Los Angeles Injury Attorney, Personal Injury Lawyer in Southern California

How to Avoid Intersection Accidents

Many injury causing auto accidents, tend to happen at the intersections. Intersections are often controlled by stop signs or traffic lights. When drivers do not adhere to these traffic signals, chances of a serious traffic collision increase exponentially.

Running a stop sign, ignoring a red-light, making an unsafe turn, and speeding are common causes of auto accidents in intersections. Busy Los Angeles intersections, such as the ones in Encino, are scenes of many accidents that result in serious injuries, such as back injury, whiplash injury, head injury, burn injury, or even wrongful death.

An experienced local personal injury lawyer should be consulted immediately after a car accident. A car accident lawyer, who is experienced, aggressive and caring, can be a great asset in evaluating the case and getting compensation for an injury victim.

What Any Los Angeles Boat-Owner Should Know About Boating Accidents

Operating a boat or any watercraft is no different than operating any vehicle. It should be done legally, with care, and with safety of the public at large in mind.

Unfortunately, too many Americans are hurt or killed every year in boating accidents every year. According to the U.S. Coast Guard’s Annual Recreational Boating Statistics in 2008, boating accidents resulted in 709 deaths, 3331 injuries and $54 million in property damage.

Boating collisions account for a large portion of the reported casualties and injuries. Alcohol, carelessness, drugs, and excessive speed are the leading causes of the boating accidents.

Many California residents, especially in the coastal counties, like Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego and Ventura enjoy recreational boating on a regular basis. Because of the complexities of the laws in this area, if injured, it is always a good idea to contact an experienced California Boating Accident Attorney.

Are Car Accident Victims Entitled to General Damages (Pain and Suffering)?

Anyone who is injured in California by the wrongdoing of another, is generally entitled to general damages, also known as pain and suffering.

Pain and suffering is compensation for any pain, discomfort, fears, anxiety, and other mental and emotional distress and anguish suffered by the injured person in a personal injury case.

For example if someone suffers severe neck injury, back injury, whiplash injury, brain injury, brain injury, fractured bones, or any other type of serious injury in a rear-end car accident in Los Angeles, other than compensation for the medical bills, and loss of earnings, that person is also entitled to a pain and suffering or general damages. In this example, the jury would consider awarding an amount that would be deemed appropriate for the type of injury suffered by the injured individual who was involved in this car accident, or other types of roadway accidents such as, motorcycle accident, trucking accident, pedestrian accident, or bus accident.

As residents of Los Angeles and other parts of Southern California, such as Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura, or San Diego Counties, we are at risk of being involved in a serious roadway accident. It is very important to know your rights in case of ever being involved in an injury accident.

Taking advantage of a free consultation with a local personal injury attorney is a great way of getting your questions answered in this regard.

Employer May Be Liable in a Fatal Car Accident in Orange County

A tweny-three year old motorcyclist was fatally injured in an auto accident in Garden Grove, that involved an executive of one of the world’s largest automakers. The attorney for the family of the deceased motorcyclist, claims that the executive, who was drinking heavily at a company function, fled the scene of the accident, after fatally injuring the motorcyclist. The next day, the executive, was allegedly helped by his coworkers to leave the country.

Such serious injury accidents often happen during this time of the year, due to many office holiday parties that take place. These events are usually sponsored by the employers and are often held at restaurants, bars and other establishments that serve alcohol. In most circumstances, employees are encouraged to attend and participate in the festivities, which often involve drinking.

Under these types of circumstances, the injured party may have a claim for injuries, not only against the negligent and responsible driver, but also may be able to hold the employer responsible for the accident.

Although, these accidents are not limited to Orange County or Los Angeles County, many of our local employers have a longstanding tradition of extravagant holiday parties, which may result in similar car accidents, injuring innocent bystanders.

An experienced California Personal Injury Attorney can properly investigate each and every injury claim to determine an employer’s possible liability.

