
Jon Mitchell Jackson
Written by Jon Mitchell Jackson
Contributor Level 6

A catastrophic personal injury case occurs when a person has suffered some form of severe physical or psychological injury as a result of another person or company’s wrongful conduct.
Jon Mitchell Jackson
Written by Jon Mitchell Jackson
Contributor Level 6

The standard of proof in the United States in a catastrophic injury case is typically by a preponderance of the evidence as opposed to clear and convincing or beyond a reasonable doubt.
Jon Mitchell Jackson
Written by Jon Mitchell Jackson
Contributor Level 6

Every year, about 11,000 Americans experience a spinal cord injury, adding up to 200,000 people living with spinal cord injury disability in the United States...

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