California Personal Injury Lawyers Blog

What Is an Accident Reconstruction Expert?

March 12, 2020 | by Gary Walch

What Is an Accident Reconstruction Expert?

An accident reconstruction expert is a professional with training and qualifications in recreating collisions. They use education, training, and experience to determine how the crash happened and who or what caused it. These experts have engineering, forensic engineering, law enforcement, and/or science backgrounds and use math and physics to learn what happened during an accident. They take the “human” error out of eyewitness accounts and use science to show why and how a crash took place. When you work with us as your local personal injury attorneys, we make sure we are presenting your strongest case possible and that often involves employing experts to show exactly what happened when you were injured. Simply put, we work with the best to create your strongest case and get you the most money following your accident.

Recreating an Accident

San Jacinto Dairy Worker Dies in Machinery Accident

March 9, 2020 | by Robert Walch

San Jacinto Dairy Worker Dies in Machinery Accident

Recently, the Press Enterprise reported that a worker died in an accident at Cottonwood Dairy in San Jacinto in Riverside County. According to the report, the worker died after being crushed by large farm equipment while working. Emergency personnel were called to the scene and found the worker “ ‘in full arrest’ a term used when someone’s heart has stopped.” Sadly, the worker could not be resuscitated and died at the scene.

Losing a loved one while they are working is extremely difficult. Families who have lost loved ones not only have to suffer emotionally from the loss of their loved one, but also often face serious worries about their financial situation because they no longer have the income provided by that family member. Worries about finances can make the loss even harder to bear. If you have lost a loved one while they were on the job, it is important to know that you deserve to be compensated for your loss and financial recovery may be available in your situation. It is a good idea to contact a skilled San Jacinto wrongful death attorney who can talk to you about available options.

Tips to Avoid a Dog Bite Injury

March 6, 2020 | by Gary Walch

Tips to Avoid a Dog Bite Injury

Millions of American households have a family pet. According to the Insurance Information Institute, over 63 million of these pet-owning homes have a dog. Dogs are beloved pets and often become a part of the family. However, there is always a possibility that a dog can bite a person. Dog bite injuries can be very painful and serious, so it is important to understand how to avoid getting a dog bite.

A few tips to avoid a dog bite injury include:

I Was Injured in an Accident—How Long do I have to File a Los Angeles Personal Injury Claim?

March 4, 2020 | by Robert Walch

I Was Injured in an Accident—How Long do I have to File a Los Angeles Personal Injury Claim?

When you are injured due to the fault of another person, you have a right to receive financial compensation for your injuries. Injuries caused by an accident can greatly disrupt your life and can affect your ability to work, take a toll on your mental health, and require expensive medical care. A personal injury claim can help you get recovery not only for your medical bill costs, but for all of your damages (a legal term meaning all harm caused by the accident) suffered.

However, if you are wanting to bring a Los Angeles personal injury claim against the party responsible for your injuries it is absolutely crucial to understand one thing: there is a time limit to filing personal injury claims.

Today is Super Tuesday – TIME TO VOTE!

March 3, 2020 | by Robert Walch

March 3, 20120 is known as Super Tuesday because it’s the date 14 states hold their primary elections, including California. Because of the high number of states and delegates up for grabs, whoever becomes the nominee of the Democrat Party to be President of the United States may be determined by the Super Tuesday votes. And remember in addition to President, there are many other offices and measures being voted on, including our representatives for Congress (known as the United States Representative), Los Angeles County District Attorney, many Judges of the Superior Court, and various county measures.

California used to hold its primary in June, but because so many other states held their primaries earlier and the nominees were sometimes already decided, California moved its primary up to early March to become more relevant.

In addition to moving its primary up to March 3, 2020, California and Los Angeles County have instituted early voting procedures where voters could vote in certain places since February 22, 2020 and other places since February 29, 2020.

What’s Considered Dangerous Flooring?

February 27, 2020 | by Robert Walch

What’s considered dangerous flooring?

Dangerous flooring sounds like a minor risk inside a building, but the Consumer Product Safety Commission reports floors and dangerous flooring contribute directly to more than 2 million fall injuries each year. In fact, 85 percent of all workers’ compensation claims come from workers falling from slick floors! Dangerous flooring can contribute to a number of serious injuries, so here’s what you need to know if you’re the victim of this unsafe condition.

What Is Considered a Dangerous Flooring?

What Causes Tire Blowout Bicycle Accidents?

February 25, 2020 | by Robert Walch

What Causes Tire Blowout Bicycle Accidents?

California’s sunny, warm weather and scenic views make bicycling an enjoyable, popular activity throughout the entire state. However, bicycle tire blowouts are a scary experience that can put an end to the enjoyment and cause serious injuries.

When a tire explodes, the rider is usually thrown from their bicycle and an accident occurs. The bicycle goes from easy to handle to incredibly difficult to control, and a resulting accident creates a high potential for catastrophic injuries both to the rider and sometimes even to others traveling on the road around them. If you or a loved one has been injured by a bicycle tire blowout accident, speak to an experienced Calabasas personal injury attorney to see if you may be entitled to compensation.

A brain injury is not just a headache!

February 20, 2020 | by Robert Walch

According to Reuters, on January 8, 2020, when Iran launched missiles at the military base at al-Asad in Iraq, President Donald Trump originally said “All is well!” Later, as more and more American troops were diagnosed with concussions, Trump said he “heard that they had headaches and a couple of other things.”

Reuters however is pointing out that according to the troops and their medical personnel, all is not well. A concussion, which is a traumatic brain injury, is a very serious injury. Oftentimes however, if people don’t see a broken bone or an open wound, they do not appreciate the severity of the particular injury. That is one possible explanation for why President Trump negated the severity of the injuries. There are also other possible reasons, including political reasons.

One soldier even went as far as to say that when the missiles struck, he felt like he got hit by a truck. Obviously, that is not just a headache. This soldier suffered a traumatic brain injury and may suffer symptoms for a significant amount of time from this incident. Furthering the severity of the incident is the fact that there were multiple impacts. While one brain injury is bad enough, suffering from multiple brain injuries, especially in a short period of time, is particularly harmful to the victim.

Debunking Personal Injury Myths – Part Five

February 17, 2020 | by Robert Walch

Myth: All personal injury lawyers try to steal cases from each other.

There is a new and disturbing trend that we are seeing in our industry, where California personal injury lawyers are seeking out clients who are already represented by other attorneys. While this is unfortunately happening more and more, it is important to remember that lawyers are held to a high ethical standard and poaching cases from other lawyers still is not the norm.

Unlike some of the attorneys you see on television commercials, radio advertisements, or billboards, our firm is not looking to try to take cases from other attorneys. In fact, when a potential client calls us and wants to switch attorneys to us, the first thing we will do is look to see if the current attorney-client relationship is sustainable, or if it has reached a point of no return. Attorney Robert Walch will frequently see what he can do to revive the existing relationship, rather than take another attorney’s case.

How Can An Accident Reconstruction Expert Help Your Personal Injury Claim?

February 12, 2020 | by Gary Walch

How Can Accident Reconstruction Experts Help Your Claim?

Accidents happen all the time. When filing a personal injury claim, one of the first questions that arises is “Who is at fault?”, and often the answer isn’t readily apparent. When a claim is litigated in court, even accidents that seem straightforward can present complicated negligence issues.

Additionally, accident victim dealing with their injuries may face opposition by opposing parties that want to deny their claim or argue that the victim contributed to the accident and their resulting injuries.