What You Need to Know About Motorcycle Accidents.

Many motorcycle accidents involve serious injuries or even death of the motorcyclist. Most motorcycle accidents happened due to the other motorists not being able to see the motorcycle.

In Many situations, the injured motorcyclist is too injured and hurt to even talk to the investigating officers or the first responders. Often this results in Traffic Collision Reports that are adverse to the injured motorcyclist and place him or her at fault for the accident.

An experienced injury lawyer who handles motorcycle accident cases in California (especially in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange and Riverside County) can assist an injured individual by gathering all helpful information from the witnesses, other parties involved, and most importantly remain involved with the investigating agencies, to insure that no evidence is left out of final report.

Also, it is absolutely a good idea to document all injuries by taking photographs of the cuts, bruises, discolorations or any other visible sign of injury or damage to the victim. This will be helpful to demonstrate the full extent of the injuries to the insurance company adjusters, opposing counsel, judge, jury, arbitrator, mediator or any one else who will review the case for evaluation.

Due to the more serious nature of injuries involved in most motorcycle accidents, it is very important to consult with a motorcycle accident lawyer immediately. It is very helpful to have an experienced motorcycle injury attorney on your side when fighting the big insurance companies.

To speak to one of our attorneys regarding your injuries resulting from a motorcycle accident, car accident, bicycle accident or any type of serious injury accident, in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange or Riverside County or anywhere in Southern California, call us immediately. We are available for FREE CONSULTATIONS.

IF YOU ARE A PASSENGER IN A VEHICLE AND INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT; YOU HAVE RIGHTS!

Many who commute in buses, vans, passenger cars with others types of vehicles, are injured in automobile accidents. Often these individuals are unaware of the fact that in most situations, regardless of which party causes the accident, they are entitled to compensation for their injuries.

As a commuter on a bus, rider of a shuttle van, passenger in a vehicle, or on a motorcycle you are not in control of the vehicle you are in. Therefore usually a passenger cannot be “at fault” for the accident. As always it is recommended that anyone who is involved in any type of injury accident, contact a car accident attorney to get a free consultation regarding his injury claim.

An experienced California injury lawyer can review your car accident, trucking accident, bus accident, or van accident case and determine which driver caused the accident and pursue an injury claim against the responsible party’s insurance company.

For example if a passenger in a vehicle is involved in two vehicle lane change accident, stop sign accident, intersection accident, highway accident or any other type of roadway accident, the passenger’s injury lawyer can present a claim to the insurance company of either vehicle or both, depending on the facts of the accident.

In order to better understand your rights as an injury victim in California, especially in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside or any part of Southern California, contact one of our experienced personal injury attorney for a FREE CONSULTAION.

I Was In A Car Accident, But Didn’t Have Insurance. Can I Still Recover Damages For My Injuries?

As you may know, the California Financial Responsibility Laws require all drivers to have valid liability insurance. Proposition 213 was voted on, and passed by California voters in 1996 and enacted in 1997 as Civil Code Section 3333.4. Civil Code Section 3333.4 limits recovery of uninsured drivers, so that they cannot recover pain and suffering as a result of an accident. Although there are exceptions to this rule, this law has resulted in many injury victims being penalized for not having valid liability insurance.

Therefore, if you are injured in an auto accident, you should contact an experienced injury lawyer to consult regarding your legal rights, even if you are uninsured. There are several exceptions to this limitation placed on injury victims that can be explored by an experienced California auto accident lawyer. The aggressive attorneys at the Law Offices of Jubin J. Sharifi, APLC in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange and Riverside Counties can assist you in handling of your injury case as a result of an auto accident, motorcycle accident, truck accident, bus accident or any other type of serious injury accident, such as injuries resulting in loss of a limb, fractures, back injuries, spinal cord injuries, head trauma, burn injuries and even wrongful death.

We are available for a FREE CONSULTATION and a FREE CASE EVALUATION 24 hours a day.

