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John P. Rosenberg, California’s Premier Attorney For Personal Injury
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When you have been seriously injured, how do you find the right lawyer? Do you know who to turn to for help getting the best medical care, payment of your medical bills, recovery of your loss of income, repair or replacement of your car or making sure that the responsible party or insurance company takes responsibility and pays what they owe? Do you want to be a small fish in the pool of lawyers that advertise on television and radio? Personal injury lawyers that advertise for a large volume of cases cannot provide the individual attention you deserve. Insurance companies start by telling you what they aren’t going to do for you. You cannot rely on any of them to honestly guide you to the best solutions for you.
Start by calling the Law Offices of John P. Rosenberg, a firm that has successfully represented thousands of personal injury clients and recovered millions of dollars in damages though trials, arbitrations and settlements over the past 43 years. Decades of winning cases for our clients is the result of thorough preparation, experience, relentless pursuit of our clients’ interests and the willingness to go the extra mile to get the job done. We start by listening to you, understanding what you need and then take action to get the job done.
When you meet with us either online in a video conference or at our Woodland Hills office, we are most concerned about what you need and what we can do to help. We will listen as you tell us about your accident, how you’ve been injured, how it has affected your life, your concerns and your worries about getting back to work, getting the medical care you need, and what you need to get your life back on track. Once we understand your story, we will work hard to implement a legal strategy that will bring you the peace of mind and compensation that you need.
Call the Law Offices of John P. Rosenberg today for a Personalized Consultation at (818) 791-1117 or download FREE copies of our books The 5 Worst Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Injury Claim. [Avoid Them and You Just May Win Your Case] and Seeking Compensation You Deserve: [The Way Forward When Insurance Companies Avoid paying Out Claims]. These books will answer many of the questions you have at the start of your personal injury case; how to hire a personal injury attorney and guide you in what to do (or not do) when dealing with an insurance company.
What Type Of Personal Injury Claim Are You Dealing With?
At the Law Offices of John P. Rosenberg in Woodland Hills, CA, you will find a highly qualified personal injury attorney who is fully equipped to handle any type of personal injury claim you’re facing. Throughout each step in the process of your case, Attorney John Rosenberg will make it his priority to ensure that you are fully informed prior to making any decisions. Read on to learn the basics of some of the most common personal injury cases handled by the Law Offices of John P. Rosenberg.
- Motor vehicle accidents are among the most common causes of injury. They occur in the blink of an eye and can completely turn your life upside down. There are several categories of motor vehicle accidents, the following of which are the most common:
- Truck accidents: accidents involving large commercial trucks such as 18-wheelers, semi-trucks, and tractor trailers often result in severe injuries or fatalities. In part, this is due to the sheer size of these vehicles in comparison to passenger vehicles. Pursuing compensation for the victims in these accidents often involves identifying whether a trucking company or driver violated one of many state and federal guidelines which are designed to maximize safety on the road and prevent accidents. It may sound simple, but it’s a complicated process that requires the expertise and knowledge of a seasoned motor vehicle accident attorney.
- Motorcycle accidents: unfortunately, motorcycle accidents often result in very serious injuries, or even death. In addition to the risk of drivers who “look but fail to see” motorcyclists, riders have very little protection against an impact. If you’ve suffered an injury due to another driver’s negligence or mistake, you deserve compensation. If you have a motorcycle accident claim on your hands, Attorney John Rosenberg will identify, collect, and assess all of the evidence, and build a strong case on your behalf so that you can focus on healing, and ultimately get back to doing what you love: enjoying the thrill of riding a motorcycle.
- Bicycle accidents: cyclists have most of the same rights and responsibilities as drivers, but if you’re a cyclist, you might argue that it doesn’t seem that way. That’s because many drivers fail to look for cyclists before turning at intersections, drive their vehicles into bicycle lanes due to distracted driving, and speed up when they should slow down and yield. With that said, not all bicycle accidents involve motor vehicles; many occur as a result of dangerous potholes on city or state streets, or unexpected objects in the path of cyclists. No matter what your situation entails, an experienced bicycle accident attorney like John Rosenberg in Woodland Hills, CA can help.
