Personal injury
When someone else’s negligence puts your life on hold.
Personal injury law is the field that deals with harm caused by another party’s negligence — including vehicle collisions, slip and falls, injuries on someone else’s property, and injuries from goods that are unsafe or unfit for use.
An accident that causes serious injury is disruptive enough. Then come the insurance companies, the bills, and the question of whether any settlement will actually cover what you lost. Not every injury is a lawsuit. Injuries caused by another person’s negligence or wrongful conduct may be. The way to know is to have an attorney review the facts, not the adjuster’s first offer.
Under California tort law, a personal injury occurs when a person’s body, mind, or emotions are harmed because of someone else’s carelessness or wrongful conduct. That can include motor vehicle, trucking, and other transportation accidents; premises claims such as slip-and-falls; product claims; dog bites; and, in the right case, intentional torts. Libel and slander can also support a claim when reputation and emotional harm are real.
What a claim can include
- Past and future medical expenses
- Lost wages and loss of earning capacity
- Pain, suffering, and mental anguish
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Permanent scarring or disfigurement
- In some cases, a spouse’s loss of consortium
Pehlevanian Law Group takes an aggressive, planned approach to these files. You should not face the insurance company alone, and you should not accept a number that was designed to close the claim cheaply. We evaluate the case, value a reasonable range, and pursue the recovery the facts support.
Many injury matters are handled on a contingency fee discussed at the evaluation: if there is no recovery, there is no attorney’s fee under that arrangement. Costs and the exact terms are set out in a written agreement before work begins.