Maison Law helps El Segundo victims seek support after they’ve been hurt in personal injury accidents such as vehicle collisions, dog bites, and slip-and-fall accidents.
We hold those at fault fully responsible and seek compensation from their insurers for 100% of the victim’s medical costs and lost income.
Maison Law of El Segundo offers a free, no-obligation case consultation to all accident victims and their families. It’s a no-risk way to find out how to protect their case and hold an insurer fully accountable.
Finding Out If You Need a Lawyer for Your Case
Victims who suffer serious injuries in El Segundo accidents would usually have the most to gain with the help of a lawyer, and the most to lose from insurers.
The higher medical bills go with a serious injury, the more insurance companies for those at fault fight to avoid financial responsibility. They can try to blame the victims unfairly. They can also question a medical diagnosis and falsely claim that your injuries aren’t really all that serious.
Your lawyer is a safeguard against this treatment and, with a thorough investigation, keeps the blame on the right person. Then your lawyer makes sure insurers don’t purposely delay your support and don’t shortchange you on a settlement check.
An El Segundo Personal Injury Lawyer can often increase the value of your case when these and other injuries are involved.
- Painful broken bones and hairline fractures
- Debilitating Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs)
- Soft tissue tears in muscles, tendons, ligaments
- Hip, elbow, shoulder, and knee joint injuries
- Neck injuries, including serious cases of whiplash
- Back injuries and vertebral damage
- Deep cuts and bite wounds
- Injuries resulting in permanent physical disabilities
- Injuries that keep you from the walks and runs you love
- A serious injury to a child or any other loved one
Accident victims can always file their insurance claims themselves, but when an injury goes above some minor soreness and bruising, an experienced lawyer has a great chance to earn much more for clients.
Schedule a Free Consultation with a Real Personal Injury Attorney
After an accident, you may be in shock and dealing with the pain from an injury. It’s not the best time to have to take on a giant insurance company to seek help. You may also wonder whether you have a strong enough case to earn any help.
When you have questions, there’s a great way to find answers without any risk. Maison Law offers a free, confidential case review with no obligation. It’s available to all Los Angeles County accident victims and their families. Let’s go over what happened to you and figure out how much your case may be worth.
If we can’t help you earn more, we’ll tell you that. Then we’ll point you in the right direction to file a successful claim yourself.
What to Expect on a Personal Injury Settlement Check
Your take-home award after a serious accident will depend largely on the seriousness of your injury. This diagnosis hints at how long you’ll need expensive medical care and how long you may be out of work. A settlement check should start there, with hospital bills and forfeited paychecks.
But there are many other hardships that victims are put through that must be compensated.
Your lawyer will also document some damages you may not have thought of that can help increase the final amount on a settlement check:
- All medical bills and physical therapy costs for as long as care is needed.
- Costs associated with a long-term or permanent physical disability.
- The physical pain and emotional anguish you endure.
- Loss of enjoyment of life.
- Loss of consortium (intimacy with a spouse).
- Damage or destruction of property, such as the money to fix a damaged vehicle.
- The income and benefits victims lose while unable to go to work.
- Travel costs while visiting doctors and surgeons. The expense of shuttle services. The money spent on driving to see specialists in other cities.
These and other hardships must be compensated in a settlement award. Your lawyer would check over any offer, and if it didn’t cover everything you’d been through, it would be rejected, and your lawyer would demand more for you.
The Types of Personal Injury Cases We Help Clients Win
California’s personal injury laws allow anyone who is hurt by someone else’s recklessness or carelessness to file a legal claim and seek help with recovery costs. A claim can be filed against a distracted driver on Rosecrans Avenue who rams another driver from behind.
A claim might be filed against a business owner or corporate chain after someone falls on a slippery floor at a place of business, such as In-N-Out Burger.
A claim can also be filed against the City of El Segundo or L.A. County if someone is hurt in a government building or at a place like El Porto Beach or Del Aire Park.
These are just a few of the types of accident claims we can help clients file and win:
- Car crashes
- Truck crashes
- Motorcycle crashes
- Bicycle accidents
- Pedestrian collisions
- Slip-and-falls, trip-and-falls, and premises liability
- Accidents on rental properties
- Drowning Accidents
- Accidents while on tour boats or while visiting attractions
- Dog bites
- Workplace accidents and Workers’ Comp claims
- Defective products
- Accidents at theme parks and recreational accidents
Those who cause you or a family member harm must take responsibility for the enormous costs that help you rebuild your health and your finances. Unfortunately, insurance companies for negligent people and companies can focus on escaping blame instead of providing full help.
It’s often up to a lawyer to conduct a full investigation and back your case with evidence, so what caused the accident can’t be questioned.
What to Do After a Personal Injury Accident in El Segundo
Taking action after an accident can be the best way to strengthen your case. You can collect evidence that might not be there for long, as accident scenes are cleared and hazards are cleaned up.
See to your safety first. Call 911after a car accident and request an ambulance if you are hurt. Contact 911 after any other type of accident, like a fall or a dog bite, when you are in need of medical care.
Then, if the scene is safe, and you feel like moving around, try to preserve this evidence and these details:
- If police respond, be sure to tell them everything you remember about what happened.
- Let paramedics check out any pain you have and go to the ER if necessary.
- Get photos and video of everything. In a traffic accident, so the damage to all the vehicles. If you are injured on someone’s property or in a store, get photos of the obstacle that caused you harm. Show any visible injuries.
- Don’t get rid of evidence. Preserve any ripped or bloody clothing you come away with. Save your shoes and don’t wear them after you take a fall. Don’t throw out your wrecked bike or a damaged helmet after an accident.
- Note any surveillance cameras around. Get the address of any business or home that may have cameras that shot footage. Note if anyone has dashcams in their car. Give this information to your attorney.
- Get Witness contact information and note what they say they saw.
- Get information from those at fault unless an officer provides it to you. Get the driver’s license and insurance information from an at-fault driver.
- Alert your own insurance provider about a car accident, even if you weren’t at fault.
- See your own doctor after an accident. Get any new pain that arises checked out. Follow the doctor’s recommendations.
- When a serious injury is involved, contact a lawyer before you speak to insurance providers or lawyers for the at-fault party. You need to know what your injuries are worth before they can convince you there’s no need for support.
Always be wary when talking to insurance adjusters. They will try to get you to make a recorded statement about your accident. Politely decline. This is a trick. They hope you say something they can twist later to hurt your case. Only give basic information and then refer them to your attorney.
What Our Clients Say
Frequently Asked Questions
California allows personal injury victims to wait up to two years to file an injury claim. However, any case involving a government entity, like the City of El Segundo, will have shorter deadlines, in some cases just six months. If you are struck by a city worker in a city vehicle or hurt in a park, you should contact an attorney immediately. Your attorney can help you meet sneaky deadlines, fill out complicated paperwork, and protect you from government lawyers.
You won’t need any upfront money to pay your Maison Law attorney. Your attorney won’t get a fee unless your case is successful. Then, the costs for legal representation will come out of the settlement you receive.
Usually not. Only a small percentage of personal injury cases are decided in court. Insurance companies would much rather settle with you instead of facing you and your attorney in an expensive trial.
Contact an El Segundo Personal Injury Attorney
If you or a loved one were hurt in an accident caused by someone else’s negligence, take advantage of a free consultation with a real, local accident lawyer.
It’s an easy way to discover what your case is worth, before a giant insurance company puts you on hold and then tells you your case and your pain are worth very little.