- Pedestrian injuries: when a motor vehicle hits a pedestrian, the injuries can be catastrophic, if not fatal. According to USC Price Center for Social Innovation, over 400 pedestrians lost their lives in Los Angeles County from 2012 to 2016, and over 14,000 pedestrians were injured. It is a growing problem in Woodland Hills, CA and the Greater Los Angeles Area. Recently, a five-year plan was established within the Los Angeles Department of Transportation in an attempt to address this problem and eliminate pedestrian and other traffic-related accidents. Until significant change occurs, pedestrian lives remain at risk. If you’ve been involved in a pedestrian accident in or around Woodland Hills, CA, contact a personal injury attorney
- Slip and fall accidents: if you slipped, tripped, and fell while on commercial, residential, or government property in or around Woodland Hills, CA, you may be able to seek compensation for your injuries through a premises liability claim. In order to prove fault on behalf of the owner or possessor of the premises, it must be shown that a dangerous condition caused the injury, and that the owner of the property was aware of that condition and failed to take corrective measures; once you hire a slip and fall attorney, this is what they will begin investigating on your behalf. Don’t waste any time in getting a slip and fall attorney on your side and getting back to your life in Woodland Hills, CA.
- Construction accidents: despite a number of state and federal regulations designed to keep construction sites as safe as possible, construction accidents occur frequently in Woodland Hills and other cities throughout California. Construction accident injuries vary significantly depending on the exact cause, but some of the most common injuries include head injuries and concussions, burn injuries, electrocution, broken bones, amputations, spinal injuries, and paralysis. Depending on the circumstances of your case, workers’ compensation may cover all of the costs associated with your injury. Contact a personal injury attorney today to discuss your options.
- Dog bite injuries: due to California’s strict liability law on dog bites, the owner or person who is in possession of the dog when a bite incident occurs is almost always held liable for the damages that result. This is true even if the dog had no history of biting or showing aggression, and if there was no way for the owner to anticipate that the incident might occur. For injuries that were sustained as a result of a dog’s behavior—such as tripping and hitting your head while being chased by a dog—you may still have a case. If it can be shown that the dog owner neglected to use reasonable care to control the dog, then you may be entitled to sue the owner and get the compensation you deserve. Contact a personal injury attorney in Woodland Hills, CA today to discuss your situation.
- Product liability injuries: under California law, a person or company that designs, manufactures, or sells a product which causes another person to sustain an injury will be held liable for the injury. While every product liability claim is different, there are four main elements which must be shown in order to bring a successful case: that the defendant indeed designed, manufactured, or sold the product, that the product was defective at the time it was provided to the claimant, that the claimant used the product in a reasonable manner, and that injuries were sustained as a result of the use of the product. If you’re seeking compensation in a product liability case, strong evidence and a strong argument must be made on your behalf: look no further than the Law Offices of John P. Rosenberg in Woodland Hills, CA.
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Types Of Personal Injury Accident Cases Our Woodland Hills Personal Injury Law Firm Handles
The different types of personal injury cases range from car crashes to dog bites, slip and falls to fires and electrocution, and professional negligence to wrongful death. But all personal injury cases have in common traumatic injuries that cause pain, suffering, expenses for medical care, loss of income and loss of ability to engage in activities of daily living. The negligent, reckless or malicious actions that resulted in serious injuries can change your life forever, leaving you to pick up the pieces and figure out what to do about it. Don’t face these problems alone. With the representation and backing of our law firm, the odds of a successful result in your injury claim take a leap forward.
We represent victims of serious accidents suffering from spine injuries, fractures, burn injuries, head injuries and dog bites throughout Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley including Canoga Park, Woodland Hills, Reseda, Northridge, Chatsworth, Studio City, Panorama City, Encino, North Hollywood, Glendale, Canyon Country, Sherman Oaks,Van Nuys and all of Ventura County.
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Being injured because of the negligent actions of another person can change your life forever. At the Law Offices of John P. Rosenberg, we work hard to ensure that in the wake of your accident, you’re financially taken care of and able to move forward to a brighter future.
Call the Law Offices of John P. Rosenberg today at (818) 791-1117 or contact us online for a Personalized Consultation and request a FREE copy of our book, The 5 Worst Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Injury Claim.
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Frequently Asked Questions
It is the right of every client to change attorneys if he or she desires. If you do not believe that your attorney is the right attorney for you or your case; if you have a breakdown in the attorney client relationship that cannot be resolved; or if you do not have faith in your attorney, for any reason, you should change lawyers. Only you, the client, can discharge your attorney. However, before you do so, you would be well advised to find a new attorney first. If you discharge your lawyer in the middle of a case, and if you cannot quickly or easily fin a new attorney ready, willing and able to jump right into your case, you may be left without legal representation at a critical time which may damage your position in your case and possibly make matters worse for you because you would be expected to act as your own attorney and continue to meet all court and legally required deadlines until you retain your new lawyer.
Contingency Fees Are Split Between the Two Attorneys
In a personal injury case, where the attorneys fee is based upon a contingency, your new attorney is the one who will collect the attorney's fee. Your new attorney must share his fee with your former attorney, and that fee split will be based upon factors such as time spent on your case by each attorney, the relative value each attorney brought to the outcome of your case, and the terms of the retainer agreement you signed when you hired each attorney. You should not have to pay two attorneys fees. You only pay one fee and the attorneys must share in that one fee.
