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CAR ACCIDENT ATTORNEY
Burn injuries may be traumatic and cause long-lasting injury. According to the CDC up to 10,000 people die every year from burn related injuries. Depending on the burn’s severity it may require excessive medical treatment, plastic surgery, and possibly permanent scaring. Accordingly, victims of burn related injuries may suffer from extensive pain and psychological trauma making it had to live a normal life.
CAR ACCIDENT ATTORNEY
Burn injuries may be traumatic and cause long-lasting injury. According to the CDC up to 10,000 people die every year from burn related injuries. Depending on the burn’s severity it may require excessive medical treatment, plastic surgery, and possibly permanent scaring. Accordingly, victims of burn related injuries may suffer from extensive pain and psychological trauma making it had to live a normal life.
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Head and Neck Injuries
Neck injuries are among some of the most common after a car accident. Car accidents typically involve sudden sharp jerking movements that can cause pain and discomfort that may last for days, months, or years.
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Cuts and Lacerations
Amputation
Internal Organ Damage
Burn Injuries
Due to deployment of airbags or fires from automobile accidents passengers are at risk of major burns.
Bone Fractures
Who is at Fault in an Automobile Accident ?
Fault in California is measured on whether the driver was negligent in causing the accident. When a driver is considered at fault, he or she may be held liable for the injuries or damages sustained by other drivers or passengers. In some cases, both drivers may be at fault but the injured victim may still be able to recover damages from the driver.
Vehicle collisions are not only caused by negligent drivers. Accordingly, an auto accident may be caused by hazardous road conditions or defective car parts. In these circumstances, the vehicle manufacturers, part manufacturers, or government agencies may be at fault for the accident/collision that occurred.
It may be necessary for car accident victims to retain an auto accident attorney in order to get fully compensated for their injuries by insurance companies. Insurance companies are not your friend and it is important to protect yourself from insurance adjusters taking advantage of you to accept a lowball settlement. An experienced personal injury attorney will know how to maximize the value of your case and demand to get the compensation you deserve to pay for the harm and damage caused by a negligent driver.
Driver’s Duty of Care
In California, a driver owes a duty to use reasonable care to others when operating a vehicle on the road. The duty of care a driver needs to exercise is to act reasonably with respect to the safety of others on the road. The driver must:
- Obey the rules of the road
- Keep their focus on their driving
- Pay attention to other motorists
The duty of care not only extents to drivers but other entities as well. This includes:
- Vehicle manufacturers
- Mechanics
- Employees with drivers
- Establishments that serve alcohol (i.e bars)
- Government agencies that maintain roads
Car Accident Compensation
Compensation for car accidents in California are distinguished between two different categories; economic damages or non-economic damages. Economic damages are designed to return the victim as closely as possible to their financial position before the accident. Correspondingly, non-economic damages refer to non-monetary losses.
Economic damages include:
- Past and future medical expenses
- Past and future lost wages
- Lost earning capacity
- Real property damages
Non-economic damages include:
- Mental suffering
- Physical pain
- Emotional distress
- Loss of consortium (loss of spousal and companionship services)
Contact an Accident Attorney Now
At Yamin Law it is our goal to help car accident survivors and their loved ones through the injury claims process. In the event that you have suffered serious injuries, need medical treatment, missed work, experienced emotional distress, or any other damages, you should contact your firm as soon as possible. Accordingly, a car accident attorney will assist you in dealing with complex legal formalities to get you the compensation you deserve. Contact us now for a free case evaluation.
Los Angeles Car Accident Statistics
California according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Fatality Facts 2018 ranks as the state with the highest number of motor vehicle accidents and fatalities resulting from them.
2017 Annual Report of Fatal and Injury Motor Vehicle Traffic Collisions
- 3,904 Persons Killed
- 277,160 Person Injured
- 3,582 Fetal Crashes
- 193,564 Injury Crashes
- 1.13 is the average milage death rate
Common Causes of Car accidents according to the NHTSA reports
- Speeding
- Distracted driving
- Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol
- Fatigued driving
- Inexperienced drivers
- Reckless driving
- Road construction zone accidents
- Defective automotive equipment
- Poor weather conditions
- Road defects