In California, we follow a fault-based system for car accidents. This means the at-fault driver’s auto insurance is primarily responsible for covering your medical expenses. However, if their coverage is insufficient, if they are refuting liability, or if you need immediate medical attention, your health insurance can step in to cover those initial bills.

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Unlike other types of lawyers, our personal injury lawyers in northern California offer free consultations and case evaluations. This means you can discuss your case with us at no cost and with no obligation to sign up with our injury law firm. It’s a risk-free way to understand your legal options and learn your legal rights.

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Even though it is formal sounding, a third-party auto insurance claim occurs when you file a claim against another person or business’ insurance company. Since California is an “at fault” insurance state, third-party claims are actually one of the most common types of claims made in California.

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Even if you were partially at fault for a car accident, California law does not prevent you from recovering compensation for your injuries. That’s because California is what is known as a “pure comparative fault” state. This means a victim’s damages claim could be reduced by his or her proportional amount of fault.

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Passengers who are injured in a motor vehicle accident may be entitled to compensation under California law. Indeed, passengers in motor vehicle accidents often are said to have a “full value” claim because they are almost always free of comparable fault for a crash. It does not matter whether the driver of the vehicle they were riding in was grossly negligent in speeding, running a red light, or otherwise driving recklessly – passengers can still recover compensation for their damages.

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Despite the fact that manufacturers have a duty to protect consumers, product liability cases continue to impact victims and families. Sadly, many times it is children who are harmed by these defective and outright dangerous products. When this happens, victims and their families may be entitled to compensation for their damages.

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Several dangerous illnesses or conditions have been identified as being caused by toxic water at Camp Lejeune, allowing veterans, reservists, and National Guard members who served there to potentially be eligible for compensation.

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After a big rig crash, call the experienced truck accident attorneys at Berg Injury lawyers for help recovering compensation for your damages. Even when liability is clear, far too many insurance companies and defense lawyers fail to fairly compensate victims and their families.

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Although most people may think that they have never heard of a premises liability case before, these types of cases are actually very common. That’s because the term “premises liability” is just a category for cases arising out of the use or presence on the property (or premises) of another. For instance a slip and fall or trip and fall case.

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Although we typically think of evidence as tire tracks or crunch damage on a vehicle, one of the most important pieces of evidence that can help in an auto accident is actually witness testimony.

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