When you discharge an attorney, you are entitled, under California law, to all of your case materials, at no charge to you. Your discharged attorney may not charge you for copying your file. He may not withhold your file from you, or make delivery of your file contingent upon any payment, or any other act on your part. If an attorney refuses to turn your file over to you, you should contact the California State Bar and file a complaint.
Changing attorneys is important if you are unable to resolve your differences with your current attorney, but be aware that changing attorneys may have unintended consequences for you and your case. Those consequences could include delaying your case so that your new attorney can get up to speed on your legal problems.
Unfortunately, insurance companies regularly use investigators to spy on accident and injury victims. They fund this expensive effort with the profits they have made denying claims and under evaluating injury claims. This is called "sub rosa" investigation.
Investigators will park down the street from your home in a van, equipped with video surveillance equipment. They will videotape you coming and going from your home. They will follow you to work and shopping. They will videotape you carrying your groceries, loading and unloading the trunk of your car, gardening in your front garden, turning your head left and right as you back your car out of your driveway. They will amass tens and sometimes hundreds of hours of video in the hope that they will get some footage of you doing something that appears to be inconsistent with your claimed injuries. They try to hide the fact that they have sub rosa video in the hope that they can spring it on you during trial.
For those few and relatively rare claimants that do exaggerate or fake their injuries, getting caught is right and proper. But for the vast majority of accident victims who are merely doing their best to live and work and get by as best they can with painful or chronic injuries, this spying is an offensive invasion of privacy.
You should be forewarned about this activity, and guide yourself accordingly. Experienced trial attorneys are aware of insurance company spying and they make efforts to uncover this information before trial, keep it out of the courtroom if it exists, and neutralize its effects in the event it is produced at trial.
It is typical in a personal injury case, whether it is a car accident, slip and fall, product liability claim or medical malpractice case, for the cost of the medical care to be high and often unavailable to injured victims; even those with medical insurance. Even if you have insurance, you may need care immediately from specialists who are not in your insurance company's network or your HMO may not be willing to provide access to those specialists. Attorneys who are experienced in handling personal injury cases are in a position to help their clients gain access to the best doctors and specialists, and if a case is meritorious, obtain the agreement from the doctor to provide medical care to the client in exchange for making sure that the doctor is paid when the case is resolved. This is done through a "lien" on the case.
Medical Liens Help Patients Receive The Care They Need, When They Need It
A lien is a contract between the client, the doctor or medical provider, and the lawyer promising to pay the provider out of the proceeds of the settlement. In that contract the medical providers agree to wait until the case is resolved before they are paid. It is important to note that payment to the provider is NOT contingent upon the success of the case. The doctor is owed his fee for medical services regardless of the outcome of the case. It does provide an incentive for the doctor to provide care in a case where the patient does not have insurance of money to pay medical bills as treatment is provided.
In the hands of an experienced personal injury attorney, who is in a position to accurately evaluate the facts of the case, the likelihood of success, and the potential value of the case, a medical lien is very likely to be paid out of the settlement or trial proceeds. Medical providers who are familiar with experienced personal injury attorneys are willing to take a "lien" on cases handled by those attorneys because of the reputation of the attorney for success and their integrity in not only consistently obtaining good results, but also of honoring those liens. The best attorneys have established their reputations for success with the best providers who are then willing to treat those attorney's clients when needed.
Liens can be arranged for with doctors and specialists of all kinds, surgical centers, and facilities that provide MRIs, CT scans, and testing of all types. With experienced attorneys, accident victims get the care they need from some of the best medical providers around. They get the treatment they need to recover from their injuries and get back to their lives. And the documentation from the treatment provided is used to prove the nature and extent of the injuries suffered, which is required in every personal injury case.
In the event of a serious accident or when medical negligence results in a death, California law defines who is allowed to be a party in a lawsuit for damages. Only the persons specifically indicated in California Code of Civil Procedure § 377.60 have the right to maintain a wrongful death action. Those rules allow for a surviving spouse or registered domestic partner and children to maintain an action for the death of a husband, wife, father or mother. But in some cases, those rules can also include the children of deceased children [grandchildren], minors who were dependent on the victim and possible step children. Parents can bring an action in specific circumstances and others who may have been dependent on the victim for one-half or more of their support in the 180 days before the death.
As you can see, the rules of who can sue for a death are determined by the laws of the state of California. They can be complicated and it is wise to consult with an attorney to determine, in any given case, who has standing to sue and who does not.
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