Passenger Van Accidents Result in Injuries and Fatalities.

Many schools, churches, and shuttle services use various models of 15 passenger vans made by different automakers. Many accidents involving fatalities and serious injuries to children being transported in these types of vans have been documented in the past. Many of these accidents involved rollovers, which raised public concerns and eventually resulted in a safety study of 15 passenger vans by the National Transportation Safety Board. This study named, Evaluation of the Rollover Propensity of 15-passenger Vans. Safety Report was published in 2002 with recommendations to the automakers.

The study found that 15-passenger van accidents are involved in a higher percentage of rollover accidents than are passenger cars and smaller vans. Higher occupancy of these types of vehicles, combined with higher percentage of rollover accidents, result in serious injuries and fatalities to a disproportionately high number of people every year.

Especially in more rural areas in the San Bernardino County, like Colton, Fontana, Victorville, Bloomington, Beaumont, Rialto or even in parts of Los Angeles County, like Ontario, Covina, Monrovia, Pomona, and Sierra Madre, or even parts of Orange County like Santa Ana, Anaheim, Buena Park, Irvine, Garden Grove or many parts of Southern California, these types of vans are used more often.

Although, some of the recommendations have been adopted by the automakers, there are still many of these vehicles on the roads in California and through out the United States of America.

If you or a family member, have been injured in a rollover accident or any other serious injury accident, you should contact an experienced auto accident lawyer for a case evaluation and consultation. We have represented hundreds of injured clients in our many years of practice who have been injured in car accidents and can help you with your injury claim.

You may contact us anytime for a free consultation and injury case evaluation.

A Car Crashes Through The Window of a Restaurant in Los Angeles.

A car lost control and went through the window of a popular Asian restaurant in downtown Los Angeles injuring several people. Serious accidents such as this, happen too often, resulting in death and injuries to bystanders and motorists alike. Most of us remember the deadly accident in Santa Monica some years ago, where a driver lost control and plowed through Farmers Market, killing and seriously injuring several people.

An experienced personal injury attorney, can assist an injured individual in determining who are the responsible parties in such complex circumstances. For example, in the case of the accident in Santa Monica, the attorneys for the injured shoppers, successfully argued that the City of Santa Monica was in part liable for the injuries to their clients for its failure to install proper barriers that would protect them.

Similar arguments maybe appropriate in the case involving a car crashing through a restaurant in Los Angeles, injuring its patrons. If such an accident was foreseeable and the restaurant failed to take reasonable steps to prevent it, then the restaurant and the at-fault driver can be held liable at the same time.

If you or a loved one is hurt, injured or killed in such an accident, please call the LAW OFFICES OF JUBIN J. SHARIFI, APLC for a FREE CONSULTATION and CASE EVALUATION immediately.

We have handled similar cases for injured pedestrians, motorcyclists and drivers of automobiles in Los Angeles, Santa Monica, San Bernardino, Fontana, Rialto, Colton, Covina, Glendale, Long Beach, Culver City, Westwood, Beverly Hills, Downey, Ontario, Pomona, Chino, Orange County, Riverside, Santa Ana, Newport Beach and throughout Southern California.

MEMBERS OF A CALIFORNIA FAMILY DIE IN A HORRIFIC CAR ACCIDENT

In an accident that could be the result of a faulty gas pedal, four members a California family are all killed. A 911  call made by the driver seconds before the car accident, suggests that a faulty gas pedal may have made it impossible to stop the car, causing it to go through an intersection, crashing and killing all occupants.

In a statement issued by Toyota, the company announced that it is ordering all its dealers to inspect all cars for mismatched floor mats. This, after a mat was suspected of snagging a gas pedal on a runaway car, ending with a fiery crash in San Diego.

If you or a loved one are involved in an automobile accident, involving any vehicle manufactured by Toyota, Lexus, or any other vehicle and suspect that a manufacturing defect caused it, please contact us immediately for a free consultation and case evaluation.