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What is Personal Injury and How Do I Know if I Have a Personal Injury Case? Personal injury refers to the legal body of law that governs any form of injury to an individual as a result of an accident.  The damages resulting from such accidents can be either physical or psychological. In addition to suffering from some type of accident, your injury must be the result of someone else’s fault.  In other words, another party must be legally responsible for your harm.  Therefore, it is essential that your attorney is able to establish liability in your case for you to be successful.  Liability could result from a person’s intentional act, such as assault or battery, or from a person or party’s negligence, such as a resbalón y caída, or car accidents.

¿Qué es la negligencia? De acuerdo con la Ley de California, una Parte es Negligente cuando falla de una manera esperada de una persona razonablemente prudente actuando en circunstancias similares. En consecuencia, la negligencia requiere la demostración de cuatro elementos:

1.  A Duty of Care is owed to the plaintiff under the circumstances,
2.  La parte responsable incumple su deber de diligencia con la parte perjudicada (demandante)
3.  El demandado fue la causa real y próxima de los daños del demandante y
4.  El demandante sufrió realmente algún daño (psicológico o físico) como consecuencia de la negligencia del demandado.

Other than Negligence, How Else Might I Recover for My Injuries? Negligence is only one way a party may be liable for your damages.  An individual or entity might be civilly liable for your damages for any intentional acts.  Intentional accidents you might recover for include battery, assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress or even defamation.  Furthermore, a defendant might be strictly liable for conduct that is neither negligent nor intentional.  Most commonly, strict liability occurs as a result of attacks arising from certain dangerous animals (often dog bites, but not always), ultra-hazardous activities such as explosives, or dangerous substances, and responsabilidad del producto resulting from product and manufacturing defects. Also, employers are liable for actions of their employees under vicarious liability under any of the theories mentioned above.

¿Cuánto debo esperar recuperar de mi demanda por lesiones personales? Cada caso es diferente, y la cantidad de recuperación para cada caso es único. En Downtown LA Law, creemos en la utilización de todas las formas posibles de recuperación, tanto económicos como no económicos, en un esfuerzo por maximizar plenamente su compensación. Esto incluye:

• Gastos médicos derivados de la atención hospitalaria y de urgencias, fisioterapia, gastos de ambulancia y rehabilitación.
• Atención médica futura
• Pérdidas o ingresos
• Pérdida de ingresos futuros
• Dolor y sufrimiento
• Daños emocionales y psicológicos
• Daños punitivos cuando los propietarios mostraron un comportamiento temerario o negligencia grave.
• Daños materiales
• Pérdida de consorcio

¿Cuánto tendré que pagar a mi abogado por mi demanda por lesiones personales?

At Downtown LA Law, we think that you have suffered enough as a result of your personal injury claim.  It is under this belief, as well as the supreme confidence in our abilities, that we stand behind our bedrock principle: "SIN RECUPERACIÓN... SIN HONORARIOS DE CONTINGENCIA".  Therefore, we don’t get paid unless we win your case. You can also rest assured that we will never nickel and dime you for your injuries.  As always, you will never be charged to speak to one of our attorneys, and your case evaluation is always free.

What if I am Partially to Blame for My Injuries? A menudo, la parte contraria no tiene toda la culpa de sus lesiones. Un ejemplo común de esto es en accidentes de tráfico, where two or more parties are driving recklessly.  Under these circumstances, California adheres to pure comparative fault.  Under this theory, the injured party in a accident will still recover damages in an accident, even if that party carries some blame. Once the portion of fault is determined, that party is entitled to recover in proportion to the other party’s fault.

What If a Person Dies as a Result of their Personal Injury Accident? Do I Still Have a Case? When a person dies as a result of a personal injury, that person’s estate, otherwise known as heirs (sometimes referred to as “Distributees”) may recover under an action for muerte por negligencia.  The types of damages that may be recovered after a wrongful death include pecuniary damages such as loss of support or income, funeral expenses, and even punitive damages in instances of malicious wrongdoing.

How long do I have to make a claim for personal injuries? The amount of time you have to file a personal injury claim after your injury is known as “Statute of Limitations.”  In California, different claims carry different Statute of Limitations.  For most forms of Personal Injury such as car accidents and injuries, the statute of limitations is 2 years from the date of the accident.  Other forms of claims such as Defamation (1 year), Fraud (3 years), injury to personal property (3 years), negligencia médica (3 years), written contracts (4 years) carry different limits. Additionally, while the failure the file your claim within the statutory period may be detrimental, ther are certain exceptions. Although the statutory period begins to run on the date of the accident, exceptions will be made in situations where the injured party was mentally incompetent or incapable of filing a claim. Also, the statutory period is extended for minors under the age of 18. The minor has until their eighteenth birthday, in addition to the statutory period to file the suit. Finally, the statutory period may be extended where an injury is unknown, but is later discovered. Additionally, certain claims against public agencies must be made within 180 days from the date of the accident.

Why Should I Hire an Attorney? Our job at Downtown LA Law is to procure the maximum amount of compensation for our clients and to make the process as simple and effortless as possible.  We work diligently in learning all the requisite laws and statutes and using every weapon in our arsenal in order to ensure that you receive every last penny that you deserve.  Furthermore, we have built a reputation of fearless fighters who will not budge if our goal of maximum compensation is not achieved.  We will not settle your case unless we are sure that it is what is right for the client.  We are not afraid to battle big insurance companies and fight in court if need be. Also, your initial consultation at the Downtown LA Law Firm is always free, and we don’t receive a penny unless we settle your case.

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