Bicycle Accidents

Bicycle riders and cyclists are uniquely vulnerable as they travel along San Diego’s scenic roadways. Unlike pedestrians, they share the road with motorists directly but like pedestrians, they are not shielded from any kind of machinery if and when they collide with a motor vehicle. As a result of this challenging combination of factors, many cycling accidents cause serious, catastrophic, or even fatal injuries.

Calls to “share the road” are not enough. Once motor vehicle operators collide with bike riders, they need to be held accountable for the harm they have caused if those motorists were behaving negligently, recklessly, or in intentionally dangerous ways when the accidents in question occurred. Additionally, it is important for accident victims to consider the idea that some defect in the road surface or design may have contributed to the harm that they have suffered. Our firm has extensive experience representing the interests of injured bike riders and cyclists. We do not take any possible contributing factor related to a crash for granted. If you have been harmed in a bike accident, know that we will do everything we can to secure you compensation from any and all parties that contributed to the occurrence of your injuries.

Car Accidents

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the costs associated with medical care and loss of productivity stemming from both non-fatal and fatal motor vehicle crash injuries cost Americans more than $75 Billion in 2017 alone. If you are one of the more than 3,000,000 Americans who will have been injured non-fatally in a car wreck between January 1 and December 31 of this year, you do not necessarily have to bear the burden of the costs associated with your accident. If another party is at least partially responsible for causing your collision, you may be entitled to compensation from that party.

Additionally, if you were injured while engaging in work-related activities, regardless of whether or not you drive for a living, you may be entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits as a result of your accident. It is important to refrain from making any assumptions about causation or fault before you speak with our legal team in a free consultation setting. Making assumptions now may cause you to dismiss the idea that you have grounds to file legal action, even if you do have grounds to file a successful claim. If you are entitled to compensation in the wake of your accident, whether your car accident was relatively minor or anything but, we want to help you secure whatever amount you are owed under the law.

Premises Liability

Both private property owners and those tasked with maintaining public property are required to keep their property in a certain condition under the law. Failure to honor a specified degree of safety for visitors, guests, and even trespassers can leave property owners vulnerable to legal action in the event that someone is harmed as a result of a condition of their property.

San Diego is a dynamic area of California. There are endless places to visit shop, walk, and take in the sights. Unfortunately, not all of the public and private spaces in San Diego are maintained to the degree required by law. If you have been harmed on either private or public property, and a condition of the property itself had something to do with causing your injuries, you may be able to hold the property owner accountable for the harm you have suffered.

Premises liability cases are greatly affected by the unique circumstances surrounding the accident in question. You don’t need to be familiar with the ins and outs of this area of the law to explore your legal options. Understanding the law and how that law applies to your situation is our job. Therefore, whether you sustained injuries after you slipped and fell at the mall or tripped in a hole in an asphalt walkway alongside the beach, know that you may have grounds to file legal action and that it is worth your time to schedule a free consultation with our team to clarify your options.

Trucking Accidents

When large commercial trucks crash, the consequences of these collisions are often catastrophic. Anyone injured in a single-vehicle or multi-vehicle truck accident deserves to understand their rights as a crash victim. If you’ve been injured in a truck accident, connect with our firm to schedule a free, risk-free consultation today. Once we’ve learned more about the unique circumstances that led to your truck accident, we’ll give you an objective assessment of whether you have grounds to file legal action against other motorists involved in the accident, one or more trucking companies that employ one or more parties involved in the crash, or even the government agency responsible for safely maintaining the roads.

Until you’ve spoken with our experienced legal team, avoid admitting blame, making assumptions about the causes of your crash, and refrain from speaking with insurance representatives. Once we learn about your crash, we’ll advise you as to your legal options and how to communicate with others involved without compromising the strength of any related claims you might choose to file moving forward.

Workers’ Compensation

San Diego residents work in a variety of industries. Some of these industries are relatively safe while others are notoriously dangerous. Regardless of where you work, it is important to note that if you are classified as a full-time or part-time employee of your company, or you have been misclassified as an independent contractor, you are likely eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits if you were harmed while engaging in work-related activities.

These benefits are accessible whether you work in an office building or you spend your days operating a crane. Similarly, these benefits are available to you whether your injuries were sustained as a result of an accident or as the result of repetitive trauma, as long as your harm was caused while you were engaged in work-related activities. California’s workers’ compensation system is a no-fault system. This means that, with very few exceptions, eligible employees are entitled to receive these benefits regardless of whether or not they were partially or totally at fault for the injurious circumstances that caused the harm in question. Our experienced legal team can help to ensure that, if you are eligible for workers’ compensation benefits, your claim is accepted, fairly valued, and paid out promptly.

Accidents Resulting in Wrongful Death

When an individual dies under circumstances that would have allowed them to successfully file a personal injury case had their injuries not proved fatal, California law allows their estate or their closely-related loved ones to file a wrongful death and/or survival action related to this loss. Wrongful death actions compensate loved ones of the deceased for the harm that they (meaning, the surviving loved ones) have suffered in the wake of their loss. Survival actions compensate for any conscious suffering that the deceased experienced before they succumbed to their injuries.

There are few legal actions that can be filed in U.S. courts that are more gut-wrenching than wrongful death claims. However, it is critically important to consider pursuing your rights as a surviving loved one via a wrongful death action if you have lost a loved one due to another’s negligent, reckless, or intentionally dangerous actions or inactions. Doing so may not only insulate your loved ones from financial consequences related to your loss, it may also help to bring your loved ones greater peace. Taking action may even help to prevent others from suffering the same kind of loss that your family has suffered as your efforts may inspire change for the better.