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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Although Tylenol had widely been claimed as safe pain relief, including for expecting mothers, new studies have shown that acetaminophen use during pregnancy carries an increased risk of an autism spectrum disorder in a child.

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As compared to other motor vehicle accidents, motorcycle accidents disproportionally result in serious, catastrophic, or fatal injuries. However, even when liability against a defendant is clear, motorcyclists are often unfairly blamed for wrecks and their personal injuries.

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Despite the severity of the injuries due to defective surgical mesh or a negligent surgeon to place it, many medical providers and surgical mesh manufacturers will often not accept responsibility for these serious and sometimes fatal complications caused by surgical mesh.

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Sadly, children make up a disproportional amount of those wrongfully killed in dog bite attacks. Despite this, dog owners and their insurance carriers will do everything in their power to blame the victim – to blame a child – for that dog’s vicious attack.

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Port Catheter lawsuits are on the rise, especially against the makers of Bard PowerPort and other similar brands. Some of the patients experiencing the complications of defective port catheters may suffer dangerous complications that could be life-changing and even life-threatening, whereas other patients could suffer extreme pain and suffering.

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Many of the most common causes of construction accidents are recognized by OSHA, which has identified the top four causes as the “fatal four” or “focus four.” These top four causes disproportionally result in more construction worker injuries or deaths than any of the other causes – combined.

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Generally, a slip and fall occurs when an individual is caused to slip, trip, or otherwise fall to the ground due to a defect or hazard on a walking surface, therefore resulting in an injury. There are many different types of slip and falls, including on spilled products, holes in the ground, slippery surfaces, or uneven walking surfaces.

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Determining who is potentially liable to pay in a truck accident when the truck driver is at-fault can be complicated.

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Victims who are injured in an accident in California may be entitled to compensation. However, there is no magic formula to determine what that amount is. But the attorneys at Berg Injury Lawyers can help victims and their families understand what their case is potentially worth based on their legal team’s skill, education, and experience in handling these types of cases.

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Driverless cars are not just a thing of the future, but are here now and rapidly becoming more common. Unfortunately, the car accident attorneys at Berg Injury Lawyers know that driverless cars do not necessarily mean safer cars. Although these newer vehicles may have more safety features than older vehicles, there are still serious or catastrophic traffic accidents involving driverless cars.

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Some of the most devastating types of motor vehicle accidents are collisions with 18-wheelers. Occupants of smaller, passenger vehicles who are hit by an 18-wheeler are often catastrophically injured or wrongfully killed. Victims and their families should call the trucking accident attorneys at Berg Injury Lawyers for help after any type of 18-wheeler, big rig, box truck, or another type of truck wreck in northern California.

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California law protects victims and their families after a dog bite or animal attack. In fact, California has some of the strongest laws related to dog bites in the United States.

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Sometimes referred to as SSD or SSDI, Social Security Disability is a federal program which is administrated by the State of California. It is intended to help individuals and their families offset the financial burdens associated with an injury or illness.

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One of the most traumatic types of motor vehicle accidents is when a biker is hit by a car. Even where liability may appear obvious, the attorneys at Berg Injury Lawyers in northern California know that these can still be very complicated cases.

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