Glendale Pedestrian Accident Lawyer

Common Injuries in Pedestrian Accident Claims

Most catastrophic injuries involve a large commercial vehicle, a passenger car, and a motorcycle colliding with a pedestrian because of someone else's negligence.

Injured victims typically display these common injuries:

●      Traumatic brain injury: These severe injuries can lead to various symptoms, including loss of consciousness, headaches, memory loss, and difficulty concentrating and speaking.

●      Spinal cord injuries can cause pain or numbness in various body parts and muscle paralysis.

●      Bone fractures: Common locations for bone fractures include the pelvis, femur (thighbone), skull, and ribs.

●      Joint injuries: The joints in the knee or hip can be fractured or knocked out of place, causing severe pain and disability.

●      Internal organ damage: Internal bleeding and organ damage occur after a pedestrian accident with severe consequences such as chronic pain and long-term health issues.

Pedestrians have the right of way in intersections when properly crossing a street. In these instances, drivers must yield, regardless of traffic signals or whether they see a pedestrian.

In addition, drivers should remember that pedestrians always have the right of way over a car in all marked and unmarked crosswalks.

If you suffered these injuries from an auto accident, contact our personal injury attorneys for a free consultation. They will provide the best legal representation for your personal injury claim and get maximum compensation for your injuries.

Arzoomanian Law Personal Injury Law Firm

Pedestrians are among the most vulnerable in our community. The victims cannot always identify the responsible parties, making it challenging to seek fair compensation after a car accident.

Because our personal injury lawyers are dedicated to protecting pedestrians injured or killed by negligent or reckless drivers in Glendale accidents, we have handled many car accident cases where hit-and-run drivers have left car accident victims with severe injuries or have killed them.

Wrongful Death Accidents

In many cases, a pedestrian accident victim may not survive a motor vehicle accident, especially if the driver flees.

In some situations, police can gather evidence and use license plate numbers or witnesses' accounts of the car accident to track down a hit-and-run driver. However, these measures do not always ensure that an at-fault party will be identified or held accountable for injury or death caused by their negligence.

Qualifying surviving family members have the legal right to file a lawsuit against any party's negligence that led to their loved one's death. These cases involve substantial time, effort, and expense, so having a knowledgeable Glendale accident lawyer by your side throughout the legal process is essential.

They also require skilled legal representation to ensure that the applicable tort and traffic laws are correctly used on your behalf.

Resolving a lawsuit for pedestrian accidents in Glendale typically provides survivors with substantial funds to pay for:

●      Hospitalization costs and medical bills

●      Funeral and burial expenses

●      Lost income and future lost earnings

●      Loss of familial support

●      Loss of consortium and companionship

●      Pain, suffering, and misery experienced by the decedent before passing

●      The family members' pain, sorrow, and grief

●      Punitive damages in cases where the party at fault's behavior was egregious

●      Eventual fees of the Glendale personal injury lawyer and court fees

Typically, wrongful death claims can be resolved within two to five years. However, this time frame may be extended if an insurance claim is involved or the court contests the wrongful death lawsuit.

An experienced Arzoomanian Law accident lawyer can make all the difference in personal injury matters.

How Can a Pedestrian Accident Lawyer Help?

An experienced attorney can help determine whether you have a strong case or the evidence favors the other party. For example, in many cases, accidents are caused by driver negligence.

If your personal injury lawyer can prove that the other driver was under the influence, distracted by a cell phone, speeding, or driving negligently. In that case, you may be eligible for compensation.

●      Pain and suffering: If a loved one was killed due to an auto-pedestrian accident, the other party might be liable for the pain and suffering you or your family members incurred.

●      Lost wages: If you missed work time to recover after an auto-pedestrian accident, your attorney could help you file a claim for lost wages.

●      Permanent disability: You or your loved one may be permanently disabled because of the injuries sustained in the accident; if so, your personal injury lawyer can help you file a claim for damages.

●      Medical bills: If the injuries are severe, your attorney can ensure you receive all the medical treatment needed to recover.

●      Funeral costs: If another driver is found negligent in an auto-pedestrian accident, they may be liable for funeral expenses if their loved one was killed.

●      Loss of companionship: If you lose a loved one due to a motor vehicle accident, you might be entitled to compensation for the pain and suffering endured due to the loss of companionship or support.

●      Property damage: During the accident, you or your household members may have suffered property damage, including your car. The other driver may be liable for paying to repair or replace damaged property resulting from the collision.

●      Wrongful death: If your loved one died because of an auto-pedestrian accident, you might be able to file a civil lawsuit seeking damages according to wrongful death laws.

The Steps We Take to Prove Fault Following a Pedestrian Accident

Before you can expect to recover compensation for your injuries, you need to provide enough proof of the driver's negligence to convince a jury if your case goes to trial.

Unfortunately, we know it is impossible to recover this evidence when you have been injured and need emergency treatment immediately.

We establish the facts through many methods to build a strong case on your behalf without burdening you to gather all the evidence yourself.

The ways we can establish fault include the following:

●      Obtain copies of the police reports from the police to review witness statements, evidence gathered by the responding officers, and more. Here, we will also collect information about the witnesses to contact them for another statement. In many personal injury claims, they may remember things during an interview they didn't before.

●      Send a team of reconstruction experts to review the accident scene with police reports. They will use evidence such as damage to the vehicle, skid marks, and other information to reconstruct the events. For example, they may determine that the negligent driver made little effort to avoid the accident because they were distracted or failed to swerve or hit the brakes.

●      Obtain video records of the event: Cameras are everywhere in society now. While this poses specific privacy issues, it is worth noting that the cameras at stores, intersections, and other businesses can record an accident, providing undeniable evidence about how things transpired.

●      Request recordings of the 911 calls made following the accident that can be used to verify witness accounts or to refute conflicting statements.

●      Collect phone records of those involved that could reveal that the driver was texting or talking while driving. Not only is this illegal, but it is the cause of many distracted driving accidents.

The Ways That We Can Recover Damages for Your Injuries

Insurance companies pay most of the compensation awarded for auto accident claims, and we can negotiate with them to ensure you are treated fairly.

Knowing what avenues are available so that you understand that you need more than policy limits and a problematic insurance adjuster to prevent you from getting the compensation you deserve.

Here are how we can collect all the money you need to pay for your expenses:

●      Work with the driver's insurance to negotiate a settlement: When this does not work, we may be forced to take the claim to court. However, the insurance company may only be required to pay damages up to the policy limit amount, which may not suffice if your expenses exceed those limits.

●      File a claim with your health insurance: Working with any insurance company can take time and effort. Because of that, we can handle negotiating a claim with your health insurance company to cover the gap between what the driver's insurance company will cover and what you are owed.

●      Use your driver's insurance: You may activate your uninsured or underinsured motorist clause to recover additional compensation if required.

●      Sue against the driver's assets: If you cannot secure fair damages through the other means we've mentioned, we may investigate whether the driver has assets that can be used to pay the claim. If this is the case, we can leverage those assets to ensure you recover every bit of compensation you are entitled to receive.