Car Crash Accident Attorneys LA

Q: Who Can I Sue, What Do I Do?

First thing you need to do is to contact a Los Angeles Car Crash lawyer. Your legal experts at the Ehline law firm are recognized as the best Los Angeles personal injury attorneys. In some car crash cases, a victim may be able to sue parties other than the at-fault motor vehicle driver. For example, if the at-fault vehicle operator did not own his car, the car crash vehicle owner may also be liable for your car accident damages. Our experienced car crash attorney in Los Angeles, California, can help you understand what to do and what not to do.

For example, if the at-fault driver was impaired from consuming too much alcohol, one may be able to bring file complaint against a bar or establishment that served alcohol to the negligent drunk driver, even though the vehicle operator was visibly impaired. In some cases, one may be able to sue a car manufacturer if a defect in the injury causing car or roadway caused the car crash. If the car injury crash involved a tractor-trailer, the driver's violations of federal and state laws and regulations may be the basis for a lawsuit against the car operator and his employer. Contact our local Los Angeles, California car crash attorneys and learn about your legal rights.

13,000 people have been injured or killed since 1990 in crashes caused by bad driving. If you have been a victim of a bad car crash, you need to call Ehline and tell us about your case.

Our Los Angeles California Attorneys Fight Like Marines Because We are Marines

Former U.S. Marine, Michael Ehline runs our firm with spirit and discipline. We are hard core advocates for those who have been injured in a car crash, SUV rollover and all other type of car and motor vehicle incident. Ehline Law will assist seriously injured clients in West Los Angeles, Marina del Rey, Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank, Riverside, San Bernardino, La Quinta, and throughout Orange and West Los Angeles county in dealing with the questions involving a car accident, car accident loss and Los Angeles personal injury car accident. Whether you are the victim of a crime, drunk driver were rear ended in a car crash, our West Los Angeles, California auto crash attorney will fight to get you a settlement for your pain and suffering, and sometimes to punish the wrongdoer for his reckless act.

Motor Vehicle Crash - Common Issues

Civil Lawsuits from Los Angeles car crash are by far the most common type of personal injury case in West Los Angeles County Courts today. Every ten (10) seconds, a person in the United States is involved in a car accident, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In West Los Angeles, California, these cases are typically governed under tort law, also known as negligence. People who operate a vehicle must exercise "reasonable care under the circumstances." A failure to use reasonable care in operating a car, is considered an actionable tort. A person who negligently drives or operates a vehicle in California, should be made to pay for any damages, to the person(s) and/or their property, caused by his or her negligence. The injured person (“plaintiff”), must first show that the defendant was negligent operator of a car, that his negligence was a proximate cause of the crash, and that the crash caused the injured plaintiff's harm.

If you have been in a serious wreck, do not hesitate to seek legal counsel from a West Los Angeles lawyer experienced in these types of automobile crash cases.

Injuries and Compensation

Generally, a person injured in a wreck may bring a civil claim or civil lawsuit to recover the actual and reasonable expenses associated with the force and impact, like property damage, medical costs, economic damages, emotional and physical pain and suffering and sometimes even punitive damages. Civil litigation involving wrecks can be extremely complicated. Retaining an experienced Los Angeles car crash injury lawyer (Michael P. Ehline, Esq.) familiar with how the car accident damages are calculated, will place you in the pole position to achieving a reasonable settlement or jury award.

How to Deal With Insurance Claims

The injured victim should contact his or her liability insurance broker/agent as soon as the victim is safely able to do so. As soon as the seriously injured victim gets home from the serious car crash is usually best. The victim can even call his insurance company before the victim goes to the doctor.

You Should Always

Review your insurance policy coverages and exclusions page, so you can know the extent, if any, of your insurance coverage, before you are able to logically talk to your insurer or your carrier/agent. Insurance coverages for motor vehicle liability are required under CA law, but not everyone obeys the law, like illegal aliens, as an example.

Underinsured & Uninsured Defendant Drivers

Some negligent operators ignore California motor insurance requirements, simply cannot afford to purchase liability insurance, are illegal aliens who simply don’t care, or carry less than sufficient insurance coverage. Uninsured coverage usually pays for bodily injuries that result from a wreck with a negligent operator responsible under California law for the personal injury victim’s injuries, but has no auto liability coverage.

Underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage usually pays for bodily injuries resulting from an injury or damages accident with a negligent operator driver who has liability insurance with limits that are lower than the injured victim’s underinsured motorist coverage maximum limits. If you, or someone you know has been involved in a Los Angeles car crash with an uninsured or underinsured motor vehicle driver, it is important that you contact a lawyer right now. Don’t waive valuable legal rights.

You Need to Call Ehline Law if you are in a Wreck

If you are involved in a car crash, stay at the scene. Our Vehicle Code mandates that you exchange driver's license and proof of insurance, before you leave the car crash scene, even if the collision appears to be low impact. A person may have criminal liability and can even be prosecuted for leaving the scene of a wreck without exchanging information. See how the CVC Vehicle Code can help you recover under negligence per se theory. Los Angeles personal injury attorneys also want you to check out the Los Angeles car accident attorneys practice center and learn how to preserve your recovery in a car accident case.