Personal Injury

The car accident attorneys at Made Law Group assist crash victims to file a claim and get financial compensation. We can help you.

Auto crash injuries can cost victims tens of thousands of dollars in:

• Medical bills,
• Lost wages, and
• Car repair bills.

The driver who was at fault for causing the collision is liable to the other drivers or passengers for their injuries or damages. Fault in a car crash is based on which driver was negligent in causing the accident. However, even when both drivers are at fault, the injury victim may be able to claim damages from the other driver.

Not all vehicle wrecks in are caused by negligent drivers. Collisions can also be caused by defective car parts, hazardous road conditions, or even driverless vehicle malfunctions. In these cases, vehicle or parts manufacturers or government agencies may be at fault for the crash.

Vehicle crash injury victims may need to hire an attorney to get the insurance company to cover their damages fully. In some cases, the attorney will need to file a personal injury lawsuit to make the liable party pay for money damages.

Compensatory damages available in an automobile wreck injury lawsuit may include:

• Medical costs,
• Lost income,
• Loss of earning capacity, and
• Pain and suffering

Before dealing with the insurance company or taking a settlement check, talk to our California car accident lawyers about your case.

Motorcycle accidents can be caused by

• reckless drivers,
• dangerous road conditions, or
• faulty bike parts

Under personal injury laws, anyone injured in a motorcycle accident or an ebike accident can file a lawsuit against those who caused the accident. This includes family members who have lost a loved one in a motorcycle accident who may be able to file a wrongful death lawsuit  to be compensated for their loss.

Bicycle accidents in California can be caused by reckless drivers, dangerous road conditions, or careless pedestrians.  Personal injury laws permit anyone injured in a bike accident to file a lawsuit against the parties who caused the accident. Family members who have lost a loved one in a cycling accident may be able to file a wrongful death lawsuit to compensate the family for their loss.

A brain injury is a catastrophic injury from which victims literally can never fully recover. Unlike most body tissues, the brain can’t regenerate its cells. Once cells are damaged or connections between them are broken, the functions they perform are simply lost unless the brain can learn to perform them in new ways. Victims may have permanent problems with their movement, senses, emotions or cognitive abilities, or even changes in personality.

Typical symptoms of a typical brian injury are:

• Loss of consciousness
• Tingling on one side of the body
• Dizziness or lose of balance
• Loss of vision or hearing
• A headache that gets worse
• Extreme sleepiness or irritability

Cognitive problems associated with brain injuries are:

• Problems with processing and understanding information
• Attention and concentration issues
• Language and communication problems
• Inappropriate and embarrassing impulse behavior

Our team at Made Law Group has experience with the complicated and lengthy lawsuits that often spring up after a brain injury.

When someone is injured in a bus accident, the injury victim may be left with expensive medical bills, lost wages, and have to deal with serious pain and suffering. A personal injury lawsuit allows the victim and their families to seek compensation for their injuries.

Bus accidents can be caused by bus driver negligence, bus companies cutting corners, or lax county regulations. When an individual or group is negligent in causing an accident, they are liable for the damages. It is important for injury victims and their families to go after those responsible to help prevent others from suffering similar accidents.

In a fatal bus accident, the family members may be left to deal with the loss of a loved one. However, a wrongful death lawsuit will allow the family to seek compensation for their loss and to hold the wrongdoer accountable for their actions. This can include an award for funeral expenses, loss of financial support, and loss of emotional support.

Victims of construction site accidents can file a personal injury lawsuit against the individuals or companies responsible for the accident. A personal injury lawsuit will allow the victim to get compensation for his or her injuries, including:

• Medical costs;
• Lost wages;
• Pain and suffering;
• Loss of future income.

If someone is killed in a construction accident, the surviving family can file a wrongful death lawsuit against those responsible. A wrongful death claim will allow the family to get compensation for the loss of a loved one.

When a construction accident happens on the job, the employer may be covered by the company’s workers’ compensation claim. Workers’ comp generally covers medical bills related to the accident and replaces lost income. However, an injured worker may still be able to file a lawsuit against a third-party who was responsible for the accident.

Pedestrians can be knocked down by cars, bikes, or even an unleashed dog. With no protection between them and the ground, even minor knock-down accidents can result in serious injuries. Under California personal injury laws, anyone injured in a pedestrian accident can file a lawsuit against those who caused the accident. Typical damages include compensation for:

• Medical bills
• Lost wages, and
• Pain and suffering.

We invite you to contact us at Made Law Group.

After an accident with a semi truck or tractor-trailer, the injury victims may be left with serious injuries and financial damages. If the truck driver or trucking company was negligent in causing the accident, the victims can seek damages by filing a lawsuit. A personal injury lawsuit against the individuals who caused the accident can help the victims recover

• Lost wages,
• Doctor’s bills, and
• Pain and suffering.

We invite you to contact us at Made Law Group.

Patients injured by healthcare professionals can sue for damages for medical malpractice in California (technically known as “professional negligence”).

People injured by medical malpractice in California can recover compensatory damages that include, but are not limited to:

• Medical bills,
• Home health care,
• Physical and occupational therapy,
• Lost wages,
• Lost earning capacity, and
• Non-economic damages such as pain and suffering.

You may have heard that no lawyer will take your case because of  medical malpractice damages caps.

That isn’t necessarily the case. Don’t give up until you’ve had a free consultation with one of our caring medical malpractice lawyers.

We know how to interview witnesses and how to uncover the evidence others might miss.

We will advocate to get you or your loved one the compensation you need and the justice you deserve.

Fitness center injuries are typically caused by negligent

• trainers
• gym owners
• third party contractors responsible for inspection and maintenance of the equipment and/or
• other gym members.

