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Answers for anyone hurt in California
Plain answers on injury claims, insurers, deadlines and what to do next. Written by Aryan Aliakbarzadeh, Esq., a personal injury attorney in Northridge.
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- Do you still have a claim after a minor car accident in California?Yes, in most cases. California law does not measure your injury by the damage to your car, and nothing in the statutes ties one to the other. The repair estimate and the…
- Who is responsible if you are hurt at an apartment building in California?Usually the landlord, if you were hurt in a shared part of the building. Usually not the landlord, if the hazard was inside somebody’s unit and appeared after they…
- Can you sue if you were hurt at work in California?Against your own employer, usually not. Workers compensation is the exclusive remedy, which is the trade the system makes, benefits without having to prove anybody was…
- How do you tell a good injury lawyer from a bad one in California?Three things tell you most of what you need to know, and you can check all of them before you sign anything. Who will actually work on your case, whether the firm…
- What does a personal injury lawyer cost in California?Nothing up front. In an injury case the lawyer is paid a percentage of what you recover rather than an hourly rate, and if there is no recovery there is no fee.
- Who can file a wrongful death claim in California?The surviving spouse or registered domestic partner, the children, and the children of any child who has already died can file. If there is nobody in that group, the…
- Who is liable if a truck hits you in California?The driver is liable, and in most cases so is the company the driver works for, because an employer is responsible for what an employee does in the course of the job.…
- Who pays if you are hurt in an Uber or Lyft in California?In most cases the rideshare company’s own insurance pays, not the driver’s personal policy. How much is available depends entirely on what the driver was…
- How Long Do I Have to File an Injury Claim in California?In most cases, you have two years from the date you were hurt to file a personal injury lawsuit in California. That two-year window is the California statute of…