After suffering a serious injury, your medical costs and other expenses can add up quickly. Because of this, recovering compensation from the liable party can be critical for your financial health. Fortunately, an experienced Long Beach personal injury attorney will be able to help you every step of the way as you pursue damages.
At Omega Law Group, we have a proven track record of securing favorable compensation for our clients. Our experienced team will work tirelessly on your behalf to get you the money you need. Contact us today through our website or by phone to set up a free initial case consultation with a member of our legal staff.
Cases We Handle at Our Firm
At our firm, we help clients recover compensation in a wide range of personal injury cases. Our experienced legal staff serving Long Beach is composed of:
- Car accident lawyers
- Motorcycle accident lawyers
- Bus accident lawyers
- Truck accident lawyers
- Train accident lawyers
- Pedestrian accident lawyers
- Bicycle accident lawyers
- Rideshare accident lawyers
- Scooter accident lawyers
- Premises liability lawyers
- Dog bite lawyers
- Catastrophic injury lawyers
- Brain injury lawyers
- Spine injury lawyers
- Wrongful death lawyers
If you suffered an injury in an accident caused by another party, we will work to get you the money you need and deserve.
An Experienced Personal Injury Attorney Serving Long Beach Can Help Prove Fault
In most personal injury cases, there are multiple potentially liable parties. Determining who is to blame can often be complicated. Fortunately, an experienced personal injury lawyer serving Long Beach will know exactly what to look for as they attempt to uncover who is responsible for your losses.
Your lawyer will conduct an investigation into your case, where they will attempt to gather evidence and prove fault. Once they have established who is to blame, your attorney will complete all the necessary paperwork and ensure it is filed before the deadline set forth in the California personal injury statute of limitations.
Should I Take a Settlement Deal?
The majority of personal injury cases are resolved through settlements. However, this does not mean you should take the first settlement offer you receive. The initial offer will likely only be for a small fraction of the value of your losses. If you take this deal, you will be unable to pursue further compensatory damages once you understand the full value of your losses.
Before you accept a settlement deal, you should have an experienced personal injury lawyer review it. Your attorney can compare the amount you are being offered with the value of your losses to determine whether the deal is fair or not. They will explain everything about the offer and your damages to you so that you can make an informed decision about whether or not to accept the deal.
Despite the fact that your case is likely to settle out of court, it is still imperative that you prepare your case for trial. There is always the possibility that settlement negotiations won’t pan out. Furthermore, by being prepared and willing to take your case to trial, you will gain leverage during settlement negotiations.
Use Caution When Speaking With Insurance Representatives After Suffering an Injury
After sustaining an injury due to the negligence or intentional actions of another party, you may need to file a claim with their insurance provider. Insurance adjusters will often act as though they are your friends, simply there to lend a helping hand. However, this is simply a tactic to get you to trust them so they can manipulate you out of the money you are owed.
Insurance adjusters will use a variety of tricks to deny or devalue your claim. They will likely have years of experience working to pay out as little as possible for valid claims, which will leave you at a disadvantage. To protect yourself, the best thing you can do is to decline to speak with any insurance representatives until you have hired a lawyer.
Once an experienced attorney has taken your case, the insurance company will be blocked from reaching out to you directly. Making them communicate through your lawyer will prevent them from using their usual tricks. If an insurance provider gets too far out of line in their attempt to deny your claim, you may be able to file a bad faith insurance claim lawsuit.
California and Pure Comparative Negligence
When assessing liability in a personal injury case, the state of California employs a pure comparative negligence model. With this system, anyone who suffers any damages as the result of an accident can attempt to recover compensation unless they are 100% responsible for causing the accident.
However, if you were partially to blame, you would see a reduction in the amount of money you can collect when pursuing compensation. Your fault level will have a proportional impact on the amount of money you can claim. For instance, if you are determined to be 10% responsible, the maximum compensation available will be 90% of the value of your losses.
With a fault level of 10%, the maximum compensation available for an accident where you incurred $100,000 in damages would be $90,000.
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Hiring an experienced attorney is the best way to ensure you recover the money you need after suffering an injury. At Omega Law Group, we put our clients first. Always. Our experienced team will work around the clock to ensure we build the best possible compensation case.
Contact us today by phone or through this website to set up a free case consultation with a member of our legal staff.
