Maison Law helps victims hurt in accidents caused by an unsafe lane change committed by another driver. We make sure the at-fault motorist takes responsibility for medical bills, lost income, and the pain and emotional trauma that’s left behind.
If you have been injured, please contact a Gilroy Car Accident Lawyer for a free, no-obligation case review. It’s an informative and confidential way to find out what your injury may be worth and how to hold a car insurance company fully responsible.
When to Call a Car Accident Lawyer
When your accident involves a serious injury, and a driver’s mistake in a lane is to blame, it’s a good idea to speak to a lawyer.
A serious injury can include any of these and other injuries:
- A bone fracture
- A Traumatic Brain Injury, including a serious concussion
- A neck or spine injury, including a serious case of whiplash
- A back injury with pain that lingers
- A permanent physical disability or disfigurement
- An injury to your child or another family member
- A fatal accident that claimed the life of your loved one
With high-value cases (high medical bills, a lot of time missed at work, wrongful death), victims will come up against stronger resistance when asking an insurer for help. The elevated costs will scare insurance adjusters in trying to swap out blame in the accident, or to challenge how badly you are hurt.
A skilled attorney’s full investigation into your accident may be key to securing the evidence of a driver’s mistake. Your attorney’s partnership with your doctors can also prove the severity of your injuries and how long you’ll require support.
You always have the right to file your own claim, but a skilled lawyer usually gives you a better chance to win much more in a car accident settlement check. This may not just be extra support to put in your pocket; it could be support critical to helping you pay for a full recovery.
Free Consultation with a Car Accident Attorney
Being stuck in a hospital bed will be the worst time to have to think about a frustrating accident claim. But you don’t want a car insurance company deciding what you should take home in a settlement check.
To get the jump on shady insurance adjusters, it’s a good idea to speak to Maison Law first. We provide a free, confidential case review to all injured Santa Clara County lane drifting victims. It’s a no-obligation chance to get your questions answered. If we can’t help you earn more for your case, we’ll be upfront about that and point you in the right direction to file a successful claim yourself.
But if we can help you bring home more in support, you don’t have to worry about how you’ll get a lawyer paid.
Maison Law doesn’t get paid unless we win your case for you. If your case is successful, our fee comes out of the settlement check insurers are forced to write for you.
Support for Lane Drifting Accident Victims
Many victims hurt by careless drivers don’t realize that once they sign off on a car insurance settlement, they can’t ever ask for more in support if they need it. They sign away their right to seek more damages.
It’s why a skilled attorney makes sure any settlement agreement covers all current recovery costs, and any medical or financial consequences that could arise in the future.
Victims should receive money to pay their ambulance fees and ER bills from the day of the accident, but they must also earn more for the future.
Your attorney will ensure that these factors are not left off of an insurance settlement:
- Injury Relapse: Victims can forget about the real possibility that their injury flares back up. After they’ve signed off on an insurance settlement, they can’t ask for more money later. If surgery is necessary or additional physical therapy is required, the cost comes straight from the victim’s pocket. This is why a Maison Law car accident attorney checks out each settlement offer thoroughly and is ready to reject it and demand more if it’s not enough for the years ahead.
- Lost Hours at Work: The missed paydays while victims recover can be totaled, but what happens if the victim has an injury that flares back up? They miss additional time at work with no way to earn that money back.
- Permanent Disability or Disfigurement: The amputation of a leg. Victims losing their ability to walk or a permanent leg deformity should all contribute to any settlement award. These injuries can require a lifetime of care, therapy, and medical equipment. Patients also may never be able to return to work. These expenses and others must be estimated over decades and demanded from insurance providers.
- Emotional Trauma: Accident victims can suffer bouts of depression and anxiety over a frightening accident and the difficult journey through recovery. A loss of enjoyment of life and the loss of an intimate relationship with a spouse or partner can also contribute greatly to an insurance settlement total.
The Reasons Drivers Accidentally Leave Their Lanes
Some California drivers can always be counted on to pay the bare minimum of attention to the road as they fly along at 70 mph or faster. They may not realize that they’ve gone several feet over a white line along Highway 101. They may not realize they’ve inched over a yellow line and into the path of oncoming traffic on a road like 1st Street.
These are just some of the typical lapses in judgment that lead to drivers wavering in their lanes:
- Drivers who are sleepy or who nod off completely
- Drivers who daydream
- Distracted drivers using cellphones or trying to eat behind the wheel
- Impaired drivers who can’t judge distance after they’ve taken a drug or consumed alcohol
- Careless drivers veering over on motorcyclists and into bicycle lanes.
- Merging drivers causing accidents as they look for an opening to merge on 101, but don’t stay steady while on the on-ramp
- Drivers who try to pass other vehicles or bicycles in an out-of-control manner
- Large vehicles like Semi-trucks, delivery vans, and produce trucks that take up a lot of their own lanes and sometimes others’ lanes
These are all errors in judgment that can leave a bad driver responsible for car damage and injuries. But proving the driver left a lane, and was drowsy, or was texting, can be more challenging.
A skilled attorney would conduct a full investigation into the accident to prove how it occurred and who should be accountable. Maison Law can also depend on accident reconstruction teams to document the crash site and show what actually happened.
Contact a Gilroy Lane Drifting Accident Lawyer
Martin Gasparian, the founder of Maison Law, has a long track record of helping local victims earn full support after a frightening accident.
Mr. Gasparian wants to hear about what happened to you and then go over your best options. When an accident involves a serious injury, he can often help you earn more to cover your bills while you can’t work. He can also pressure car insurance companies to stop delaying and send you the support you need to rebuild your life.
Maison Law is pleased to offer free consultations and case reviews to all Santa Clara County accident and injury victims. Tell us what happened and how your injury has affected your life. There’s no obligation for this meeting. We can answer all of your questions. And if we can’t help you earn more for your injury claim, we’ll tell you that and direct you on how to file a successful claim yourself.
