From auto accidents to dog bites, personal injuries happen in an instant and often cause lasting effects, both physical and emotional, that impact your life. BD&J is a leading accident law firm in California with a team of highly educated and experienced trial lawyers who get results in all types of personal injury cases.
Auto Accidents
Traveling in any type of vehicle comes with the risk of being involved in an accident. Even minor fender benders can result in injuries, such as whiplash, that require medical care. If you’re injured in an auto accident due to someone else’s negligence, you can recover damages for medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and property damage.
An personal injury lawyer from BD&J assesses the case and calculates adequate compensation for your injuries. Auto accidents fall into several subcategories, which may affect the types of injuries you experience.
Car
Two or more cars that collide often cause major property damage and injuries. The fault could lie with one of the drivers, a company that poorly designs the roadway, or an auto manufacturer that makes a defective vehicle. The car accident injury lawyers at BD&J know how to determine liability and pursue adequate compensation to cover your damages.
Truck
Getting in an accident with a semi-truck often increases the severity of the situation, with the potential for more serious injuries. Drivers typically push themselves to the point of fatigue or distraction to meet deadlines, but they’re not the only ones who could be held liable. You could pursue damages from the trucking company, the leasing company, a mechanic who didn’t inspect or repair the truck correctly, or the vehicle manufacturer.
Motorcycle
The smaller vehicle size and lack of protection make a motorcycle more vulnerable in accidents. From negligent drivers who don’t watch out for motorcyclists to dangerous roadway conditions, several situations cause serious motorcycle accidents. An experienced motorcycle attorney from BD&J can help prove negligence in your motorcycle accident case.
Pedestrian
Pedestrian-vehicle collisions are also particularly dangerous for pedestrians and often result in broken bones and head, spinal cord, and internal injuries. The driver is frequently at fault, but the pedestrian could be to blame if they jaywalk, are intoxicated, or otherwise fail to show a duty of care for their safety. In some cases, the party responsible for maintaining roadways or traffic signals could hold some responsibility for the accident. If you’ve been injured while walking, a skilled pedestrian accident attorney can help you pursue the compensation you deserve.
Rideshare
Rideshare services are growing in popularity. Whether you’re in a Lyft, Uber, or another vehicle, you could become injured in a collision. The situation can become more complex because of the involvement of several different insurance companies and parties, including the drivers of the vehicles and the rideshare company. We’ll handle determining liability and fight for fair compensation.
Premises Liability
Lack of maintenance or failure to maintain safe conditions on a property that leads to an injury could qualify for a premises liability claim. The owner, tenant, property management company, parent company, or employee could be held liable for injuries that happen due to negligent conditions.
Proving liability requires four elements:
- A duty of care
- A breach of the duty of care
- An injury resulting from the breach
- Damages caused by the injury
A personal injury lawyer helps prove those four elements based on the evidence. They also help you calculate adequate compensation based on the damages.
Product Liability
It’s possible to file a product liability claim against manufacturers or designers if a faulty product causes any injury. Manufacturing defects happen when an issue such as contamination, incorrect part installation, or weakness occurs in a small amount of products made by the company. While design defects are less common causes of product liability claims, they can occur if the product has a dangerous design. Another reason for this type of claim is a company’s failure to provide adequate warnings or instructions on the proper use of the product. This type of claim is only possible if you used the product correctly and you suffered injuries or losses due to a defect.
Wrongful Death
Losing a loved one is always devastating, but the pain is compounded when negligence plays a role in the death. Wrongful death cases are associated with different types of personal injury situations, including vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, construction accidents, and product liability cases. The fault for your loved one’s death could fall on one or more individuals or companies, depending on whose negligence contributed to the death. Examples include a manufacturer that made a faulty product, the driver in a car accident, or a construction company that allowed unsafe conditions.
Filing a wrongful death claim allows family members, partners, or other parties who were financially dependent on the deceased to receive compensation. You may receive economic damages, which are tied to quantitative monetary contributions of the deceased, such as their future wages or inheritance. Noneconomic damages compensate you for the emotional pain and suffering you experience due to the death. You might receive punitive damages if the defendant shows extreme negligence.
Construction Accidents
Construction sites are dangerous, with the potential of injuries and even death caused by falls, electrocution, falling objects, explosions, machine malfunctions, or getting caught between structures. Injuries range from minor joint damage and cuts to serious brain injuries and burns.
Accidents can happen under any conditions, but the risk is higher if the construction company allows unsafe conditions, such as hazards on the job site or inadequate breaks to keep workers alert. If you’re a construction worker who’s injured on the job, you may be eligible for worker’s compensation. It’s possible to file a personal injury claim for additional economic and noneconomic damages not covered by worker’s comp if you’re an independent contractor or there was egregious negligence on the part of your employer.
Dog Bites
Dogs can turn vicious quickly, even if they’ve never shown signs of aggression in the past. The resulting dog bite injuries may include punctures, broken bones, nerve and muscle damage, rabies, and scarring. These injuries could cause long-term disabilities and pain that require ongoing medical attention. Whether or not the dog has shown aggression in the past, its owners can often be held liable for the attack in California.
Contact Us for Personal Injury Assistance
Rely on the proven experience of the BD&J injury lawyer team to represent you in personal injury cases. Call (855) 906-3699 anytime or request a free consultation online to get started.
