If you are injured in any type of accident, such as car accident, motorcycle accident, taxi accident, airline accident, or trucking accident, your ability to earn a living in the future maybe affected. This type of damage is called “loss of earning capacity”. An experienced Los Angeles Injury Lawyer can assist you in proving and recovering such damages in case of a serious injury accident.

Since this type of claim involves assessing damages into the future, it is more complex than other types of injuries, such as recovery for medical bills, pain and suffering, loss present earnings, and other types of injuries. Therefore, consulting a local accident attorney is always recommended.

Calculating loss of earning capacity involves gathering information regarding the injured person’s current earnings, his or her potential for future earnings, and resulting limitations due to the injuries.

If you or a loved one is seriously injured in any type of accident in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, or Orange Counties, please contact us for a free consultation regarding loss of earning capacity or any other type of injury claim.

Being in a car accident, boating accident, motorcycle accident, pedestrian accident, bus accident, truck accident, or even a train accident, can not only result in serious bodily injuries, but also result in loss of earnings. In order for an injured person to recover damages for loss of earnings, he or she would have to show evidence of such a loss.

The following are usually required as basic evidence of loss of earnings:

Medical Records – usually explain how the particular injury may limit an individual’s ability to perform his or her job duties. Medical records of an injury victim - with a fractured hand for example, would explain why he would not be able to work.

Employment Records – will further explain why the limitations placed on an injured person by the doctor would keep him from working. A construction-worker who injures his back in a car accident, would probably not be able to perform his regular job duties and may be forced to take time off.

Proof of Earnings – such as paycheck stubs, deposit receipts and other documentary evidence of the injured person’s earnings at the time of the injury causing accident, is helpful in determining the actual value of the loss of earnings.

Obviously not every claim is going to fit the simple examples provided above. Self employed individuals, professionals, persons with permanent disabilities, pre-existing conditions and other variations presented in real life can complicate the issue of loss of earnings. An experience personal injury lawyer in Los Angeles, Encino, Glendale, Long Beach, Covina, Pomona, Colton, Fontana, Rialto, or San Bernardino should be consulted in any serious injury accident.

Carelessness is often the cause of many Los Angeles car accidents. Distractions in the car, such as the radio, pets, children, and most commonly cell phones are cited as the cause of many injury accidents in California. In Los Angeles, drivers spend hours in their cars, commuting to and from work; spending lots of time on their cell phones.

According to a study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NTSB), driver distraction was documented in 80% of auto accidents and was the main cause of 25-30% of auto accidents.

Although, using handheld cell phones while driving, have been illegal in California for some time, many still engage in this distracting and dangerous activity.

If you are involved in an auto accident and suspect that the party who is at fault was using a cell phone at the time of the accident, be sure to give this information to the investigating police officers.

In the event of a serious accident, such as a car accident, trucking accident, taxi accident, or a pedestrian accident, an experienced personal injury lawyer can assist you in handling of your case. At the Law Offices of Jubin Sharifi, we are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for a FREE CONSULTATION.

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.

Pedestrians are most vulnerable when it comes to injuries resulting from negligent acts of drivers on our roads.   Injuries arising out of auto, motorcycle or truck vs. pedestrian accidents tend to be more serious than other types of injury accidents. Unfortunately many pedestrian accidents result in permanent injuries such as loss of limbs, paralysis, scarring and even death. 

According to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study about 13% of all traffic accident fatalities involve pedestrians.  According to the same study almost 70,000 pedestrians are injured annually on US roads.

Victims of pedestrian accidents usually are overwhelmed with the reality of not being able to work and take care of their personal and family’s financial needs. An injured person maybe entitled to recover damages such as medical expenses, loss of earnings, cost of in-home care, future medical care, loss of earning capacity, and pain and suffering.

It is very important to consult with an experienced pedestrian accident attorney immediately after an accident to learn about your rights.