If you are injured in an automobile accident as a driver, passenger, or a pedestrian, you may be entitled to damages from the negligent party. This includes motorcycle, bicycle, and bus accidents, and also includes dog bites and slip and falls.
Personal Injury cases include automobile accidents, slip and falls, dog bites, premises liability, medical malpractice, and nursing home abuse and neglect.
The statute of limitations for personal injury cases generally gives an injured person two years from the date of the accident or injury to file a lawsuit in court. Claims against a city, county, or a governmental agency must be filed within six months of the date of injury.
If you were in a car accident and you did not have liability insurance at the time of the accident, you will not be entitled to money for pain and suffering, inconvenience, physical impairment, disfigurement, and any other non-economic damages. (There is an exception if the other driver was was driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the accident and was convicted of that offense. See California Civil Code Section 3333.4.)
If you have a potential personal injury case, contact us for a free consultation.