Under personal injury law, anyone injured in a fitness center accident can file a personal injury lawsuit against those responsible. Gym members may also be able to file a product defect lawsuit against an equipment manufacturer for injuries suffered by using faulty equipment.

We invite you to contact us at Made Law Group.

To prove defamation in California, you must establish four elements:

• That someone made a false statement of purported “fact” about you:
• That the statement was made (“published”) to a third party;
• That the person who made the statement did so negligently, recklessly, or intentionally; and,
• That as a result of the statement, your reputation was damaged.

California law recognizes two types of defamation: libel and slander. The main difference is whether a statement was made verbally (slander) or in writing (libel).

There are numerous defenses available in a California defamation case. Some common defenses include:

• The defendant’s statement was true;
• The statement wasn’t published;
• The statement was privileged;
• The statement wasn’t made negligently or with malice; and/or,
• The defendant never said anything negative about the plaintiff.

An experienced California defamation attorney can advise you on which, if any, defenses might apply to your defamation suit.

If a plaintiff is successful in his or her defamation case, that party may recover damages.

In general, a plaintiff may be awarded three types of damages. These include:

• General damages, which are damages for the plaintiff’s loss of reputation, shame, and hurt feelings;
• Special damages, which are damages to the plaintiff’s property, trade, profession or occupation; or,
• Punitive damages, which are damages awarded in the discretion of the court or the jury, to be recovered in addition to general and special damages, and to be awarded for the sake of example and by way of punishing a defendant.

The specific type(s) of damages a plaintiff may be awarded will most likely depend on the facts and circumstances of a given case.

We invite you to contact us at Made Law Group.

A “slip and fall” is a type of premises liability accident. Not all falls lead to slip and fall liability. To recover damages, the accident must have been caused by someone else’s negligence.

Someone is negligent for a slip and fall when he or she:

1. Knows, or through the exercise of reasonable care should have known,
2. About a hazardous condition on the property he or she owns or controls, and
3. Fails to repair, protect against, or give adequate warning of the condition.¹

Common causes of slip and fall liability include:

• Spills,
• Plumbing leaks,
• Loose carpeting,
• Uneven floors,
• Uncovered cables and cords,
• Broken or missing railings,
• Broken furniture,
• Failure to rope off construction sites, and
• Failure to put up warning signs about known hazards.

We invite you to contact us at Made Law Group.

Under California’s “premises liability” laws, property owners and occupiers have a duty of care to keep their property in a reasonably safe condition. This “duty of care” obligates people who own, possess, or control property to exercise reasonable care to:

• Maintain their property;
• Inspect the property;
• Repair any potentially dangerous conditions; and/or
• Give adequate warning of any dangerous condition(s).²

A property owner or occupier who is negligent in failing to keep the property in a reasonably safe condition may be liable for any injuries sustained on the property. The injured party may be able to file a personal injury lawsuit against the property owner for damages.

Compensatory damages in a premises liability lawsuit can include:

• Medical bills
• Physical therapy,
• Continuing medical care,
• Lost wages,
• Lost earning capacity,
• Scarring or disfigurement, and
• Pain and suffering

We invite you to contact us at Made Law Group.

Dog bite laws may impose “strict liability” on owners. This means the owner of a dog who bites someone is liable for that person’s injuries even if the dog has never bitten before and the owner did nothing wrong.

This contrasts with the “one bite rule” in effect in other states, by which the owner is only held liable if the dog has bitten someone before or has displayed violent tendencies.

Dog bites can cause serious and debilitating injuries. A victim who files a lawsuit may be able to obtain a settlement with compensatory damages for

• Medical bills
• Lost wages
• Pain and suffering and more.

Our dog bite attorneys assist victims to file claims in dog bite and dog attack cases.

An employee injured on the job in California is generally limited to seeking recovery by filing a workers compensation claim. This means he or she cannot sue the employer in civil court.

However, there are five primary exceptions in which an employee can sue the employer for a workplace injury. These are situations where:

• the injury is caused by a willful physical assault by the employer
• the injury is aggravated by something related to employment that the employer fraudulently conceals,
• the employee is injured by a product made by the employer but the employee is not acting as an employee when he gets injured, known as “dual capacity,”
• the injury is from an improperly set up power press machine, or
• the employer does not carry workers’ compensation insurance when the injury occurs.

We invite you to contact us at Made Law Group.

Under “products liability” laws, someone who designs, manufactures or sells a defective product is strictly liable for injuries caused by that product — even when that person or company was not negligent.

Strict liability can be imposed for three types of product defects:

• Manufacturing defects,
• Design Defects, and
• “Warning defects” (inadequate warnings).

We invite you to contact us at Made Law Group for a free consultation.

Wrongful death laws allow families to recover damages when a loved one has died as the result of someone’s wrongful act.

Wrongful death damages can include (but are not limited to):

• Funeral and burial expenses,
• Amounts the deceased would have earned as income, and
• Compensation for the loss of the deceased’s companionship and support.

Wrongful death is similar to a cause of action for “loss of consortium” Loss of consortium applies in situations in which a spouse or registered domestic partner is deprived of the companionship and intimacy of a living partner due to someone’s wrongful act.

A wrongful death lawsuit is frequently coupled with a California “survival” cause of action. Survival causes of actions are brought on behalf of the victim’s estate to compensate for losses suffered by the victim (as opposed to the family) from the wrongful act.

Note that punitive damages are not available in a wrongful death lawsuit in every jurisdiction. The way to get punitive damages from a wrongdoer for wrongful death in those jurisdictions is through a survival cause of action.